Parkinson’s awareness week surrounds World Parkinson’s day annually on 11 April. Parkinson’s UK are making plans on how to increase understanding of Parkinson’s as a serious condition. Follow our social media feeds for updates via Facebook and Twitter (@slypn).
@Parkinsons52 – follow our updates this week
The Young Parkinsons Network has been looking for 52 people from the global #parkinsons community to take part in @Parkinsons52. They wanted to recruit people living with Parkinson’s - and/or their partner - to tweet for one week on their dedicated page and share...
SLYPN September 2016 update
In September, we raised £3472, through our Crystal Party and James Cowderoy’s Wing Walk Firstly...the Crystal Party Oh what a night! Thank you for those who attended - I hope you had as much fun as we did!! We also have to say thank you to Star & Garter, our...
Popping for Parkinson’s – Simone’s Summer Tour
Our fabulous Popping for Parkinson's instructor Simone Sistarelli went on Tour over the summer and visited various young Parkinson’s groups and introduced Popping for Parkinson’s to them. He said: It was great fun going to the different groups around the country! Next...
Robert Francis Muller – his latest film
Some of our members will be familiar with Robert Francis Muller, who produced our stunning fundraising film two years ago, called Tick Tock. Here is, in Robert’s own words, a description of his most recent film, which SLYPN helped to fund. This is the teaser trailer...
Introducing our new blogger – Brian Lowe
Hi, I'm Brian Lowe. I was diagnosed in 2011 with symptoms of Parkinson’s. I moved to London last year and joined SLYPN where I found others like me who are passionate about investigating, leveraging and sharing good nutrition, exercise and movement and various other...
Introducing our new website
We are delighted that our new website is now live! The aim of the site is, of course, to provide full details about what we do at SLYPN. Additionally, we want this portal to provide help and advice to those who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's, as well as their...
Tick Tock – SLYPN’s awareness video
In October 2014, SLYPN launched the below video - Tick Tock - to raise awareness that every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson’s. Because we are here, no one has to face Parkinson’s alone. "Parkinson’s disease is a complex condition and the collective...
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