Chrissie Batts?and Katy Styles represented the MNDA at this national event, held at Brakes Foods Head office, in Ashford. As part of National Hydration and Nutrition Week, people were encouraged to hold a tea party to make others aware of the importance of nutrition. Brakes have been developing foods for people who have difficulties swallowing or who have difficulties holding knives and forks.

Eileen Steinbock, Head of Health and Nutrition at Brakes Foods, wanted to support the work of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, as people living with MND have swallowing and nutritional problems.

Employees at Brakes were encouraged to have a cream tea, supplied by the company, contributing a ?1 for each cream tea eaten. Colleagues were able to take time out of their busy schedules and meet up with other teams in their canteen. At Ashford an incredible ?126.00 was raised. There were other similar events at Brakes throughout the country and the MNDA was the recipient of other monies from these Brakes afternoon cream tea events.

Thanks go to Ruth Casson and Cathy Amos for organising the event in Ashford.