Sam Banks

Photo shows Sam in the park smiling to camera
Sam is our Press and PR officer. She works with our community to tell their stories in the national and local press, radio and TV.

Sam loves meeting people from our MS community, playing softball, asking questions and hearing new stories.Want to share your story about life with MS? Contact our media team

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Character Dinah has MS, she is sat in a dressing gown looking towards another male character

MS on EastEnders: telling Dinah's story

This week Dinah, a character in EastEnders who has primary progressive MS, is going through a hard time. And we know a lot of people are finding it difficult to watch.

Read more about MS on EastEnders
Kit Haringron reads Christmas by John Betjeman at the front of St Botolph's church with a golden Christmas tree around him and an audience of people affected by MS.

Carols, candlelight and Kit Harington…

With an Oscar-worthy celebrity reader line-up, soulful singing, and warm mince pies, our Carols by Candlelight was a highlight of 2019. But it was missing something incredibly personal to me…

Sam shares the magic of Carols by Candlelight
MS community dance workshop with The Royal Ballet

The Cellist - ballet and MS at the Royal Opera House

Choreographer Cathy Marston’s ballet The Cellist tells the story of Jacqueline du Pré, a world-class cellist who lived with MS. We caught up some of our community to hear what they thought of it.

Read about our preview of The Cellist