THE NEXT MEETING
Apr 6th Steve Price and his banjo band
Plus 'Craft Fair'. Bring your creations!!
To join the meetings using ‘Zoom’ technology, click this link when ready.
https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/97874554020
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For the Guest Speaker, join us at 10:30.
FOLLOWING MEETINGS IN 2024
May 4th Percussion for Parkinson’s & funding through the Arts council – Eirwen Malin
Jun 1st Innovations at Renishaw’s re DBS & GDNF - Max
Jul 6th The Parole system-warts and all - Sian Flynn
Aug 3rd Children of the 90s project - Jean Golding (tbc)
Sep 7th (tbc)
Oct 5th Good nutrition - Nadia Lanman
PREVIOUS MEETINGS 2024
March AGM & Sphere House - Kenton O'Hara
February Policing in St George in the good old days - Paul Wheatcroft
January Branch Lines feedback and improvised storytelling - Dawn May.
2023
December STROLLL - FOR INFO. CLICK HERE
November Silvertime legacy talk on “Navigating the Care Conundrum“
Then Ben Bowskill from SUSTRANS
October Kierann Shah from the Bristol Improv theatre
September Dr Daniel Whitcomb Ultra -Sound Therapy for PD. CLICK HERE
Plus Sarah Bartlett VAST VOICE PROGRAMME CLICK HERE
August Tom Clermont Bristol Beer Factory
Louise Griffiths Falls Part 2
July Julie Sharma Delivering NHS care in the community
Kate Kutchera Nordic Walking
June Two speakers on fall prevention and falling safely, plus Paul Mayhew-Archer giving a preview of his performance of Incurable Optimist via Zoom.
April Toby Lumbe on PPGs And Gaz Grey Boxing coach
March Anna Castiaux AGM
February Luke Lyons of Avon Fire Service
January 7th Mike Dilger "One Thousand Shades of Green"
December 3rd Will Young Freezing of Gait 2022
Plus Celia Phipps Social Prescribing
November 5th Matthew Smith Research into bladder problems.
Plus Dancing with Rachael James.
October 1st Sarah Bartlett Tai Chi Demo.
September 3rd Michelle Elliot Neurotechnology company Strolll
August 6th BRISTOL Age UK plus Kevin Carter (face2face Parkinson's)8
Sat. 2nd July Toby Pinn Talk about
The Lot of the Auctioneer
Toby is a RICS Chartered Arts & Antiques Surveyor and third generation of his family to pursue a career in the fine & decorative arts.
Sat. 4th June The Art of the Magician
The Art of the Magician is a visual talk presentation that explores various aspects of the magician’s art in an entertaining way.
A screening of the short film “What A Load Of Balls” with a Question and answer session with the writer and actor Sue Wylie.
Sat. 7th May Paul Barnett will talk on the battle of Rorkes Drift
"In Defense of the Drift".
A Gloster boy abroad. Ahead of the 150th anniversary of the battle, the talk transports the audience from the sun baked plains of Victorian South African to the serene pastures of rural Churcham. All the while setting the scene of the now long forgotten tale of Forest of Dean boy Alfred Henry Hook, V.C. winner, whose epic exploits whilst at Rorkes Drift – January 22nd -23rd 1879, ultimately led to his starring, yet much maligned, role in the famous blockbuster film ‘Zulu’.
APRIL 2ND
Steve Loader talks about his work at the Mission to Seafarers' at Avonmouth Docks.
MARCH 5TH AGM Meeting
Guest speaker, Emma Cooper, PUK England Country Director, speaking about the successes and challenges in 2021 and 2022.
FEBRUARY 5TH 10:00 doors open for 10:40 start.
Peter Cullimore and his wife Sue talk of their experience of researching and writing two local history books while dealing with Parkinson’s, in the time of Covid
DECEMBER 4TH 10:00 for 10:40 start. THE BRISTOL VETERANS' BRASS BAND playing festive music.
NOVEMBER 6TH 10:00 for 10:45. 'Three Channel' Steve Price talked about his open water swimming, crossing the English Channel, the Bristol Channel, and the North Channel.