Category: News

A Year in the Life of Sport Parkinson’s

This week, from the 27th – 31st December – Sport Parkinson’s will be reviewing this year’s achievements before launching next year’s packed programme on the 1st of January 2022! Including articles on: Monday – Neuro Heroes and Reach Your Peak – the exercise prescription and new year challenges Tuesday – Pandemic Workouts and the Try…
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Captain Scott is all Welsh

Leading the line for Team Wales at the Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations golf tournament is Welsh Rugby Union & Rugby League icon, Scott Quinnell. Hoping to bring home the prestigious trophy, Scott started properly playing golf when he was 21 on a local course in Wigan. “I used to only play 3 or 4 times…
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Meet Our Amazing PD Golfers

Check out our golfers, representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – taking on the Brabazon Course at the world renowned Belfry Course https://sportparkinsons.org/list/sp4ng21players/ You can leave them a message of good luck on their player page! Looking forward to seeing them in action on the course! For more information on the Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations…
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Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations Golf Captain’s Chat: Alun Smith

Next Captain’s Chat we caught up with Alun Smith to talk to him about Golf, his diagnosis and how the Welsh team, are preparing, before he captains their Parkinson’s golfers at the Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations Golf Tournament in October. How are you feeling today? Yeah, feeling good and being the gym this morning, then…
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Join Parkinson’s Art for ‘Vivid Dreams’

This week sees an exciting exhibition open to the public at London’s OXO Gallery by artist with Parkinson’s, Claire spoke to Trevor Woollard, whom some of you may have met in Parkinson’s Art’s “Creative Zone” at the Sport Parkinson’s Summer Try-Athlon in July.  The team had been spending Monday morning packing all the paintings and…
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The Sport Parkinson’s Try- Athlon Documentary

This is why we do what we do. Many thanks to the Draw Media for producing this

We Need You

If you attended the Sport Parkinson’s Try-Athlon then please could you complete our short survey to let us know what you thought about it Thanks a million The Sport Parkinsons Team

Worcester Warriors Community Foundation – Making a difference

Warriors Community Foundation’s commitment to use the power of sport to help as many people as possible live an active, healthy and rewarding lifestyle is an excellent fit with the approach with Sport Parkinson’s Claire sat down with Chris Stephenson, and he explained what the Foundation does and surprised us of the breadth and depth…
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Try-Athlon Information – Plan Your Day

There is loads going on at the Sport Parkinson’s Summer Try-Athlon, here are few hints and tips to get the most of your day. First and foremost please buy your tickets in advance, as we need to have numbers to ensure that all in attendance can have the best day and there is enough stuff…
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Art, music, poetry – Try your hand!

Parkinson’s Art will be running the Creative Zone at the Sport Parkinson’s Summer Try-Athlon on the 24th July. Claire sat down with Trevor to find out a bit more…. CLAIRE – Trevor, how you doing?  TREVOR – I’m very well thank you, yourself? CLAIRE – I’m doing pretty well. You and I, we have been chatting…
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