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Annual general Meeting It was very heartening to have a good turnout of our members at our AGM held in March. It is encouraging to see your interest in the Board of MS and Parkinson’s Canterbury, who represent you as members of the Society. Feel free to make contact with any of us Board members…

By Kirstie Koller Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) Community Speech Language Therapists offer a variety of services for people with communication difficulties resulting from their Parkinson’s. These include the Parkinson’s Communication Treatment Group, LSVT LOUD, and the Parkinson’s Society Communication Maintenance Group.   PARKINSON’S COMMUNICATION TREATMENT GROUP This programme of once-weekly morning sessions runs for…

Greetings everyone. It is a real pleasure to be writing my first introductory piece for our newsletter as the new manager with MS-PD Society. Firstly, I want to honour Jenny Boyer’s contribution to our communities;  Jenny’s legacy is significant and will long be remembered as having shaped the Society during years of growth, change and…

The Society will be selling the very popular Entertainment Book again for 2015 for the 10th year. The Entertainment Book provides you with great savings to the most popular restaurants, attractions, shopping, travel and more, while providing the Society with much needed funds as the Society receives $13.00 for every book sold. We’re holding the…

Community Law Canterbury launched a Disability Legal Advice Clinic earlier this year to provide quality free legal help to people in Canterbury who face barriers to accessing justice. The clinic is held at Aspire Canterbury (314 Worcester Street, Linwood) on the first and last Friday of the month from 9.30am to 3pm. Through the Clinic,…

A review published in the journal Neurology in 2011 suggested that people with Parkinson’s may be more likely to be diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma but appeared to be at lower risk for most other types of cancer. The research team at the National Institutes of Health in the US analysed the data from…

    The Footloose Fun Walk, Run & Wheel event was back this year during Parkinson’s Awareness Week, promoting the role of regular exercise in maintaining good health. This event was better than ever, with over 150 people participating on a balmy but very gusty Sunday. North Hagley Park was filled with Society members and…

One of our fabulous members has generously donated a homemade Christmas Cake for us to raffle. We have raffle ticket sheets (10 tickets per sheet) that we would like to ask our members to help us sell. Each entry costs $2 and all proceeds go to the Society. If you would like to sell these…

We have recently become aware that we should have a symbol or sign to help new members identify where Society meetings are taking place when we are out and about. Enter our new mascot, Percy the Pukeko. Percy has our Society colours of red and blue and will be on display at gatherings like Men’s…

By Jill McChesney Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes but all too often they end up unused as they’re not fit for purpose. Here is a small selection of affordable and useful products that make excellent gifts at any time of the year, any of which definitely would be a welcome inclusion in…