Our Charities

So why did we Choose Parkinson’s?
Parkinson’s is still and incurable and highly debilitating illness which affects more people that what the general public realise. Chris’ grandfather has unfortunately had to deal with this illness which is one of the main reasons for our choice. What also helped us to make our choice was the little awareness and support Parkinson’s U.K. achieves in comparison to other charities. We hope that by raising a significant amount of money through our efforts and donations that others not just in the U.K. but internationally can benefit from any research and medical advances our money will help to fund.

What is Parkinson's?
Every hour, someone in the UK is told they have Parkinson's. Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. One person in every 500 has Parkinson's. That's about 120,000 people in the UK. Most people who get Parkinson's are aged 50 or over but younger people can get it too. One in 20 is under the age of 40. People with Parkinson's don't have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it takes longer to do things. The loss of nerve cells in the brain causes the symptoms of Parkinson's to appear. There's currently no cure for Parkinson's and we don't yet know why people get the condition.

You can find out more information at www.parkinsons.org.uk or call 0808 8000 303