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    Why time for a cuppa and a chat can make all the difference
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Why time for a cuppa and a chat can make all the difference

    Today was my first visit to the Parkinsons.Me MoveMe group held at the Loyd Lindsay Rooms in Ardington near Wantage. MoveMe is an...
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    We're hiring - Communications Officer
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    We're hiring - Communications Officer

    Parkinsons.Me is a charity that aims to help families affected by Parkinson’s to enjoy the best possible quality of life. We want to...
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    Medication, movement and the man
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Medication, movement and the man

    From our special correspondent.... I am sitting next to him whist he writhes unwillingly from the effects of his most recent dose of...
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    A friend indeed
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    A friend indeed

    From our Special Correspondent... Someone once told me that friends come into your life for one of three things, “a reason, a season, or...
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    How valuable are you?
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    How valuable are you?

    From our Special Correspondent... I’m always touched by how many people ask me how he’s doing. In fact, I volunteer information about his...
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    The shift of roles in the PD household
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    The shift of roles in the PD household

    From our Special Correspondent... It’s inevitable that as a relationship evolves the roles within it change, and change again and again. ...
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    Making the best of things
    • Jun 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Making the best of things

    By Martin Cowell, a member of the MoveMe group. I absolutely echo and underline everything that Rhonda says about MoveMe : it is...
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    What does MoveMe mean to me?
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    What does MoveMe mean to me?

    By Rhonda Telford, a founder member of our MoveMe group. MoveMe is all encompassing. From our fantastic leader/physiotherapist Jo Preston...
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    Parkinson's and me...
    • May 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Parkinson's and me...

    By Peter Cook, Trustee of Parkinsons.Me. Like all medical diagnoses, Parkinson’s is a bit of a downer. For me I went to my GP for...
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    Gardening.Me
    • Sep 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Gardening.Me

    Everyone enjoys a different aspect of the community garden. For me, it has to be the social interactions with the constant stream of...
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    Duke of Edinburgh Award
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    Duke of Edinburgh Award

    It's been a wild and windy week in Lockinge but that hasn't stopped us making some huge progress in the garden. Yesterday morning we had...
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    Revisiting gut bacteria
    • Mar 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    Revisiting gut bacteria

    We have blogged and posted on gut bacteria several times in the past. It is an areas that is receiving a lot of research attention and we...
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    MoveMe -> Tell 'ME' more!
    • Feb 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    MoveMe -> Tell 'ME' more!

    MoveMe is an exciting new group exercise programme for people with Parkinson’s led by an Oxford Health NHS Trust Physiotherapist from the...
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    Dreaming of summer
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Dreaming of summer

    It may be cold and wet outside but here at Parkinsons.Me we are planting broad beans in the community garden and dreaming of summer....
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    GPs should prescribe gardening, dancing and cookery, says the Health Secretary.
    • Jan 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    GPs should prescribe gardening, dancing and cookery, says the Health Secretary.

    According to the NHS and the Health Secretary gardening and other 'hobbies' can be better for us than traditional medications. With this...
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    Garlic - Not just for keeping vampires away ...
    • Jan 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Garlic - Not just for keeping vampires away ...

    Last September the local junior school children were busily planting garlic bulbs in the community garden. Which should be ready for...
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    Safer access for the garden
    • Oct 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    Safer access for the garden

    Just in time for the cold weather this weekend, the garden now has safety grip strips on the access ramp. These will make sure it is safe...
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    Community Garden Opening
    • Oct 2, 2018
    • 1 min

    Community Garden Opening

    https://youtu.be/qgRspBXwnXQ #Parkinsons #CommunityGarden #WestLockinge #GrandOpening
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    Wildflowers add colour and stimulation to community garden
    • Sep 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    Wildflowers add colour and stimulation to community garden

    Among their many benefits, the aesthetics of wildflowers and the associated joy that they bring cannot be overstated. We were reminded of...
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