The Wellbeing Service has recently received a generous donation of £3900 from Bosom Friends and has been able to recruit two Sessional Complementary Therapists.

Each therapist will provide 2 hours of additional complementary therapy each week, this is invaluable in our endeavours to continue to support those whose lives are affected by cancer.

Both therapists bring a range of complementary therapies and a wealth of experience with them, we look forward to welcoming John McGoldrick and Erika Simpson to the sessional team from June.

On 8 March 2012 the Welfare Reform Act received Royal Assent.

The Act legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years.

It introduces a wide range of reforms that will deliver the commitment made in the Coalition Agreement and the Queen’s Speech to make the benefits and tax credits systems fairer and simpler by:
• creating the right incentives to get more people into work by ensuring work always pays
• protecting the most vulnerable in our society
• delivering fairness to those claiming benefit and to the taxpayer.

More information can be found on these reforms by following this link:

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/policy/welfare-reform/legislation-and-key-documents/welfare-reform-bill-2011/index.shtml

Following our AGM we would like to welcome our new Trustees.  Michael, Geraldine and Jane.