Everyone enjoys a different aspect of the community garden. For me, it has to be the social interactions with the constant stream of people and their dogs wh...

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 arranged to meet Ben...

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 are increasingly di...

MoveMe is an exciting new group exercise programme for people with Parkinson’s led by an Oxford Health NHS Trust Physiotherapist from the Physical Disability...

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. Broad beans, lemon, gar...

According to the NHS and the Health Secretary gardening and other 'hobbies' can be better for us than traditional medications. With this in mind we wrapped u...

Last September the local junior school children were busily planting garlic bulbs in the community garden. Which should be ready for harvesting in the summer...

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 for all our visitor...

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

The Community Garden generates a lot of interest from dog-walkers, runners and everyone else who passes by on the bridlepath in West Lockinge. So, we thought...

We're delighted that Paul Mayhew-Archer, who has Parkinson's and is the creator the the Vicar of Dibley, has agreed to formally open the Parkinsons.Me Commun...

After the hardcore was laid, we had another bit of good news when Grundon Sand and Gravel agreed to donate tons of self binding gravel for our pathways. This...

Our friends at the Engine House Gym in Ardington love a challenge, so we thought we'd offer them the chance to help us distribute tons of hardore into out new...

We're starting to make some great progress now, with the creation of pathways that will eventually be filled with hardcore and gravel. Many thanks to Roy Bre...

Following a fantastic donation from Wildflower Turf, we will now have our own wildlflower meadow as part of the Community Garden! This will be a huge additio...

Actually, it is our new centrepiece sitting area, now defined by some very smart metal edging which will provide the retaining wall for the hardcore and grav...

Constipation is common in people with Parkinson’s. Peristalsis(muscle contraction) controlled by the intrinsic nervous system is responsible for moving stool...

Don’t treat me like Pinnochio a wooden doll who has no soul I have a heart and feelings too but often hidden away from view Don’t treat me like Pinnochio who...