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Severe ME Difrifol Cymru – awareness raising in the Senedd
Ask your MS to support a debate in the Senedd Welsh Senedd Debate on Severe and Very Severe ME Adam Price, Member of the Welsh Senedd (MS), has sponsored a motion for debate in the Senedd about provision for … Continue reading
Climbing the big hill: chronic illness through a child’s eyes
Will we climb the big hill today? A new book by Mair Squire and Cara Smart is designed to help children understand more about the adults in their lives who are living with chronic illness. It was originally inspired … Continue reading
Essential ‘behind the scenes’ volunteers needed!
Share old skills or learn new ones Why volunteer ‘behind the scenes’? Much of the work of WAMES involves ‘speaking out’, advocating and supplying information about ME. That is not possible without people working in support roles like secretary, … Continue reading
Could flexible volunteering suit you?
Short-term opportunities in WAMES Can you spare a few hours or a few days, in ways and at times that are suitable for you? From time to time WAMES needs short-term help or expertise for one-off or occasional … Continue reading
WAMES – a voice for ME in Wales – 2025 AGM
A time for reflection – 2025 AGM Every year we are required to hold an AGM and it always casts a bit of a shadow. It causes so much extra admin as we gather information for reports. But every … Continue reading
Carers Week 2025 – Caring about equality
Caring About Equality During Carers Week 2025, 9-15 June, WAMES is joining the call for a fairer society for all our unpaid carers. The Caring about Equality report highlights the inequalities facing unpaid carers in the UK today and … Continue reading
Volunteers Week 2-8 June 2025
No Volunteers – no WAMES! WAMES is entirely volunteer run. But what does that mean? What do volunteers do for WAMES? For the past 25 years volunteers have enabled WAMES to speak out on behalf of people affected by ME. … Continue reading
Disabled People’s Rights plan Wales consultation
Disabled People’s Rights – have your say! The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on its Draft Disabled People’s Rights plan, setting out “a positive ambition for advancing the rights and opportunities of all disabled people across Wales over … Continue reading
ME Voices Wales priorities survey
Tell ME Voices Wales what matters to you The ME Voices Wales project was launched in May 2025 by WAMES and FTWW with 2 virtual events. After hearing about past advocacy efforts in Wales, participants were asked to select the … Continue reading
WAMES AGM 7 June 2025
WAMES Annual General Meeting 2025 WAMES will be holding our annual business meeting via Teams on Saturday 7 June at 11.30 am. This is the opportunity for members to elect officers, oversee the finances and identify priorities for the … Continue reading