We have monthly Branch Get-Togethers on the second Wednesday of the month, from September until May/June. These aim to be social meetings, where you can come along, knowing there are other people around for a chat, to share experience, perhaps learn something new, or find out details of what is going on in the Branch. Some months we may have guests, to share information or knowledge, but there is always time for socialising.
We sent a leaflet to all Branch Members in August, which gives our annual calendar of events, and outlines the speakers/guests and the Get-Togethers.
Should you require a copy, please contact: secretary@edinburghparkinsons.org
We don’t have a Branch Get-Together in December. We have our Christmas Lunch instead (bookings closed at Midnight on 26th November). Our next Get-Together will take place on Wednesday 10th January 2024. For this meeting we have the Scottish Fire Service: who will give a talk on Safety in the Home.
We start at 2pm, where tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided. The meeting lasts around 90 minutes.
Venue is St Andrew’s & St George’s West,13 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2PA. This is very central to bus and train station, and blue badge holders can park in George Street.
Summaries of past Branch Get-togethers and other events
World Parkinson’s Congress 2023
The Branch Get-Together on Wednesday 11th October 2023 focussed on the World Parkinson’s Congress (WPC) which took place in Barcelona in July. Professor Tilo Kunath gave insight into some key…
Dr Yoon Irons (Nov 2021): Singing
We had a Branch Blether with Dr Yoon Irons, on Wednesday 17th November at 11am. Yoon is a research fellow in arts and health at University of Derby. She is…
Branch Blether 3rd Feb 2021: Genevieve Geffriaud
We welcomed Genevieve Geffriaud to our online Blether, on Wednesday 3rd February. Genevieve, who has Parkinson’s, lives in France and met Alison Williams online on a recent international dance project.…
Book Blether: Book Suggestions
We had a super inaugural meeting, with many great suggestions for books to read. A real mixture of themes, so something for everyone. Below is a synopsis of the suggestions. …
Branch Blether Synopsis
Our first online Branch Blether took place on Wednesday 9th September 2020. While the numbers were not as high as we had hoped, it was a great success and those…
When the Going Gets Tough 2018 Presentation
It was recently brought to our attention that we had omitted to archive the presentation by Dr Richard J Davenport DM FRCP Edin, Consultant Neurologist, Western General Hospital, which he…