September 2025

Our latest news

Come and try inclusive cycling

We showed special film at our monthly meeting in July. Produced by Jay Sillence and featuring his dad Mervyn, it was all about their recent adapted cycling adventure.


A follow up taster session for people to try out adapted bikes and trikes for themselves was so successful that we've arranged a couple more events. Jay and Mervyn will be joined by Paula Hall from the York-based Get Cycling project and Parkinson’s physio Maria Liversidge.


Thursday 18 September and Thursday 16 October  are the dates, 2pm to 3.30pm. York University Sports Village, East Campus is the place. Just come along or email us for more info. Hope to see you there!

Email us at info@yorkparkinsons.co.uk for more details.


Let's support Andrew's fantastic run!

Branch member Andrew Miller is taking on the huge challenge of the Great North Run on 7 September.


He and trainer Rebecca Gospodarczyk plan to complete the 13.1 miles using Nordic walking poles. Many of you will know Rebecca as she leads our branch Nordic walking outings.


Please support Andrew with sponsorship if you can. Everything he raises will go toward providing specialist Parkinson's nurses. Go to his fundraising page here.


PLUS -

York committee member Mike Sullivan is doing the Walk for Parkinson's challenge at Temple Newsam, Leeds, on Sunday 21 September. His fundraising page is here.

Time to book for Christmas lunch

Our Christmas lunch this year is on Wednesday 10 December. We're moving this time to the Novotel Hotel in York. The event will be every bit as good as the excellent time had by all last year.


We'll have booking details and a menu for you shortly so keep checking here.

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.