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The articles in this section are written and supplied by members of Crawley and East Grinstead Branch Parkinson’s UK and cover a range of relevant topics from research and medication to local events and tips for everyday life.
We love to hear the first-hand views and experiences of our members, who are invited to join the discussion by adding their thoughts to the public ‘Comments’ sections below each article.
Please note that, although all submissions are moderated by the committee for appropriateness and to adhere to our legal responsibilities, the views and opinions expressed in each article are solely representative of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of ‘Crawley and East Grinstead Branch Parkinson’s UK’ or ‘Parkinson’s UK’.
The committee reserves the right to edit or remove content that is misleading, inflammatory or deemed to cause offence to our community.
Homecare Workers to be tested weekly for COVID-19
Care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered a weekly coronavirus test from Monday 23 November...
Sylvia Cooper – Retirement presentation
Having reached the age of 91, Sylvia thought it was time to put her feet up a little so retired from active...
Carol Booker – Retirement presentation
Carol has had Parkinson's for 27 years and attended her first branch meeting in the coffee shop at the K2 Centre,...
Going places
Next time your travel plans take you through Gatwick airport, you might find it useful to collect a lanyard that will...
Federal ban for paraquat in US?
An email from the Michael J Fox Foundation tells us that the US Congress is about to discuss legislation to ban the...
Blue card guidelines updated
Government guidelines for access to blue cards were updated on August 30 – the details can be found here. Since...