All the activities which are organised by the Branch are intended to help the People with Parkinson’s (PwP). Parkinson’s can affect people differently and can manifest itself in different ways. The activities provided are briefly listed below and are designed to help the PwP to live well with Parkinson’s based on exercise, medication, diet and socialising/connecting with others.

What we do

Special events

Monthly meetings – which are designed to enable socialising amongst members, they also offer   talks on subjects of interest to PwP and a monthly slot from our Parkinson’s Nurse where a particular aspect of Parkinson’s is considered.

Events – these are put on 3 or 4 times a year, and are subsidised by the branch, and they allow people to have fun in a relaxed environment.

Cafes – which allow people to mix in a sociable environment. These can help people stay in contact with the group particularly if they are unable to get to the monthly meeting

From the list above you can see we are an active group always looking for people to join us. You will also notice that a lot of the classes are based around exercise and movement, this is because there is evidence to show that the correct type of exercise can delay the progress of Parkinson’s.

Helping you to manage symptoms

The activities described in this website are all intended to help the PwP manage their symptoms as much as possible. There is a lot of research to show that being active and undertaking exercise can help. We readily think about exercises for the body but the face also has a large number of muscles which need to be exercised. Indeed speech itself needs to be exercised. The Warblers singing group is set up to exercise the face and the voice. It also gives the person a feeling that they are doing something to “ help themselves “.

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