The Cardiff University Women’s Rugby Club completed a challenge of running 2k every hour for 24 hours to raise £2,022 for charity Parkinson’s UK. The group runners who live in Cardiff, attend Cardiff University and are currently taking their exams, took on the challenge on Sunday 16 May. Many of the players have been impacted by Parkinson’s in one way or another and were inspired to take on the challenge. Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world,…

People across Wales are being asked to sign up to their local Walk for Parkinson’s event and stride towards a Parkinson’s cure by funding groundbreaking research. This month, charity Parkinson’s UK has launched its annual Walk for Parkinson’s fundraiser. All the money raised from the walks will go towards the charity’s vital work to change the lives of everyone affected by the condition. Walks taking place in Wales include Snowdon, Gwynedd (09 May), Cardiff (16 May), Swansea, West Glamorgan (27…

  Millions of pounds are being wasted on reassessing people with Parkinson’s for a benefit even though they will not get better. Based on analysis by Parkinson’s UK, the charity has estimated that to reassess everyone with Parkinson’s who received Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for the replacement benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will cost the taxpayer a shocking £3 million. In addition, £1.3 million of this will be spent on reassessing people who were previously identified as having the highest…

  People in Wales are being asked to unite with thousands of others across the UK and step closer to a cure for Parkinson’s. Today, Thursday 11 January, is Parkinson’s UK’s launch of Walk for Parkinson’s 2018, and the charity is inviting people of all ages and abilities to sign up to a walk near them. Walks in Wales include Snowdon on Saturday 12 May, Swansea on Saturday 19 May, which is a brand new walk for 2018, Cardiff Bay…

Over the last bank holiday, three teams from Parkinson’s UK cycled to gardens open for charity in England and Wales to the celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the National Garden Scheme. The teams aimed to cycle 90 miles in recognition of the first garden opening in 1927, but with a team in Yorkshire biking 45 miles, another in Cheshire riding 30 miles, and a third in Wales pedalling 40 miles – they smashed their target with an impressive 115 mile…