April 2026

Our latest news

All set for World Parkinson's Day!

We’ll be at York Station all day on Saturday 11 April for this special day. Join us to raise awareness of Parkinson’s and enjoy live music. We have no fewer than four live acts booked to bring cheer and entertainment on the station concourse:

10:00am – Tim and Barbara Kent
12:00 noon – Dunnington Singers
2:00pm – Riccall Village Voices
3:00pm – Barberellas

Lots of volunteers have already booked their one hour slot to help out. Like to join us? Email info@yorkparkinsons.co.uk or call 07943 137616.

 

And it doesn’t stop there. The Parkinson’s Creatives are staging an exhibition of their arts and crafts work at Hartrigg Oaks in New Earswick from 9-11 April, with a coffee morning on the 11th. Plus – physio Maria Liversidge is also planning a display in reception at York Hospital on Monday 13 April. Call in at either and you’ll get a warm welcome.

Some of the volunteers at our last event in the
railway station in 2024



Ready steady –row!


York Branch is excited to be taking part in the Rotary Dragon Boat Race in York  on Sunday 12 July for the very first time.

We will have our own boat with a crew of 16 plus drummer! The crew for the Parky Paddlers boat is being assembled right now.

We are raising money for our branch. To donate, go to our page on the Dragon Boats event site. Or use the QR code here

And we'll have our usual stand on the north bank of the river, where we'll be raising awareness of Parkinson's with the community. So we need lots of volunteers for this fun event - please help at our stand if you can.

Shaping up for our
June outing

Our outing this year is to the beautiful and interesting Sledmere House. Set in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds, the house and gardens offer so much. There's the walled kitchen garden, Wolds Wagoners museum and monument, the stables, café and open space. We'll have a guided tour of the house.

We have a special fund in memory of our much loved former branch chair and outings organiser Sue Nunn. We're going to put that towards afternoon tea for all those on the trip.

So save the date: Wednesday 10 June. We'll have a coach picking people up from York and returning late afternoon.

Contact Sam for more details and costs.

Working age group offers a warm welcome

Sam Stubbings writes:


We are a group of people under 67 who are working age with Parkinson's and their families / partners. We meet monthly to share stories, advice, have fun and support each other. We welcome anyone who has Parkinson's or their partners / friends who would like to join us. 


We meet at The Windmill, Blossom Street, 6-8pm. The next few dates are:


Tuesday 20 January

Tuesday 17 February

Tuesday 17 March

Tuesday 21 April

Tuesday 19 May


See you there or please feel free to contact me if you would like to chat first. Warmest wishes Sam yorkpdypsg@gmail.com

Can you help our committee?

We need people to help run the branch. Could you take up a committee role, such as membership secretary? Or perhaps you could shadow one of our committee members and help out with their work. Or maybe you could simply volunteer for one-off projects.


Any time you can spare will be a big help to keep our branch doing all the activities we offer in support of our members. Email us at info@yorkparkinsons.co.uk if you'd like to have a chat about what you might be able to offer.