Bigger and Better - fighting back against Parkinson's

30/04/2026

We have a few spaces available in our Parkinson's Functional Fitness Class at Siblin Personal Training with WhitelawWellbeing 🏋
A fun and motivating class, it'll get your heart pumping and those muscles working, all with the aim of helping you to better manage your symptoms and maximise your well-being.
The class is currently subsidised by a grant from Parkinson's UK
Please get in touch to book your place or to find out more:
Emma 07715884255 [email protected]
Parkinson's UK Midlands

27/04/2026

What a day! 💥
Thank you to everyone who came along to our Exercise-a-thon yesterday. It was such a fun-filled event with incredible session leaders and a brilliant range of activities including walking football, walking netball, kickboxing, t’ai chi, yoga, dance and functional strength. It was amazing to see so many people trying new things and supporting each other throughout. We couldn’t believe the energy of some of our members, who lasted the whole day!
A big, big thank you to our fantastic coach Lisa for helping organise the day, and to all our session leaders who generously gave their time. We’re also so grateful to all the volunteers who helped everything run smoothly.
And thank you to everyone for your fundraising efforts—we’re so close to reaching our target! If you’d still like to donate, please check the link here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/biggerandbetter 💙🏋🏻‍♀️🥊
Paragon Health & Fitness
Off-Balance Dance
Enrich yoga
England Netball

20/04/2026

*NEW CLASS COMING 6th MAY*
We have a brand new class coming to Chase Meadow Community Centre in Warwick - Adaptive Functional Fitness with Paragon Health & Fitness. Less intense and less dynamic than our usual classes, it is suitable for those who may be less mobile or are at a higher risk of falls. Also suitable for those recovering from illness or injury or coming back to exercise after a break. Participants will still be challenged! But seated and supported standing options will be provided as required. Supported by the Leamington and Warwick Branch of Parkinson's UK, with thanks 🙏💙
Pre-booking is essential. Please get in touch to find out more [email protected] 07715884255 www.biggerandbetterforparkinsons.co.uk

12/04/2026

We have a great line up for our Parkinson’s Exercise a Thon fundraiser this April 26th at Chase Meadow Community Centre!
We have sessions from Paragon Health, Enrich yoga, Off-Balance Dance and Dev Barrett's Karate and Kickboxing (ECKA Coventry), as well as walking football and walking netball 💙🧘🏻‍♀️🥊🥋⚽️🕺
Let u know if you fancy joining us - registrations close soon!
Or if you would like to support is, you can do here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/biggerandbetter
All funds raised go towards supporting our local Parkinson’s community 💙
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/biggerandbetter

04/04/2026

⚽️Neuro Walking Football ⚽️
Starts Tuesday 7 th April 11-12 ( men & women, no experience necessary), first 10 weeks are free.
Spectators welcome.
Racing Club FC next to Warwick Racecourse
Contact Mike Southam 07546 252769

01/04/2026

April is here and we are starting our 'daily dose' challenge! Exercise is essential for people with Parkinson's - it helps to better manage symptoms, keeps people connected and evidence shows it may help to slow down progression. Movement is medicine, and a daily dose can do wonders!
To finish off the month, we have our Parkinson's Exercise-a-thon - a full day of exercise, fun and community. It'll be tough, but together we will spur each other on and help raise funds for our fantastic groups and our local Parkinson's UK branches.
If you'd like to donate or sponsor someone taking part, you can do so here 🙏🏋💙

Iʼm raising money to Support our Bigger & Better Parkinson's Community and our local Parkinson's UK branches. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

31/03/2026

Last chance for early bird tickets to this great event 💙

24/03/2026

'Active April' is almost here! For World Parkinson's Awareness Month we are doing our own daily dose challenge but we'll also be contributing our group's activities to the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network Exercise Hub's Active April challenge. Here's how it works, join us if you can 😀

We want to help you increase your daily physical activity and celebrate what you are already doing!

Together we are aiming to log 166,000 minutes of exercise through April! That’s one minute for every person diagnosed with Parkinson’s across the UK.

You can sign up as an individual or as a group and you decide what types of physical activity or exercise you want to record. As well as tracking how much you have contributed towards the UK total, it will be possible to compare between groups, and between geographical regions. So, get as competitive as you like and start logging!

Instructions:

Click here to sign up https://activeapril.uk/

Then, choose whether you are signing up as a group or an individual:

- Sign up as a group — click Sign up, choose "Group", pick a name and region. Share the join link with your team so they can join, or allocate one person to log your collective weekly minutes

- Sign up as an individual — click Sign up, choose "Individual", pick your region and a username.

- Save your login code — you'll get a personal code after signing up. Keep it safe, it's how you log back in if using a different device.

- Log exercise — once logged in, enter what you did and how many minutes. Every minute counts toward the national goal.

-View Stats — If you click Stats at the top of the page you will be able to view data comparing regions, groups and individuals

Any problems please contact [email protected] 🏋💙

Active April UK — a national challenge to log 166,000 minutes of exercise, one for every person diagnosed with Parkinson's in the UK.

17/03/2026

🚑 Calling all First Aiders!
We’re looking for a volunteer first aider or 2 to support our Parkinson’s Exercise-a-Thon on 26th April in Warwick— just a couple of hours would be amazing (or the full day if you’re feeling extra generous!).
Payment?
☕ Unlimited tea
🍪 Biscuits
🍰 Cakes (lots of them…)
Plus the chance to be part of a brilliant, feel-good community event!
Drop us a message if you can help or know someone who can 💙
Emma 07715884255, [email protected]

07/03/2026

💙 Less than one month to go! 💙
Our Daily Dose Exercise Challenge is nearly here — and registrations are now officially open for our Parkinson’s Exercise-a-Thon on 26th April at Chase Meadow Community Centre!
We’re encouraging our members, family and friends to move a little every day throughout World Parkinson's Month this April, and then come together for a full day of Parkinson’s-friendly exercise sessions.
The main aims?
✨ Raise awareness
✨ Have fun
✨ Try something new
Fundraising is a bonus — but every donation really does help support our Parkinson’s community.
70% of the money raised will support our Bigger & Better activities with the remaining 30% going to our local Parkinson's UK branches, who have been a great support for us over the years.
👉 Find out more or support us here:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/biggerandbetter
We're very grateful for any shares and all support
And a big thank you to Heidi Health https://www.heidihealth.com for sponsoring our main event 💙