Walking Football
- Guest Writer
- Jun 29
- 1 min read
The Movers & Shakers are back in the pub to talk walking football. We're big fans of activities that help slow down the progression of Parkinson's Disease, particularly walking football; it may even rival ping pong (but not according to Gillian!). We didn't have a kick about in situ but we had some experts in to tell us all about it - and Rory went to his local club to give us a taste of the real thing. With us are the facilitators of the Parkinson’s Pioneers Women’s Walking Football Community, Annie Booth and Gemma Darvill, as well as member of the Whittington Health NHS Trust-Arsenal walking football programme, Jeremy Munday. If our guests don't inspire you to get moving, we don't know what will!
Each week, Rory Cellan-Jones guides us between the laughs and moans in the pub. To read Rory's summary of this week's episode, click here.
Guest Biographies
Annie Booth
Annie Booth is the founder of the Parkinson's Pioneers Women's Walking Football Community.
Gemma Darvill
Gemma Darvill is the manager and coach of the Parkinson's Pioneers Women's Walking Football Community. She is also on the Women's first team at Dunstable Town Football Club.
Jeremy Munday
A member of a mixed walking football club hosted at the Emirates Stadium. The programme is run by the Whittington Health NHS Trust and Arsenal in the Community for people with Parkinson's.