Every hour, someone in the UK is told
they have Parkinson’s.
It affects over 11,000 people in Scotland
- which is more than one in 500 of the
population.
local support groups, our dedicated, free and
confidential helpline, our UK-wide team of
information and support workers, our website,
and our publications. Because we are here,
no one needs to face Parkinson’s alone.
Our 2015 Scotland Events Calendar will
play a hugely important part in raising muchMost people who get Parkinson’s are over needed funds for Parkinson’s UK. Join us –
50 years of age, but 1 in 20 people are
and make a difference – either by taking part
under 40 when they are diagnosed.
in one of our events, by organising a standalone event such as a Quiz night, party for
Parkinson’s is a degenerative neurological
Parkinson’s or by volunteering at one of our
condition, for which there currently is no
events throughout the year.
cure. The main symptoms of the condition
are tremor, slowness of movement and
Event highlights for 2015 include:
rigidity, but it is a complex condition that
6th June: Abseil off the iconic Falkirk
affects different people in different ways.
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Parkinson’s UK is the UK’s leading charity
www.parkinsons.org.uk/scotlandabseil
supporting those with the condition. Its
9th August 2015: Pedal for Parkinson’s,
mission is to find a cure and improve life for
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everyone affected by Parkinson’s through
cutting edge research, information, support
11th – 13th September: Trek Ben Nevis
and campaigning.
www.parkinsons.org.uk/bennevis
So far we’ve invested more than £65million
We are keen to attract individual participants
in groundbreaking Parkinson’s research.
or teams for these events and have some
Every research project we fund, which
great top fundraiser prizes:
currently totals over 90, works towards
improving life for people living with
Abseil: a Firefighter for the Day Experience,
Parkinson’s and a cure. We’ve already made donated by the Scottish Fire & Rescue
enormous strides in our understanding of the Service
condition and developed better treatments
Ben Nevis : A brand new iPad Air!
and therapies. But despite recent progress
Plus, we also have teams of runners in most
we’re still searching for a cure.
of Scotland’s running events.
Current research projects include the
Parkinson’s UK Brain Bank which is the UK’s
Full details can be found at:
largest brain bank dedicated to Parkinson’s.
www.parkinsons.org.uk/
We collect tissue from people with and
scotlandevents
without the condition and provide it to
researchers in the UK and around the world
For details and further information on
who are working towards a cure.
fundraising or volunteering at our events,
please contact: scotlandfundraising@
Parkinson’s UK receives no government
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funding, so relies upon donations and
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sponsorship to keep our services and
research projects running.
For those recently diagnosed with
Parkinson’s, there is vital support available
from Parkinson’s UK via our network of
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For advice, information and support, visit
www.parkinsons.org.uk
or call our free, confidential helpline on
0808 800 0303
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