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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.


Join the Parky Petition Challenge!
We’re launching a national competition between Parkinson’s groups to push our petition to 100,000 signatures. And the prize? Us! The...
Mark Mardell
Jun 71 min read


Guest Writer
May 210 min read


Movers & Shakers come to Brighton!
Come and join us on Brighton and Hove seafront...we will be gathering signatures for the Parky Charter to help us reach the 100,000...
Guest Writer
May 201 min read


Sport Parkinson's Try-Athlon 2025
Come and join us for what promises to be one of the biggest events in the Parkinson's calendar. Rory, Mark and Nicholas are headed to The...
Guest Writer
May 191 min read


BREAKING NEWS!
Breaking news – and another big ask! Scottish Labour MP Graeme Downie has secured a Backbench Business Debate entitled ‘Parkinson’s...
Mark Mardell
Apr 171 min read


UPDATE! The Big Sing!
We are excited for the BIG Sing which will take place on 11th April 2025. Thank you to those of you who have signed up! Click below to...
Guest Writer
Mar 32 min read


Sir Nicholas Mostyn - An update on the Assisted Dying Bill
Statement by Sir Nicholas Mostyn in response to the proposed amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to allow those...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Feb 103 min read


Overcoming the odds: Heli Skiing with Parkinson's
Luis Diaz writes... Eight years ago, I started training with Sir Nicholas Mostyn. His initial goal was to get in shape for his next...
Guest Writer
Jan 311 min read


The Judge's children are running the London Marathon!
Daisy and Gregory are running the London Marathon 2025 for Cure Parkinson’s! As you may know, our dad Nicholas was diagnosed with...
Guest Writer
Jan 302 min read


Movers and Shakers LIVE!
MOVERS AND SHAKERS LIVE is the event you don't want to miss if you are a fan of the award winning podcast about living with Parkinson's....
Guest Writer
Dec 5, 20241 min read


Sir Nicholas Mostyn writes:
I have said on many occasions that the death of a person with Parkinson’s is likely to be prolonged, painful and unpleasant. I said this...
Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Nov 16, 20244 min read


Gillian wins Gold for England!
Some of you may have heard about Gillian's surprise love of Ping Pong. Her exceptional ability saw her reach the finals of the women's ...
Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20241 min read


Parky Apps by Parky People
One common symptom of Parkinson’s is said to be apathy but sometimes when you meet fellow members of the “Parky” community that is...
Rory Cellan-Jones
Nov 14, 20242 min read


A note from Professor Jenner
The ‘Movers and Shakers’ Experience Prof Peter Jenner Despite having been in the Parkinson's disease business for many years, I’d never...
Guest Writer
Nov 14, 20245 min read


Paul's show is going to Hull!
Mover and Shaker Paul Mayhew-Archer used to co-write 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Nowadays, as well as Moving and Shaking, he performs a...
Guest Writer
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Cure Parkinson's Raffle prize 2024!
WIN A portrait of Sophie From Romania In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross,...
Guest Writer
Sep 25, 20241 min read


Raising money for Parkinson's
Here at the Movers & Shakers we like to support our family and friends as well as the wider Parkinson's community. With that in mind we...
Guest Writer
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Songs That Move
In collaboration with... Project aim To create 10 filmed song performances with accompanying movements, for a groundbreaking pilot...
Guest Writer
Sep 21, 20242 min read


The Song We All Sang
By Gillian Lacey-Solymar Part 1 - The Charter It all began with the emails. First they trickled in; then came a steady stream and then a...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Sep 7, 202413 min read


We Will Survive - The Lyrics
At first when diagnosed we were petrified. My arm just wouldn't swing, it hung limp by my side. I went to see a doctor, he said it's...
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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