Young(er) Parkies

The Young(er) Parkies is intended to provide an alternative to the Coffee Mornings we already run, aiming at people with young onset Parkinson's and those more recently diagnosed.

In practice, that means anyone who's able to manage getting to a pub and chatting for a few hours. Partners are welcome. As a group, we have a mix of retired and working people, roughly half men and half women. If you aren’t sure whether the group is suitable for you, please call Colin Hitchin on 07799 862 871 or email [email protected].

Sam Wellers has been a good venue. There's space on a Thursday evening and the acoustics allow people to be heard. Until evenings are a little warmer this will be the normal venue. It's buy your own drinks at the bar.

The intention is to organise a number of active events to supplement the meetings. For example, trying out a few of the “walking sports” or a ramble.

The number of people attending varies, it can be up to 10 people.