http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire Mynewsdesk RSS - Press Releases, News, and Blog Posts. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire http://www.mynewsdesk.com/images/redesign/graphics/logos/logo-small.png 128 23 en 15 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:48:41 +0100 Tomorrow is Spinal Cord Injuries Day, a national day to raise awareness of the life changing effects of Spinal Cord Injury. Every Eight Hours someone is paralysed by a spinal cord injury. It could happen to any of us at any time as a result of accident or illness. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/spinal-cord-injuries-day-friday-17th-may-59423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/spinal-cord-injuries-day-friday-17th-may-59423?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Fri, 10 May 2013 14:52:10 +0100 On Friday 17th May, Spinal Injuries Together, a grouping of the UK’s five major spinal cord injury charities, will be raising awareness of the life-changing effects of spinal cord injury through national Spinal Cord Injuries Day. In the UK alone, someone is told they may never walk again Every Eight Hours. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/national-day-shows-that-spinal-cord-injury-needn-t-stop-you-getting-the-most-out-of-life-864429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/national-day-shows-that-spinal-cord-injury-needn-t-stop-you-getting-the-most-out-of-life-864429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Fri, 03 May 2013 11:52:00 +0100 The 14th annual Sports Quiz Dinner in London was marked by the warmest day of the year and a fantastic atmosphere at the long-favoured venue, Lord’s Cricket Ground. Over 650 guests enjoyed a drinks reception and sumptuous three course dinner whilst battling it out over the legendary Sports Quiz, hosted by Aspire President and renowned sports presenter, John Inverdale. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/aspire-sports-quiz-dinner-london-2013-862253?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/aspire-sports-quiz-dinner-london-2013-862253?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:30:00 +0100 Nearly 40% of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) feel that their care needs are not being met by relevant UK authorities, according to a research report by the spinal cord injury charity, Aspire. Survey participants reported that only their very basic needs are fulfilled and that care packages do not allow people to live independently. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/shortfalls-in-care-system-deny-spinal-cord-injured-people-their-independence-857918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/shortfalls-in-care-system-deny-spinal-cord-injured-people-their-independence-857918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:53:33 +0100 According to news reports today, a spinal cord injured man, Paul Lamb, has taken up the late Tony Nicklinson's legal fight for the right to die with the help of a doctor. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/aspire-responds-to-today-s-renewed-debate-on-the-right-to-die-57869?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/aspire-responds-to-today-s-renewed-debate-on-the-right-to-die-57869?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:39:48 +0000 Aspire’s head office and the National Training Centre are based on the site of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. For years, the hospital has been working on getting planning permission for a complete redevelopment of the site to improve facilities and bring it up to date. Last week, Harrow Council gave the go ahead for exciting plans for a £98million rebuild. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/redevelopment-plans-for-the-rnoh-stanmore-56658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/redevelopment-plans-for-the-rnoh-stanmore-56658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:42:00 +0000 This week, The Sunday Times published their 100 Best Companies list. We are delighted to have been ranked as the 29th Best Not for Profit Organisation to Work For, four places higher than last year. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/aspire-is-the-29th-best-not-for-profit-organisation-to-work-for-56166?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/aspire-is-the-29th-best-not-for-profit-organisation-to-work-for-56166?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:57:02 +0000 This week, the Government changed the policy to include exemptions from the Bedroom Tax for foster carers, people in the armed forces and families with disabled children. However, the changes do not address Aspire’s concerns over people with spinal cord injuries receiving housing benefit. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/the-bedroom-tax-and-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-55817?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/the-bedroom-tax-and-people-with-spinal-cord-injury-55817?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:20:22 +0000 Disabled people in Harrow and surrounding areas are being invited to apply for funded places to train as fitness instructors with the award winning InstructAbility programme. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/fitness-industry-training-for-disabled-people-in-stanmore-area-844811?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/fitness-industry-training-for-disabled-people-in-stanmore-area-844811?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:27:00 +0000 At London 2012, we watched Paralympic athletes become sporting heroes, and opinion polls showed a positive shift in the way disabled people are viewed by society. Six months on and what of all the hope and promise of changed attitudes towards disability? http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/ltbs-and-heardwhilstdisabled-it-s-not-good-listening-54882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/ltbs-and-heardwhilstdisabled-it-s-not-good-listening-54882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:04:00 +0000 Aspire’s Director of Fundraising and Marketing, Paul Parrish, was this week announced a finalist of the JustGiving Awards ‘Endurance Fundraiser of the Year.' Here, he writes about the gruelling but incredibly rewarding experience. It’s an inspirational read for anyone who’s ever thought of taking on an active fundraising challenge. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/blog_post/view/endurance-fundraising-a-sense-of-achievement-that-12-years-ago-i-would-never-have-believed-possible-17519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/blog_post/view/endurance-fundraising-a-sense-of-achievement-that-12-years-ago-i-would-never-have-believed-possible-17519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:24:44 +0000 In 2012, Aspire discovered that eligibility criteria for new patients requesting powered wheelchairs in Newham had changed. Residents were expected to use the higher rate mobility component of their Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to access the Motability Scheme to lease their own powered wheelchair, even when they had been medically assessed as needing one. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/aspire-welcomes-change-of-mind-in-wheelchair-service-provision-53934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/aspire-welcomes-change-of-mind-in-wheelchair-service-provision-53934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:02:00 +0000 Find out about our audit of spinal cord injured people’s needs in Manchester and Cornwall. Aspire is teaming up with other leading spinal injuries charities the Spinal Injuries Association and Back Up, with support from Neurological Commissioning Support and the NHS on this joint project. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/mapping-the-needs-of-spinal-cord-injured-people-in-manchester-and-cornwall-52651?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/mapping-the-needs-of-spinal-cord-injured-people-in-manchester-and-cornwall-52651?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:24:00 +0000 John Lambert sustained a spinal cord injury in 1981 when he was in a motorcycle accident aged 33. Final Touchdown is a novel that follows his journey through recovering in Stoke Mandeville hospital and all the obstacles he faces in achieving a fully independent lifestyle. Aspire's Jessica Penney has written a review. Final Touchdown is available as an ebook on Amazon. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/blog_post/view/a-review-of-final-touchdown-by-john-lambert-17007?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/blog_post/view/a-review-of-final-touchdown-by-john-lambert-17007?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:39:00 +0000 A brand new InstructAbility course designed to train disabled people as fitness instructors started in Twickenham last week. The course, run by Aspire and YMCAfit, is being hosted at the Twickenham Rugby Football Union (RFU) stadium and the students have the exciting opportunity to train in the stadium’s own fitness gym used by England rugby players. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/instructability-for-injured-sports-players-and-marines-52650?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/instructability-for-injured-sports-players-and-marines-52650?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:33:00 +0000 It’s a brand new year and the perfect time to set some goals and try something new. If you’re stuck for ideas, here are some fundraising challenges we made earlier... http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/happy-new-year-from-aspire-52648?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/happy-new-year-from-aspire-52648?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:40:50 +0000 We are thrilled to announce that InstructAbility, the programme created by Aspire andYMCAfit, has received over £850,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/instructability-to-go-nationwide-50648?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/instructability-to-go-nationwide-50648?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:15:00 +0000 Disabled people across the UK will have more opportunities to get involved in sport after Aspire’s InstructAbility programme received over £850,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/sport-england-invests-in-disabled-fitness-instructor-project-to-increase-participation-818209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/pressrelease/view/sport-england-invests-in-disabled-fitness-instructor-project-to-increase-participation-818209?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:36:01 +0000 Last Thursday saw the ninth Aspire Sports Quiz Dinner in Manchester, with a sell-out crowd of over 240 corporate VIP’s attending the event. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/sports-quiz-success-49403?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/sports-quiz-success-49403?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:00 +0000 Calling all rugby fans! We're auctioning a fantastic experience on Twitter! Your child accompanied by the Team Captain will lead the players out onto the pitch when Sale Sharks take on Northampton Saints on Friday 30th November. This item includes a family ticket plus a personalised Sale Sharks shirt and a photo of the mascot with the Sharks Captain. They will also get to meet some of the players! http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/flash-twitter-auction-meet-the-sale-sharks-49365?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/pressroom/aspire/news/view/flash-twitter-auction-meet-the-sale-sharks-49365?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Aspire