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IWD 2022 – Break the Bias and Have Your Say..

Today is International Women’s Day and we like to listen, to be able to reflect the needs of the community. We want to reflect the needs of women in our community more adequately – do our bit to help #BreakTheBias We have decided to start off the ongoing process with an open structured survey –…
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Walking Football Tournament – What you need to know about the day

Timetable for the day: We will be playing indoors on the Sir Alf Ramsey pitch. 11.00 Teams and Players to meet (registration) 11.30 – 11.45 Teams warm up / Team photos 11.45  Referee briefing – reminder of the rules Tournament 1545 Event closes (pitch must be clear) There will be family activities including penalty shoot outs, training with…
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Poetry in Motion! Nick Beswick on Football

Thank you to Nick Beswick for this poem, if you have any sport inspired creative works – send them to claire@sportparkinsons.org and we will feature as many as we can! Football and me – Pennine Parkies FCmatch dayand the oppositionfree from any condition such as ourslook across and sneerin ungainly mobwe twitch, we movewe shake,…
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The Draw for The Sport Parkinson’s Walking Football Cup

John Roche and Paul Nicholls made for entertaining hosts this evening as the draw was made Check out the full experience Facebook Live recording Youtube Recording follows shortly Here is the draw Group A Pennine Parkinson’s Deka Birmingham Walking Football Fighting Fit Football Parkysaurus Group B PD Warriors Bristol North Cumbria United Movers and Shakers…
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Sport Parkinson’s 2022 Events: Latest Update

Walking Football Tournament – St George’s Park, Saturday 12th March Event is now closed for applications – schedule, family activity and spectator information will be available very shortly. Sport Parkinson’s Golf Open and Beginners Golf Experience – The Vale, Tuesday 3rd May The golf tournament is open to all Parkinson’s golf players globally – more information here. The Beginners Golf…
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Parkinson’s Perspective: You’ll Never

The Belfry, 2002, Saturday foursomes…one of those bucket list moments, being so close to Tiger you could have taken his scorecard out of his back pocket and changed a 4 for a 6. I’ll never forget walking across the incredible unbelievably pristine fairways, looking back at the iconic clubhouse thinking, wow these guys, are so…
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Have You Registered for the Sport Parkinson’s Walking Football Cup Yet?

Still time to register to play at the England training grounds of St Georges’ Park National Football Centre, on Saturday 12th March as part of the Sport Parkinson’s Walking Football Cup with The Walking Football Association. It promises to host a Walking Football Experience like no other for people with Parkinson’s The centre is the…
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Golf is GO!

Sport Parkinson’s is proud to announce the latest events in our 2022 calendar – both of which will take place in Wales, at the world renowned golf club – The Vale – on Tuesday 3rd May. These events represent our commitment to all levels of the sport: To keep golfers playing, to bring people back…
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How do I get Involved with the Walking Football Tournament at St George’s Park

Sport Parkinson’s will be at St Georges’ Park National Football Centre, on Saturday 12th March to host a Walking Football Experience like no other for people with Parkinson’s with The Walking Football Association. The centre is the base for all coaching and development work undertaken by the FA, and to be the training and preparation ground…
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Sport Parkinson’s 2022 Events – Walking Football!

Save the date time! Sport Parkinson’s will be at St Georges’ Park National Football Centre, on Saturday 12th March to host a Walking Football Experience like no other for people with Parkinson’s with The Walking Football Association. The centre is the base for all coaching and development work undertaken by the FA, and to be the…
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