May 2026

Our latest news

And they're off!

Our Parky Paddlers team has passed the £500 sponsorship mark already! Many thanks to our generous contributors. Can you help us reach our £2000 target?
Add your contribution here.

The Paddlers will be taking part in the fabulous Rotary Dragon Boat Race on Sunday 12 July.

The 16-strong team of rowers plus drummer will be skimming down the Ouse along with more than 30 other boats in hot competition.

Ably led by branch committee member Geoff Roberts (pictured below right), the Paddlers aim to make a big splash raising awareness of Parkinson's.
Boat captain will be Prof Sean Sweeney from the University of York (pictured above right), who researches Parkinson's and is a big supporter of our branch.

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.


Please help us raise money for our branch by sponsoring the Paddlers. 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.

Fantastic turnout for World Parkinson's Day!

Our team at York Station all day on Saturday 11 April did us proud on this special day. Around 60 volunteers and musicians turned out to raise awareness of Parkinson’s and enjoy live music. Huge thanks to all and especially the musicias who brought cheer and entertainment on the station concourse:

Tim and Barbara Kent
Dunnington Singers
Riccall Village Voices
Barberellas.


We reached lots of new people and raised a bumper £1175 too.

 Huge thanks to LNER and station delivery manager Emma Reed who made it all possible.

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.