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Welcome to our blog! Each week a new episode is released we upload a new episode page, as well as a host of other exciting posts. Here you can find guest blog posts, extra information about the Charter, Gillian's "Poetry Corner" - where you can find all of Gillian's spectacular poetry, plus one or two from our special guests - and "Mark's Musings, to get Mark's personal thoughts on the matter in question.
Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Nov 2, 20242 min read
Bas Bloem
In the world of Parkinson's, Bas Bloem is something of a rockstar. The Dutch neurological giant (in more ways than one) joins the Movers...
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Paul Mayhew-Archer
Oct 30, 20242 min read
Help!
When Paul titled his episode " Help! (me please, I beg you, because I've been a bloody pillock) " we knew he'd bring his typical humour...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Assisted Dying
Assisted dying is currently on the agenda in the UK, as a private member's bill enters Parliament. But with legislation comes a moral...
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Mark Mardell
Oct 12, 20248 min read
The NHS Health Check
Keir Starmer's new Labour government have been in power now for 100 days. After big promises to raise pay, slash the backlog and reduce...
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Guest Writer
Oct 9, 20241 min read
Paul's show is going to Hull!
Mover and Shaker Paul Mayhew-Archer used to co-write 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Nowadays, as well as Moving and Shaking, he performs a...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Oct 5, 20246 min read
Who's To Blame?
Were it not for the eventual verdict of the Court of Appeal, Holmes v Poeton may well have been a landmark case for Parkies. Or so claims...
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Rory Cellan-Jones
Sep 28, 20248 min read
Targeted Ultrasound
Targeted ultrasound might sound like something a Bond villain would use to incinerate a Swiss canton, but, in reality, it could be the...
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Guest Writer
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Cure Parkinson's Raffle prize 2024!
WIN A portrait of Sophie From Romania In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross,...
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Guest Writer
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Raising money for Parkinson's
Here at the Movers & Shakers we like to support our family and friends as well as the wider Parkinson's community. With that in mind we...
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Guest Writer
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Songs That Move
In collaboration with... Project aim To create 10 filmed song performances with accompanying movements, for a groundbreaking pilot...
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Mark Mardell
Sep 21, 20247 min read
Music
If music be the food of love (or, given we're in the pub, "the love of food"), play on. On this week's Movers and Shakers, the gang have...
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Sir Nicholas Mostyn
Sep 14, 20244 min read
Enzyme Blockers
Every hero needs a sidekick: Batman and Robin, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, Ronald McDonald and Grimace. And, in Parkinson's world, if...
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Mark Mardell
Sep 6, 20245 min read
We Will Survive!
Pour yourself a drink and pull up a chair: the Movers and Shakers are back in the pub! To open our fourth (yes, fourth – we can hardly...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Sep 6, 202413 min read
The Song We All Sang
By Gillian Lacey-Solymar Part 1 - The Charter It all began with the emails. First they trickled in; then came a steady stream and then a...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Sep 6, 20242 min read
We Will Survive - The Lyrics
At first when diagnosed we were petrified. My arm just wouldn't swing, it hung limp by my side. I went to see a doctor, he said it's...
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Guest Writer
Jul 23, 202412 min read
Matt Eagles - In his own words
The Early days I do consider myself to be very lucky though, I cannot remember NOT having Parkinson’s so everything I have managed to...
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Guest Writer
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Parky Profiles: Matt Eagles
Our Parky Profile this week is a man who's been riding the Parkinson's wave far longer than any of the Movers and Shakers. Matt Eagles...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Jul 15, 20244 min read
A Parkie Weekend...
By Gillian Lacey-Solymar For the country this may have been a weekend of sport - and Spanish sport in particular. For me though, it has...
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar
Jul 15, 20243 min read
Poetry Corner
How I Cope Good evening everybody Good evening everyone This evening has some serious aims But also should be fun. If somebody had told...
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Guest Writer
Jul 14, 20241 min read
Parky Profiles: Emma Lawton
Our guest in the latest of our Parky Profile series is Emma Lawton. Emma wears a lot of hats (and not to cover her pink hair!): graphic...
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