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MPs Flippin’ Triumph
MPs emerge victorious at the Rehab
Parliamentary Pancake Race
Let’s Go Far
Momentum Care’s innovative
short breaks’ service
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Contents
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Welcome
A welcome from the editor of ReNew
MPs Flippin’ Triumph
MPs emerge victorious at the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race
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Katrina’s Gaining Momentum
Katrina Downie is firmly focused on her future as she rebuilds her life after
sustaining a brain injury
Working Out at Activate
The Chaseley Trust’s new accessible gym – Activate – is now open for business
Momentum Skills is “Squids-in”
Levellers’ bass guitarist, Jeremy Cunningham, sketches “Squid Man”
design for Momentum Skills T-shirt
After Life, There’s Haven
Haven Recycle opens its new Glasgow facility offering
waste electrical and electronic recycling services
Let’s Go Far
Momentum Care’s innovative short breaks’ service
broadens its horizons
Moor Park Reaches Big 20
Golfers tee off at the 20th anniversary of the Moor Park Golf Classic
Rehab – Investing in People, Changing Perspectives
An overview of the Rehab Group’s services in the UK
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Home Sweet Home for Anna
Anna McNaughton is enjoying independent living at Chaseley Bungalows
News in a Flash
News highlights from across the Rehab Group in the UK
Leaving a Legacy
If you’re making a will, why not consider including a bequest for Rehab?
Editor: Jonathan Smallman
Editorial Office: c/o The Chaseley Trust,
South Cliff, Eastbourne, BN20 7JH
Tel: 01323 744 395
Email: [email protected]
Front cover image: ITV network news anchor, Natasha Kaplinsky (left)
presents Tracey Crouch MP (right) with the winners’ trophy following her
team’s triumph in the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race.
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While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of content contained within this
publication, no responsibility can be accepted by the Rehab Group for any errors or omissions herein.
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Welcome
Welcome to the 2012
edition of ReNew.
Here you will find articles
covering some of the
latest news and events
happening across the
Rehab Group in the UK.
Despite the challenging economic
times, at Rehab our focus remains
as steadfast as ever in working to
assist people in reaching their full
potential and the people featured
in this publication serve as a real
testament to this.
Raising awareness of Rehab’s work
is of great importance in helping us
achieve our aims. On page 7, you
can read about the 2012 Rehab
Parliamentary Pancake Race which
saw MPs, Lords and members of
the Parliamentary Press Gallery
compete against each other in a
frenzied pancake relay race to help
heighten the profile of our work
with disabled and disadvantaged
people across the UK.
Rehab is all about people and what
better way to explain the work
that we do than through the voices
of those who use our services. In
this issue, you can read about the
amazing journeys of Katrina Downie,
who attends Momentum Skills’ brain
injury centre in Aberdeen, and
Anna McNaughton who resides at
Chaseley Bungalows in Eastbourne.
Levellers’ band member, Jeremy
Cunningham, recently put his creative
skills to good use by sketching a
design for a Momentum Skills’ T-shirt
– find out how to get your hands on
one on page 16. Meanwhile, our
colleagues at Haven Recycle and
Momentum Care have been very
busy developing new services with
details of a new recycling facility
on page 20 and expanded Let’s Go
service on page 22.
You can also read about Rehab’s
Moor Park Golf Classic, which this
year celebrated its 20th consecutive
year, making it one of our longestrunning fundraising events. Also,
in our News in a Flash section on
page 32, find out how Momentum
Skills’ supporter Shelley Walker got
on in the London Marathon – and
there’s much, much more besides.
I hope that you enjoy reading
this latest issue of ReNew and,
if you have any comments or
questions regarding this publication,
we’d love to hear from you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Jonathan Smallman
Editor
ReNew
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MPs Flippin’
Triumph
Batter, sweat and tears were shed
at this year’s Rehab Parliamentary
Pancake Race, making victory taste
all the sweeter for the winning team.
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Pictured: (left to right) Jason McCartney MP,
Julian Huppert MP, Tracey Crouch MP,
Martin Horwood MP, Ian Murray MP and
Stephen Pound MP show off their winners’ medals.
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Pictured: (left to right)
Tracey Crouch MP, Lord Redesdale and
Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor,
have frying pans at the ready.
Pictured: Tom Bradbury, Political Editor
ITV News (right) hot-on-the-heels
of Lord Redesdale (left).
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Ps were crowned winners
of the 15th annual Rehab
Parliamentary Pancake Race on
Tuesday 21 February, reclaiming
the “Magnificent Tin Cup” from
the Lords’ team.
Crowds of spectators gathered in
Victoria Tower Gardens in London to
witness the battle which saw crossparty representation in teams of MPs
and Lords, who along with a team
from the Parliamentary Press Gallery,
competed in a thrilling relay pancake
race. The event raises valuable
funds and awareness of the work
undertaken by Rehab in the UK.
Despite the cool weather, the race
quickly heated up. Civility and
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decorum were thrown to one side
as the MPs, Lords and media teams
showed their competitive spirit and
battled for supremacy in the “mother
of all pancake races”.
Rivalry was as fierce as ever, with
participants reaching break-neck
speeds that would have given Usain
Bolt, the world’s fastest man, a run
for his money. But it was the MPs
who were one flip ahead of the
rest and they emerged victorious.
Celebrating the MPs’ team win
were Tracey Crouch (Chatham and
Aylesford), Stephen Pound (Ealing
North), Julian Huppert (Cambridge),
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South),
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester),
Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham), Stephen
Lloyd (Eastbourne) and Jason
McCartney (Colne Valley).
Speaking after the race, winning team
spokesperson Tracey Crouch MP said,
“It was definitely a hard-won race.
The conditions were tough; the nippy
weather certainly made it hard to get
a good flip but it was worth it in the
end to get one over on the Lords and
the media! Our fellow competitors
certainly put up a good fight but our
Herculean training regime clearly
knocked the opposition for six!
“However in all seriousness, we are
delighted to have been invited to
take part in this wonderful event.
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Pictured: (left to right) Official Starter and Race
Scrutineer Natasha Kaplinsky, Tracey Crouch MP
and Rehab Chief Executive Angela Kerins.
The work that Rehab does to support
disabled people and others at a
disadvantage is fantastic, and this
race was a great opportunity to raise
awareness of how we can all support
those who are most vulnerable
in our society.”
Pictured: Julian
Huppert MP
gives a toss
about winning.
Joining the race for the first time as
Official Starter and Race Scrutineer
was ITV network news anchor,
Natasha Kaplinsky who said, “There
was a lot of good-natured pre-race
banter between the teams but as
soon as the race started, the battle
lines were very quickly drawn.
It was clear that each team wanted
to win gold, and it was tough trying
to ensure that people remained on
their best parliamentary behaviour.
Outside the genteel confines of the
Houses of Parliament, it seemed the
rare opportunity to have permission
to physically get one over on the
opposition, whether by sneakily
knocking them off their stride or
pulling on their apron strings to
hold them back, were simply
too tempting to resist!”
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© Chris Watt photography.
Katrina’s Gaining
Momentum
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About
Momentum Skills provides a range of innovative vocational
rehabilitation services for people with an acquired
brain injury. Its brain injury rehabilitation programmes
are available in Aberdeen, Glasgow, South Lanarkshire,
Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, Newcastle and Birmingham.
Momentum Skills offers comprehensive assessment,
specialist training, job coaching, work placement and job
retention support to more than 150 people each year.
For further
information about
Momentum Skills in Aberdeen,
contact George Robertson on
01224 625 580
or email george.robertson@
momentumscotland.org
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Twenty-four-year-old Katrina Downie
is rebuilding her life after a brain
injury and is now setting her
sights on getting a job.
I
was in a car accident in February 2010. The day
of the accident, I left work earlier because of severe
weather conditions. While driving home on the dual
carriageway, the car in front hit black ice and spun 180
degrees. The police believe that, on seeing this, I hit my
brakes and swerved to avoid it. My car went vertical, with
the bonnet facing the ground and the boot towards the
sky. It then skidded down an embankment and out of
sight. Thankfully, a woman saw it happen and came to
my aid, also alerting the police to my whereabouts.
After spending a lot of time in various hospitals,
getting home felt great, but it was clear that parts
of my life were not as easy as they should be. My
memory and vision gave me the most trouble but I
also started having regular panic attacks.
However, I’ve never been one to dwell on the negative
and there have been some good things to come out of
this, such as learning the importance of family and of
life. Also, I have met some great people throughout my
recovery, including the staff and other service users at
Momentum Skills.
I joined Momentum Skills in July 2010. The staff taught
me techniques and strategies to manage the areas of my
brain affected by the injury, such as memory, and also
helped to rebuild my confidence. They also supported
me in gaining a recognised I.T. qualification and to
prepare for job interviews. Meeting other people at the
centre who have experienced a brain injury, and seeing
how they have progressed, has showed me that
improvements in my condition are possible.
I am happy to say that I now have a full-time job as
a clerical assistant and have moved into my own flat.
None of this would have been possible without the
help and support of staff at Momentum Skills.
When the emergency services arrived, I was cut from my
car, put on a life support machine and whisked away to
hospital. Doctors didn’t expect me to make it through the
night. I was in a coma for two weeks and, when I awoke,
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Working Out
The Chaseley Trust’s new specialist gym has opened its doors to members
of the public who have a disability, making fitness accessible to all.
A
former stuntman, who once
jumped the Great Wall of China
on his motorcycle, is among those
benefitting from a new accessible
therapy gym – Activate – at The
Chaseley Trust in Eastbourne.
Pictured: Eddie Kidd
(right) using the
multi-gym at Activate,
assisted by gym
instructor David
Monaghan (left).
Eddie Kidd sustained brain injuries
when he crashed his motorcycle
at a rally in 1996, leaving him with
severely restricted co-ordination
and speech.
Over the past eight years, Eddie
has been working on regaining
his mobility, and has attended
The Chaseley Trust’s therapy
department and Activate gym.
Activate is a fully accessible therapy
gym that is open to members of
the public. It is designed to help
disabled people who want to
improve their fitness but who
have difficulty in using standard
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Activate offers a range of specialist
accessible equipment. These
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treadmill, a glider – which is similar
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improve strength and co-ordination
in a safe and enjoyable way.
As part of his work, David Monaghan,
Chaseley’s gym instructor, introduces
newcomers to the equipment and
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suggests specific exercises and
fitness programmes to meet the
needs of each person. Once familiar
with the equipment, members can
use the gym independently with
their carer or continue to be
assisted by the gym instructor.
As an additional service, Activate
gym members can see The
Chaseley Trust’s physiotherapists
for additional advice and support.
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About
For further information
about Activate, contact
David Monaghan on 01323
744 386 or email activate@
chaseleytrust.org
The Chaseley Trust supports physically disabled people
in many ways, from residential nursing care to respite and day care.
Its team of multi-disciplinary therapists work with residents and outpatients to improve
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Momentum Skills
is “Squids-in”
A design by Levellers’ Jeremy Cunningham is helping
to raise vital funds for Momentum Skills’ brain injury
vocational rehabilitation programme in Aberdeen.
T
he brainchild of Judi Mitchell,
owner of Ink Minx Tattoo Studio
in Montrose, Momentum Skills’
designer T-shirt “Squid Man” is
the result of a chance encounter
between Judi and the Levellers’
bass guitarist Jeremy Cunningham.
Judi explains, “As it’s the tenth
anniversary of my studio Ink Minx
Tattoos, we decided to put together
some merchandise to sell at the
Scottish Tattoo Convention to raise
money for various charities.
“I met Jeremy Cunningham, the bass
guitarist of the Levellers, last year at
their festival in Devon. Jeremy does
the majority of artwork for the band
and he mentioned that he wanted a
squid tattoo. I jokingly said that I’d do
his tattoo, if he did a doodle for my
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charity T-shirts and bags. He kept his
part of the deal and sent me a sketch
of Squid Man!
“I’ve done a lot of fundraising for
charities and decided to turn my
attention to Momentum Skills after
my brother had an accident which
resulted in a brain injury. I realised
how quickly life can change with an
accident like this and it can happen
to anyone. My brother was lucky to
recover to the extent that he has
and, with the help of Momentum
Skills, he has learnt to cope with
everyday life and learnt new skills.
Although he will not be able to
return to the heavy work he did
before, he will be able to get back
to a different type of work with
Momentum Skills’ help.”
© Montrose Review.
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Pictured: Judi Mitchell with one of her tote
bags featuring Jeremy Cunningham’s design.
About
In Aberdeen, Momentum Skills’ brain injury
vocational rehabilitation programme offers
specialist training and support to adults who have
sustained a brain injury, helping them to rebuild
their lives and to gain employment or move on
to further education and training.
Judi’s brother Alan has been
attending Momentum Skills’ brain
injury vocational rehabilitation
programme since July 2011. Alan
says, “Going to Momentum Skills has
helped me to accept the injury that
I have and has given me strategies
to deal with the changes in my life.
George Robertson, Manager of
Momentum Skills in Aberdeen says,
“We were delighted when Judi from
Ink Minx Tattoos chose us as the
focus of her fundraising effort. There
was a lot of excitement when we
learned that Jeremy Cunningham
had done the design as a lot of the
It has also helped me to rediscover
some of my existing skills and even
helped me to develop some new
ones that I didn’t have before, like
using I.T. Meeting other people at
Momentum Skills who also have
a brain injury and sharing some of
the same difficulties has also been
a positive experience; it has helped
to reduce some of the isolation I felt
when I was learning to live with my
brain injury. But, most importantly,
it has given me hope about
returning to employment,
which is something I really
want to be able to do in
the future.”
team here are really big fans of the
Levellers. The T-shirts look great
and the staff and the people using
our service are very enthusiastic
about wearing them when they
are in the centre.”
Jeremy Cunningham’s “Squid Man”
T-shirts are available from Ink Minx
Tattoos for £12 plus P&P. Tote bags
are also available featuring the
design. To order, call 01674 678 989
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T Shirts”. All proceeds from the
T-shirts and bags go to Momentum
Skills in Aberdeen.
For further information
about Momentum Skills
in Aberdeen, contact
George Robertson on
01224 625 580 or email
george.robertson@
momentumscotland.org
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After Life,
There’s Haven
A
s technology develops and is
enhanced, businesses are having
to upgrade their equipment at a rate
of knots. But what happens with that
technology when it reaches the end
of its life? Well, it goes to Haven,
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With increased demand for recycling
services from both the public and
private sectors, social firm, Haven
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Recycle, which provides employment
for people with disabilities, has
opened a new dedicated, secure
recycling facility in Glasgow providing
a range of services, from waste
electrical and electronic equipment
(WEEE) recycling to information
security management.
Ewan Fisher, Commercial Manager at
Haven Recycle explains, “More than
ever, businesses are considering ways
to appropriately manage their waste,
not only to comply with regulations,
but because it also makes good
business sense.
“Proper management of e-waste
has a great number of benefits for
businesses, including saving energy
and maximising value from redundant
equipment as well as demonstrating
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a commitment to the environment
– something that is becoming
increasingly important to customers.
“Through Haven Recycle, we are
able to offer businesses a professional
and cost-effective recycling solution.
We offer four main services: asset
recovery, information security
management, WEEE recycling and
mobile phone recycling. Rather
than WEEE being sent to landfills,
as was common practice in
previous years, Haven Recycle
makes use of these items and
their valuable components.”
By working with Haven Recycle,
businesses are not just reducing
their carbon footprint, but are also
supporting a business that provides
sustainable employment and training
for people with disabilities.
Ewan says, “In business, there’s often
perceived to be a paradox between
maximising people or maximising
profits. We know it doesn’t need to
be one or the other. We run an
efficient, commercially-viable
enterprise and we also
provide meaningful jobs
for people who may
never before have
been given the
Pictured: David Hughes works at Haven Recycle’s new facility, processing
electronic and electrical materials such as computers and mobile phones.
chance to earn a wage. We also
allocate a certain amount of
refurbished equipment for donation
to worthwhile causes, including
charities and schools.”
Haven Recycle deals with a range
of e-waste, including I.T. equipment,
mobile phones, and televisions.
Ewan explains the process, “When these
items come into the facility, we test
them to determine if they’re suitable
to refurbish and resell or whether they
require to be recycled. Any equipment
that can be refurbished is wiped of
data and, where appropriate, a new
operating system is installed. Haven
Recycle uses Blancco data destruction
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protecting any
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One of Haven Recycle’s key
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“Haven Recycle has been delivering
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Let’s Go Far
Pictured: (left) Momentum Care support worker
Teresa Curran high-fives Lisa Sturgeon after a
great shot at ten-pin bowling.
M
omentum Care’s innovative Let’s
Go service, established in 2001
to provide an alternative to traditional
centre-based respite services for people
with learning disabilities in Glasgow, is
expanding its unique model UK-wide
and to even more people.
Let’s Go will now be offered in new
areas including Aberdeen, Buckie,
Ayrshire, East Kilbride, Coventry and
Blyth, where Momentum Care already
delivers other social care services such
as care at home, housing support and
domiciliary care.
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Let’s Go offers a flexible and
individualised respite service which
is tailored to meet the needs of each
person, ranging from a few hours a
week to short breaks. Individuals are
matched with experienced support
workers who share their interests and
hobbies and are supported to take part
in a range of activities and social events
of their choice, including swimming,
bowling, music lessons and outdoor
pursuits, as well as going on day
trips and short breaks.
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One individual who has benefitted
from the service is 34-year-old Lisa
Sturgeon, who started using Let’s Go
in September 2010.
Lisa says, “I wanted to go to
places like the cinema
and to go to
social
About
Momentum Care offers a range of personalised,
flexible support packages to assist people to
live independently in their own homes, take
part in activities and have more control over
their daily lives. Working in local communities,
Momentum Care’s experienced and caring support
workers assist adults across the UK with wideranging needs, including people with an acquired
brain injury, people with physical and learning
disabilities, older people and others who require
support, to achieve their goals.
events but I was looking for someone
to keep me company. Momentum
Care’s Let’s Go service sounded exactly
like the thing I was looking for.”
Lisa was matched with support
worker Teresa Curran. She continues,
“I meet up with Teresa every week
for four hours and we do different
activities together. She is a good
support worker, who knows
what she’s doing and really
understands me.
For further
information about
Let’s Go,
contact Susan O’Reilly on
0141 419 5299 or
email susan.oreilly@
momentumscotland.org
“Since joining the service, I’ve done
lots of activities, including playing
bingo and bowling, going to the
cinema, and enjoying the local parks
when Scotland gets nice weather.
However, my favourite thing to do
is shopping and grabbing some lunch
in Glasgow.
“Teresa recently came with me to the
hairdresser’s so that I could have my
hair highlighted and styled for my
cousin’s wedding. The wedding was
great and I felt good with my new
hairdo!
“Using Momentum Care’s Let’s Go
service has encouraged me to
socialise more and it’s given me
more confidence. I’m so glad that
I joined the service – it’s well
worth it,” concludes Lisa.
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Moor Park
Reaches Big 20
Rehab celebrated two
decades of the Moor
Park Golf Classic in
Rickmansworth on
Friday 4 May. Here,
Susan Norman, Rehab’s
UK Fundraising Manager,
gives a round-up of
the day’s events.
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T
he Moor Park Golf Classic was
the brainchild of businessman Pat
Ruddy who, 20 years ago, set up the
event to raise funds for Rehab’s brain
injury services in the UK. Since its
inception in 1993, this annual event
has raised more than £740,000.
The day started with our
volunteers welcoming golfers and
presenting them with a special 20th
anniversary goodie bag. This year we
had an astounding 28 teams – 112
players – taking part.
Instead of the usual bacon rolls,
we surprised our golfers with a full
English breakfast, ensuring a big
boost in the energy levels needed to
compete on the course.
At 1pm, golfers moved out of the
clubhouse and onto the green, where
volunteers were waiting to oversee
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the teams and
serve champagne
from a marquee on
the 12th hole. Luckily, after
a very wet April, the weather
dried up for our big-hearted golfers.
After a memorable round of 18 holes,
golfers turned in their scorecards and
retired to the clubhouse for a welldeserved drink at the bar.
Pictured: John Conteh
(second left) and
Pat Ruddy (third right)
present the trophy to
the winning team –
(left to right) Niall Carton,
Sean Pugh, Stuart Wills
and Lawrence Tansley
from insurance brokers
Kerry London.
Later in the evening, committee
member and MC for the occasion, Les
Beech, announced the prize-winners,
with Pat Ruddy and former world
light-heavyweight boxing champion,
John Conteh, presenting the Rehab
winners’ trophy to insurance brokers
Kerry London. Second place went to
long-term supporter Harry Lewis’s
team and third place to electrical
contractors Safeway Services.
Frank Flannery, member of the
Rehab Group board of directors, gave
special thanks to everyone for their
support during what are challenging
fundraising times. Keeley Parkes,
who attended Rehab’s brain injury
service in Birmingham and who was
a guest speaker at our Golf Classic
in 2006, received a standing ovation
after giving a moving talk about
how her life has progressed since
then, including gaining full-time
employment.
Following a thank-you speech from
Pat Ruddy, Rehab presented him
with a specially engraved Waterford
Crystal bowl for his dedication to
fundraising for Rehab over the past
20 years. At dinner, guests were also
presented with a commemorative
20th anniversary crystal letter
opener/paperweight. The evening
ended with a grand auction which
included some incredible prizes such
as a golfing break to Le Touquet in
France by private jet.
Rehab would like to thank everyone
who joined us at the Moor Park
Golf Classic, and to our many other
supporters who were unable to attend
but who generously donated. Thanks
also to the staff at Moor Park Golf
Club who provided nothing less than
five-star service and to the volunteers
who gave their time to encourage our
golfers to dig deep for Rehab. And
finally, a very warm and grateful thankyou to Pat Ruddy and the Moor Park
committee, for their continued support.
2012 was another fantastic year
in Moor Park Golf Classic history
and hopefully there’ll be
many more like it!
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Rehab – Investing
in People,Changing
Perspectives
Rehab – UK
Rehab is a leading non-governmental
organisation which works towards a world
where every person has the opportunity
to achieve their potential. Each year, Rehab
works with more than 50,000 people
across the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands
and Poland who have a range of
disabilities or who are otherwise socially
excluded, providing services in local
communities and supporting them
to move forward in their lives and to
achieve their goals.
From a network of 40 centres, Rehab
provides health and social care, training
and education, rehabilitation, employment
and commercial services. In the UK,
these services are principally provided by
Momentum, TBG Learning, The Chaseley
Trust and through the new partnership
with Interserve, Rehab JobFit.
For more information,
visit www.rehabgroup.co.uk
Momentum is a leading not-for-profit
organisation providing rehabilitation,
training and care services for disabled and
socially-excluded people throughout the
UK. Momentum’s services help a wide
range of people, including those with a
brain injury, spinal injury, mental health
difficulty, physical or learning disability, in
the areas of employment and training, job
retention and community rehabilitation.
The organisation also provides social care
and supported living services to people in
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their own homes. Momentum comprises
Momentum Skills, Momentum Care
and Haven.
Momentum Skills offers rehabilitation
and training services, empowering people
to gain the skills and confidence that they
need to live independently and to fulfil
their employment goals.
Momentum Care provides a variety of
social care services for people with a wide
range of needs, including those who are
elderly and disabled. Staff teams support
people in their communities, enabling
them to live independently in their own
homes and to take part in communitybased activities.
Haven is Momentum’s social enterprise
arm. Approximately 80 per cent of its
staff members are people with disabilities,
providing services such as recycling,
packaging, component assembly and
print finishing, to some of the country’s
largest blue chip companies.
For further information,
visit www.momentumuk.org.uk
The Chaseley Trust supports people
with physical disabilities and is based
on the seafront in Eastbourne. Chaseley
Home offers residential respite/holiday
care as well as rehabilitation programmes
in addition to day care and outpatient
therapy services for non-residents.
It has also recently opened Activate,
a wheelchair-accessible gym.
The Chaseley Bungalows offer people
the opportunity to live a more semiindependent lifestyle but with 24-hour
nursing care and daily personal
assistance on hand.
For more information,
visit www.chaseley.org.uk
TBG Learning is one of the UK’s leading
youth and adult employment and training
organisations, providing a wide variety of
learning opportunities to improve basic
literacy, numeracy and employability
skills. TBG Learning’s services are accessed
by thousands of people each year, the
majority from disadvantaged groups
such as long-term unemployed adults or
young people not in education, training
or employment.
TBG Learning also works with over 3,000
employers, providing a responsive and
flexible service that offers cost-effective
recruitment options and helps to raise
skill levels in the workplace through
apprenticeships and bespoke training
solutions. With a network of centres
nationwide, TBG Learning is able to
provide a wide range of services that
benefit employers and communities
and improve people’s lives.
For more information,
visit www.tbglearning.com
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Rehab JobFit is a partnership
between the Rehab Group and
Interserve, one of the world’s
foremost support services and
construction companies. Rehab
JobFit is a prime provider to the
Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) and currently delivers both
Work Programme and Mandatory
Work Activity contracts for the DWP
in Wales and South-West England.
Both these services are designed
to support long-term unemployed
people into sustainable work.
For more information,
visit www.rehabjobfit.com
Rehab Outside the
UK – Ireland, Poland
and the Netherlands
In Ireland, Rehab’s services are
provided through National
Learning Network, RehabCare
and Rehab Enterprises.
National Learning Network,
Rehab’s training and employment
division, operates from 50 locations
across the country and caters for
over 5,000 students each year,
offering more than 40 different
nationally and internationally
accredited vocational programmes.
Rehab Enterprises, Rehab’s
commercial division, is Ireland’s
largest single non-governmental
employer of people with disabilities.
Through its various companies,
Rehab Enterprises manages the
delivery of recycling, logistics,
packaging and retail services, as well
as offering disability management
consultancy. In Poland, Rehab
Enterprises provides logistics,
computer keyboard printing and
electronic equipment repair services.
In the Netherlands it manages
product returns for international
blue-chip organisations.
for reforms to remove the barriers
preventing equal opportunities.
It participates actively in a number
of international and European
organisations, including the
Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations where Rehab
has consultative status as a
non-governmental organisation.
For more information, visit
www.rehab.ie
At its core, Rehab Enterprises
provides employment opportunities
for 400 people, almost half of
whom have a disability.
Rehab’s role goes beyond simply
providing services that enable
people to make the most of their
skills and talents in the workplace
and in the wider community. Rehab
is also a leading campaigner
RehabCare offers a variety of health
and social care services including
community-based resource centres,
supported accommodation, respite
and home care services to more
than 2,800 people of all ages and
from all walks of life.
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Home Sweet
Home for Anna
Twenty-five-year-old Anna McNaughton has
cerebral palsy and moved to Chaseley Bungalows,
a development of 12 fully-accessible homes run
by The Chaseley Trust, in 2011.
Fully adapted to accommodate the
needs of people with significant
physical disabilities, the bungalows
are fitted with overhead hoists, large
wet rooms, height-adjustable kitchen
units and a call bell system.
“I love the bungalow and I really enjoy
my independence here”, says Anna.
Anna’s accommodation has been
adapted to suit her individual needs
and she has added her own personal
touch by having it decorated in her
favourite colours and selecting the
soft furnishings. Anna also displays
some of her photographs, artwork
and ornaments which she says
have helped turn her bungalow
into her home.
The staff members give Anna help
to get around, as well as with all of
her hygiene needs and, under her
supervision, the staff members assist
with shopping and do the domestic
chores in her bungalow.
Anna’s mother says, “The change in
Anna since she moved into her own
bungalow is immense. She is more
confident and benefits hugely from the
one-to-one assistance. She can choose
her own meals, and when to have
them and, having been underweight,
she has now put on weight and is in
excellent health.”
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To enable ease of communication,
Anna uses a head-operated mouse
to control a device called a Liberator,
designed for people who have limited
hand movement. It communicates
for her as a voice and by written
text, as well as enabling her to
make phone calls, use her TV,
listen to her iPod and music
system, and access the Internet
and social network sites.
Anna explains, “On the middle of
my forehead I have a silver dot,
and on the middle of the Liberator
there is a camera, which picks up
the dot. I move my head and hover
on the letters, and it’s like selecting
a letter on a normal keyboard.”
In her spare time, Anna undertakes
voluntary work for Ingfield Manor
School, a school for children with
cerebral palsy, and has worked with
its speech and language therapist to
develop a communication book for
children. This work is ongoing and
having her own bungalow means
that Anna has the space to do this.
Anna concludes, “The excellent
personalised care at Chaseley
Bungalows has enabled me to
gain as much independance
as possible and to live my
life to the fullest.”
About
The Chaseley Trust supports physically
disabled people in many ways, from
residential nursing care to respite and
day care. Its team of multi-disciplinary
therapists work with residents and
outpatients to improve health outcomes,
including providing rehabilitation to enable
more independent living where possible.
For further
information about
The Chaseley Trust,
contact Georgia Abbott
on 01323 744 200 or
email georgiaa@
chaseleytrust.org
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Pictured:
Anna at home
in her Chaseley
bungalow, using
the Liberator.
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Pictured: (second left) Amy Ofield,
assistant psychologist, and
(left to right) John Gardner,
Lindsay Wilson and
Michael Hume who
use Momentum Skills’
service in Newcastle.
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s
New h
s
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F
a
Bridge Walk
People who attend Momentum
Skills’ brain injury vocational rehabilitation
programme in Newcastle organised a sponsored walk
across four of Tyneside’s famous bridges to raise funds
for the centre. The walk, which included crossing the
High Level, Tyne, Swing, and the Gateshead Millennium
bridges, took an hour and a half to complete. The group
raised more than £200. One of the walkers, John
Gardner, said, “The walk was very nice and the
scenery was good for taking photographs. When
we finished, by pure chance, the Gateshead
Pictured:
Millennium bridge opened up which
Shelley Walker
was spectacular to see!”
smiles through the
aches and pains
after completing
the London
Marathon.
Top of the Charts
Social firm, Haven, is celebrating after coming top of the
charts at the 2012 Edrington Group Supplier of the Year Awards.
In addition to winning the Supplier of the Year Award, the firm was also
presented with a Gold Award for outstanding service. The annual ceremony
was held at Edinburgh Castle.
Going the Distance
Shelley Walker stepped out on Sunday 22 April to run
the London Marathon in aid of Momentum. Shelley,
who completed the marathon in 4 hours 29 minutes,
was raising funds for Momentum Skills’ vocational
brain injury service in Aberdeen after her husband Ian
attended the centre following a brain injury.
Shelley said, “If it hadn’t been for Momentum, I
wouldn’t have the man my husband is today, or my
boys. So if running 26 miles and raising some money
in the process can repay that, even in the smallest
way, then it’s nothing really. I will always be grateful
to Momentum for what I have.”
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The Edrington Group, internationally-known for its whisky brands The Famous Grouse and
The Macallan, has been outsourcing elements of its production process to Haven since 2003.
Haven, part of Momentum, operates as a commercially-viable business providing meaningful
employment for disabled and disadvantaged people from its sites in Glasgow and Inverness.
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A Model of Good Practice
Momentum Skills in Newcastle is celebrating after
having achieved Good Practice status from
Tyne and Wear City Region Partnership. The
partnership commissioned the development
of an assessment framework in 2009 to be
used as a means of identifying examples
of good practice in the delivery of
employment and skills projects within the
area. The framework is made up of a
set of standard criteria against which all
employment, skills’ services and projects
can be assessed. Momentum Skills scored
highly in a number of areas, including client
engagement, action planning and progress monitoring,
employability services and post-employment support.
Pictured: (left to right) Nigel Kemp,
boxer Gary Beardsley and Paul Stolworthy.
Fighting for the Good
Welcome to the Team
Welcome to Dr Tina Oza Mistry, who has been appointed as the new
clinical psychologist at Momentum Skills’ brain injury vocational
rehabilitation service in Birmingham. Tina has more than six years’
experience working within the NHS and has experience of delivering
a range of models that aid rehabilitation. Tina’s main activities
will be to oversee the psychological elements of cognitive skills
retraining and personal development sessions at the centre,
as well as providing neurological assessments to identify
people’s strengths and weaknesses, and offering
one-to-one support in assisting people to
overcome any psychological issues.
Nigel Kemp, a National Vocational Qualification assessor at
TBG Learning in Derby, has teamed up with life-long friend
and retired boxer Gary Beardsley to open a new boxing club
in Belper. Nigel hopes the club will benefit the area’s young
people. He said, “The work I do with TBG Learning is all
about empowering people and giving them the confidence
they need to improve their employability and get
back into work. We are hoping this club will have a
similar effect on people’s self-esteem, as well as
providing young people in the local community
with something to do and somewhere
to improve their fitness.”
World Title
<<< Pictured: (left to right)
Anthony Benney, UK business
development, Rehab Enterprises,
Mike Rose, The Edrington Group’s
Director of Technical Services,
Matt Hurley, Haven’s Business
Manager and Paul Robinson,
The Edrington Group’s Purchasing
Material Supply Director.
Pictured:
The winning team
(left to right)
John Jo Kenny,
Bill Gray,
David Whyte,
Tony Tierney
and David Hume.
Ireland’s senior men’s curling team, which includes
Momentum’s Financial Controller, David Whyte,
created history recently when they won their
first-ever world curling championship title.
David and his team beat Canada in the
final to become World Senior Men’s Curling
Champions 2012. This is the first time Ireland
has won the championship since it began in 2000.
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Leaving
a Legacy
Make a lasting gift to a cause
important to you
Although 74 per cent
of people in the UK
support charities and
35 per cent of people
say that they would
happily leave a gift to
a good cause in their
will, only seven per
cent actually do.*
A legacy, however large or small,
would be a wonderful gift to leave
to Momentum, enabling us to
enhance our services and ensuring
that anyone who comes through our
doors can benefit from our innovative
programmes, which equip people
with the skills and support that they
need to live independently and to
realise their full potential.
Legacies are processed with minimal
administration costs; therefore the
full benefits of a legacy reach the
maximum number of people.
Solicitors are very familiar with
the simple arrangements needed
to set up a legacy and can easily
advise on how best to set out
a will to ensure that family
members are taken care of first
and also advising on how leaving
a legacy can reduce inheritance
tax, where applicable. If you
have already made a will, then it
is simple and inexpensive to add a
codicil to include Momentum.
We recommend that you always
consult a solicitor before leaving
a legacy to a charity as part
of your will.
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If you are interested
in finding out more about
leaving a legacy
to Momentum, contact
Susan Norman by
email – susan.norman@
rehabfundraising.co.uk
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