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Welcome to our blog! Each week a new episode is released we upload a new episode page, as well as a host of other exciting posts. Here you can find guest blog posts, extra information about the Charter, Gillian's "Poetry Corner" - where you can find all of Gillian's spectacular poetry, plus one or two from our special guests - and "Mark's Musings, to get Mark's personal thoughts on the matter in question.

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The Parky Charter Debate

This week, we spoke about our great Parky Charter success. We're not in the pub, but at Gillian's house, where the idea of the charter was first conceived!

Guest Writer

15 hours ago1 min read

A quote from CEO of Cure Parkinson's Helen Matthews which reads: "One of the most important things is attracting industry investment in to Parkinson's research."

The Funding Machine

This week, the Movers & Shakers were joined by friends from two major charities, Parkinson's UK and Cure Parkinson's, to discuss the essential topics of funding and research.

Guest Writer

Nov 191 min read

A person walking looking sad with a ghost looming behind him to indicate depression

What Causes Depression?

This week, we spoke about depression and how it impacts us Parkies.

Guest Writer

Nov 141 min read

Light

This week we talked about light and how it can be good for us, and bad.

Guest Writer

Nov 141 min read

Local Heroes ft. the Bexhill Superstars

Over the summer months, we at Movers & Shakers HQ ran a competition: the local group that acquired the most signatures towards the Parky Charter petition would get their own special episode. And here it is, with the superstars from the Bexhill and Battle area, who acquired a whopping 573 signatures! Three of them joined the Movers & Shakers in the pub, and we also spoke to the TikTok poet whose viral video spurred the campaign on. But most importantly, this episode contains i

Guest Writer

Oct 291 min read

Grounded by Turkish Airlines — for having Parkinson’s

On Saturday, Turkish Airlines decided I wasn’t fit to fly. Rest assured, I wasn’t drunk, violent or even late. No, my sin was having Parkinson’s. I was flying from Istanbul to Gatwick. Checked in, bag gone down the chute, but before I even got through security, I’d been chucked off the flight. My eldest son Jake and I went to the assisted-boarding counter — I’d already said when booking that I’d need help getting on the plane. In the last year, I’ve done it quite a few times

Mark Mardell

Oct 295 min read

Write to your MP

Help us ensure the Parky Charter has all the support it can in time for its upcoming Parliament debate

Guest Writer

Oct 221 min read

Falls

This week, Movers & Shakers spoke about falls with Neuro Heroes founder Laura Douglas and Associate Professor at the University of Exeter, Dr Will Young

Guest Writer

Oct 222 min read