British Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org.uk/TLC.asp?id=76076
The Red Cross provide us with First Aid Cover over the full weekend of the Rally and have continued to do so for many years.
MS Therapy Centre, Barkers Lane, Bedford
http://www.ms-selfhelp.org/html/welcome.html
For anyone, the sudden disclosure that something called Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has appeared in their lives - either because they themselves have been diagnosed, or someone close to them has - will be a major shock generating a need for information, advice and reassurance.
We represent a group of self-help Therapy Centres offering assistance to thousands of people with Multiple Sclerosis throughout England and Wales. These Centres provide a wide range of drug-free symptom management therapies as well as advice and support for all those with the illness and their families.
You will find a wide range of information from advice on Oxygen Therapy to Physiotherapy, Dietary advice and a UK guide to your local MS Therapy Centre.
Keech Cottage Children’s Hospice
http://www.pasque.org/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=87
Our children's hospice service supports families from across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes who are caring for a child or young person diagnosed with a life-limiting condition.
These children have a wide variety of conditions. Some may live only a few months whilst others will live for a number of years. Almost all will die before reaching adulthood.
Our staff offer medical and social care, emotional support and friendship to the whole family, throughout the child's illness and after their death, for as long as it is needed. This care is available in-house at the charity's bright and comfortable children's hospice near Luton, or via our community nursing team at the family home.
Although families are offered support during sad times, our aim is help families make the most of the precious time they have left with their child. While many of the children will have only a short life, they all still have plenty of living to do!
Care is provided free-of-charge to all families that need us.
St John's Hospice, Moggerhanger
http://www.suerydercare.org/care_centres.php/12/sue_ryder_care_st_johns_hospice
The hospice offers specialist short-term palliative care for patients with life-limiting illnesses including Cancer, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, heart, liver and lung failure.
An active day treatment centre offers a variety of treatments including blood transfusions, complex drug treatments and outpatient specialist palliative care consultant appointments. A specialist Lymphoedema Service provides complex Lymphoedema treatment to both inpatient and outpatients as well as home visits.
Oakley Rural Day Care Centre
Mission Statement
To provide recreational facilities and a social meeting place for the frail and elderly.
To aid and improve our clients conditions of life,
To assist with the respite for home or residence carers by providing a safe and controlled environment for the clients whilst attending the centre.
To provide these services for clients resident within the large rural areas of North Bedfordshire.
Bedford Day Care Hospice
http://www.bedforddaycarehospice.co.uk/