John and Geraldine will be hosting their now annual Birthday Bash / Party for Parkinson’s on Sunday 28th August at The Ropemakers, West Street, Bridport. With music and frivolity starting at around 3:30pm. There will be the cream of local talent laying in various bands including DJ Santa, Keston, Behind Closed Doors, Bug Tree Swamp, The Mutter Slater Band, The Boarding Crew, Garry Smith and headlining will be Bridport’s favourite party band, Shelby’s Elbows.
Party for Parkinson’s
All proceeds will be given to Parkinson’s UK, and there will also be a barbecue, face painting, raffle and Indian head massage. This event started two years ago when the Ropemakers celebrated its 25th year of being the Ropemakers. It has proven to be a really successful party raising over £2,000 on the day that John and Geraldine thought that it could only be sensible to make it an annual event!
John was diagnosed with emphysema four years ago, and two years ago was also diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Although he is determined that this will not affect the running of the pub although some things will inevitably change. He sees this as an opportunity to raise money to help in the research to find out more about the disease and towards eventually finding a cure. Parkinson’s affects around 127,000 people in the UK and on average every hour, someone is told that they have Parkinson’s. John and Geraldine take a commitment to raising money for this charity as well as others during the year.
If you are willing to support their efforts, please either pop into the pub and support the event on the day or just make a donation.
Paul Jackson-Clark, Director of Fundraising at Parkinson’s UK, said: “Taking part in a UK Challenge like a run or a cycle, is a fantastic and rewarding way to raise vital funds to support our work.
“As the UK’s Parkinson’s support and research charity we’re leading the work to find a cure, and we’re closer than ever. But our work is dependent on donations.
“We are incredibly grateful to John and Geraldine, for their support. I hope they will inspire others to take part in our events throughout the year.”
John and Geraldine are already well into both walking a million steps for Diabetes UK and if you want to donate to this sponsored event, please visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Ropemakers4, they will be very grateful.
