Our work in a nutshell
Affected by Parkinson's - or just interested?
Live in this area?
You'll get a warm welcome at our meetings and events!
We welcome anyone affected by Parkinson's in Oxfordshire and the surrounding area. Our membership covers Oxford city and about 20 miles around.
Read on and find out about...
- how we can help local people with Parkinson's, their carers and supporters
- our activities and meetings, and how to join us
- other trustworthy sources of support and information
Our motto
No-one should face Parkinson's alone.
How can we help you?
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If you've just learnt you have Parkinson's, we can help and guide you to the information you need. |
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Our friendly confidential phone chat service, Parky Pals, offers a sympathetic listening ear. |
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Check out our resources directory, a comprehensive listing of support and help available to you |
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We may be able to help unpaid carers with financial support for respite care, allowing them some "me time". |
Enjoy our activities
Non-members are always welcome at our meetings.
We encourage you to join us and become a member. You'll then get the best out of what we offer. Members receive regular email updates about our programme and other items of interest, and can participate in all our activities and events.
We ask you for a subscription of £10 per person per year. This helps to cover our fixed costs such as hall hire for our monthly meetings.
Our regular monthly meetings take place in the evenings during the lighter months (April to October) and during the daytime for the rest of the year. Expect interesting talks on Parkinson's and many other topics, refreshments, news of our activities, and plenty of time for friendly chat. Our Programme Leaflet has full details of each meeting, and they are also listed in our calendar of events.
We promote several weekly exercise classes, all subsidised by our Branch so that taking part is as affordable as possible. Find out more on our exercise classes page.
Throughout the year we arrange a varied programme of activities such as a Branch Holiday, lunches, coffee meet-ups and many others. More details from Martin, our Visits Coordinator (visits@oxfordparkinsons.org.uk), or keep an eye on our events page.
Our Working Age Group (OxWAG) is for younger people with Parkinson’s and their carers to meet socially and share ideas. Contact Dean or Trina: wag@oxfordparkinsons.org.uk
Trustworthy resources for you
Our parent body Parkinson's UK is the national charity for people affected by Parkinson's. They offer a vast range of information, support services and products that can help people with Parkinson's and their carers.
Our information hub has links to many sources of information and support.