Bradford on Avon Parkinson's cafe hosts sponsored walk for World Parkinson's Day
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Bradford on Avon Parkinson's cafe will host a sponsored walk on April 11 - World Parkinson’s Day - to show their support for people living with Parkinson's. Each year, the awareness day celebrates the global Parkinson’s community and shines a light on the condition.
Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, in the UK alone, over 153,000 people are living with the condition for which there is currently no cure. To mark World Parkinson’s Day this year, Parkinson’s UK is encouraging everyone to show their support and Make It Blue, from lighting up buildings to hosting blue bake sales to wearing blue for a day.
The Bradford on Avon Parkinson’s café will meet from 10:30am at Wiltshire Music Centre, followed by a fundraising walk across nearby playing fields. Registration for the walk opens at 11:30am, and the walk will start at 11:45am.
Walkers can choose to complete the route as many times as they wish, and sponsorship forms will be available on the day, if there are poor weather conditions on the day, an indoor route will be completed in the music centre. The Parkinson’s cafe meets on the second Thursday of each month at 10:30am and is an opportunity for people affected by Parkinson's to meet over a cuppa and have a chat in a friendly space.
Caroline Rassell, chief executive at Parkinson’s UK, said: “Every day people are impacted by the reality of Parkinson’s, but on April 11, we will celebrate our brilliant community when we come together and make it blue. We are delighted the Bradford on Avon Parkinson’s Cafe is showing support and inspiring others.
“However you mark World Parkinson’s Day, you’ll be part of an unstoppable movement, raising awareness of living with Parkinson's, helping us to fund more groundbreaking research and life-changing care, and being there for one another. There are so many ways to show your support and get involved, the Parkinson’s UK website has all the resources and ideas to make this World Parkinson’s Day the best yet, visit parkinsons.org.uk/make-it-blue to find out more.”
For more information on the walk or cafe please contact Jane Henderson, local volunteer officer, Parkinson’s UK on jhenderson@parkinsons.org.uk, or 0344 225 3694.
Location: Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire.
