Local charity celebrates 50 years of helping people with complex medical conditions

Local charity, Shine Surrey, has just celebrated its 50th anniversary.

The charity, which supports people from across Surrey and parts of London with spina bifida or hydrocephalus, held an anniversary tea party in Banstead Village Centre.

Liz Tadd, chairman at Shine Surrey, said: ‘Since our formation in 1965, improved medical knowledge and care have significantly increased the quality of life for those with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

‘We now support people in their 60s as well as families with young children born with spina bifida or, increasingly, with hydrocephalus.’

The charity helps to pay for support development workers as well as equipment and home adaptations for patients. It was originally called New Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus but later changed its name to Surrey ASBAH and then Shine Surrey.

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