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MS Awareness Information Day


Friday 29th May 2026.  10:30am-2:30pm

FREE

Everyone is invited to join us for a free Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Conference focused on connection, understanding, and support. Lunch included.

This year’s theme is Diagnosis, exploring the journey from first symptoms to finding answers.

We’ll be sharing real experiences through our campaign: “My MS Diagnosis” - because every story deserves to be heard.

Together, we’ll learn from individuals with MS, families, and professionals -building awareness, reducing stigma, and strengthening support.

Let’s stand with the MS community and raise our voices together.

#MSAwareness #MyMSDiagnosis #MultipleSclerosis #MSCommunity #SupportAndStrength #YouAreNotAlone #MSWarriors

Here's the event timetable::

Individuals stories

Theatre space

11.05-11.30am

Personal stories from individuals themselves. 

Workshop 1

 

Theatre space

11.30am-12pm

Participatory discussion - Diagnosis, exploring the journey from first symptoms to finding answers.

First symptoms

Diagnosis

Impact on the person and their family

Workshop  2

 

 

Art room

11.30am-12pm

My voice – different way to be creative. 

Create a mural, using parts of your body you would not normally use. Such as, the opposite hand to the hand you normally write / draw. Your nose, your toe, your mouth

Lunch and network

Community Cafe    Theatre Space

12-12.45pm

Free soup and roll 

Share mural

Theatre space

1-1.10pm

Workshop 2 participants share their mural, and invite others to add to

Individual story

Theatre space

1.10-1.15pm

Personal story from an individual 

Workshop 3

Theatre space

1.15-2pm

Participatory discussion around the future for MS services in Tameside – what is there? How can it be improved? What is needed?

Workshop 4 

 

Art room

1.15-2pm

A craft workshop, to celebrate the achievements of individuals with MS

Reflect

Theatre space

2-2.30pm

Reflections on what was learned or felt during the workshops