First up in Captain’s Chat we caught up with Dave Andrews to talk to him about Golf, life and challenges post PD diagnosis, before he captains England’s Parkinson’s golfers at the Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations Golf Tournament in October. How are you, Dave? I’m good, but I’ve just foolishly spent about an hour and a…
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It’s been my dream for the past two years to get a UK squad to play table tennis at the PingPongParkinson® (PPP), ITTF Parkinsons World Table Tennis Championships (PWTTC) which was achieved with great success after a whirlwind three week, three tournaments triumph. See my back story in the TT Blog posts from when I first started, pre-covid After contacting the…
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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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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
Ping Pong, Table Tennis, Whiff Waff, Parlour Tennis, Indoor Tennis, Pom-Pom or Pim-Pam? Whatever you would like to call it we have it here at the Try-Athlon courtesy of the PDTTUK You will be able to have a go, even if you’ve never played before – all equipment will be provided for you to try it out…
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Fancy a go at Table Tennis or Ping Pong – whatever you want to call it, it provides great exercise and a chance to meet other people with PD socially ! If you feel uncertain about having a go at table tennis check out this inspirational video from Paul Nicholls The inaugural session of PingPongParkinson…
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Its been another massive week in the world of Tracy, Johnny and I. The try-challenges, are worth it for smiles like these. We are not brilliant but smashing our own personal barriers! The pogo achievement by Tracy this week made my heart sing for her! Enjoy! Join us in the Try Challenges! Send your story…
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