Parkinson’s UK’s Bath and District branch has made a donation of £10,000 to help fund vital research into Parkinson’s, thanks to donations, fundraising and funeral collections.
Presenting the cheque for £10,000 | Photo courtesy of Parkinson’s UK’s Bath and District branch
The contribution was also funded thanks to the group’s regular coffee mornings.
The branch welcomed John Pettigrew from Parkinson’s UK on Saturday 15th March, who spoke about the charity’s new Tech Guide.
The online resource aims to help people with Parkinson’s, and their families, friends and carers, discover and choose devices and apps that could help improve their quality of life.
John Pettigrew, the Senior Product Manager, said: “We’re incredibly thankful to the Bath and District branch for their donation to Parkinson’s research.
“Every donation makes a huge difference and ensures that we can continue to drive Parkinson’s research forward.
“As Europe’s largest charitable funder of Parkinson’s research, we’re currently investing over £18m into our research grants programme across 46 projects.
“We’re funding work from looking at understanding the causes of Parkinson’s all the way through to supporting research trials developing new treatments.
“Your donation helps us to lead the way to better treatments and together, we will find solutions to improve everyday for people with Parkinson’s.”
Hilary Singleton, Treasurer and Vice Chair of the branch, presented John with the cheque and thanked members and volunteers for their fundraising efforts.
Hilary said: “The group was very pleased to be able to put the hard work of members, volunteers and other fundraisers to such use and thanked everyone for their hard work which was very much appreciated.”
Claire Denby, Local Volunteer Officer at Parkinson’s UK, said: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to the Bath and District branch for their generous donation.
“Parkinson’s UK’s work would not be possible without our fantastic volunteers and supporters.”
The Bath and District branch holds regular meetings in Bath to provide information and support and runs monthly coffee mornings in Frome, Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Shepton Mallet.
The main meeting is held on the third Saturday of the month between 10.30am to 12pm at Weston Free Church (Moravian Hall), High Street, Bath BA1 4DB and often features guest speakers.
Parkinson’s is a complex brain condition that gets worse over time. It’s the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, affecting 153,000 people in the UK.
It has more than 40 symptoms, from tremor and pain to anxiety, and there is currently no cure.
