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Helen Moore

Walk for Parkinson's: Sunderland 2026

Help me reach my goal of £800

Why we are fundraising for Parkinson's UK

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page for Parkinson's UK.  We are doing two challenges to raise funds for this great charity.  

Between May and September, we are both taking part in a swimathon.  Each week, we will be counting up the lengths to swim at least 10,000m each (400 lengths), which is approximately 6 miles.  In September, we will also be taking part in a sponsored walk.  

We are swimming and walking for Dad, who is living with Parkinson's and in memory of Grandad and Uncle Chris, who also had the disease.

We are raising money to fund specialist Parkinson's nurses.   

Parkinson's nurses support people coming to terms with their Parkinson's diagnosis, help them to manage their medication and side effects, as well as make referrals to other medical professionals such as physiotherapists.

Thank you so much for your support.  Your gift will make a huge difference!

Love Helen and Mike xx


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Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk!

Sunday 13th Sep
Hello there dear sponsor!

We did it!  We completed our walk in Sunderland on Sunday 6th September.  

Mike and I walked alongside other people and families affected by Parkinson's, who, like us, are passionate about raising funds for Parkinson's Nurses.

A big thank you to the event organisers and volunteer marshals, who did such a great job keeping us all safe and encouraged us every step of the way. 

We were interviewed on the finish line and we were able to tell others about our swimathon.  We were delighted to find out that we are one of the top fundraisers and that's all down to YOU!  THANK YOU all so much for your kindness and generosity.  Your gift will make a huge difference.

Love Helen and Mike xx
  
Check out the gallery below for pictures from the day.

Feeling FIN-tastic!

Saturday 5th Sep
Hello there lovely sponsor!
I only have goggle eyes for you!
We went, we swam, we conquered!

Mike and I have now completed our swimming challenge. We both swam 400 lengths each which is 10,000m or 10km or just over 6 miles!  Either way, that's a lot of swimming!

I rewarded Mike with a little trophy and he rewarded me with...drum roll...a cheese scone.
Which I ate.
Immediately.

The next part of our challenge is to take part in a walk at Herrington Park in Sunderland.  We will be walking alongside other people and families affected by Parkinson's disease.  

Thank you again for your sponsorship.  Your gift will make a huge difference.

H & M xx

 



Water you waiting for?

Sunday 30th Aug
Well done to Mike who swam another 34 lengths last week.  Just another 28 lengths to go.

Something to sMILE about!

Sunday 30th Aug
Hello dear sponsor!
Last week, for the first time in my life EVER, I swam 64 lengths in one go which is 1 mile!  And yes, I am VERY proud of myself.  Quite a MILEstone! (Only 44 lengths to go.)
Hxx

Hats off to Parkinson's UK!

Sunday 30th Aug
Thank you to Sam, NE Community Fundraiser, for sending us some very smart swimming caps.  I'm pretty sure that wearing it has made me swim faster! :-)

It's all going swimmingly!

Friday 21st Aug
Well hello there dear sponsor!  Yes you, you wonderfully generous individual you!

We have been adding some more swimmathon lengths to our total of 400 lengths each (10,000 Metres).

Last week, I swam another 20 lengths and today I have managed another 50 lengths in one go!  I still have 108 lengths to go before I reach my target.

Mike is sea-riously smashing his swim target!  He swam another 40 lengths today which leaves him with only 62 lengths to go.

We were also contacted this week by Sam who is the Parkinson's UK Community Fundraiser for the NE.  He said that we were one of the top fundraisers!  And that's all down to you guys so THANK YOU deeply.

Love Helen and Mike xx

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Wednesday 5th Aug
Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity!  Your donations mean so much to us and our family; and to all those living with Parkinson's who access support from Parkinson's nurses around the UK.  Your kindness is helping to keep these services going.

We originally set our target at £200.  We have now reached over £600.  We are blown away.  A heartfelt thank you to all of you.  You are amazing!

We have set a new target and hope to raise £800.  Swimsuits at the ready!  Let's go! 
H and M xx

Another 50 lengths!

Thursday 30th Jul
Well done Mike on swimming 50 lengths in one session today!  He is very proud of himself and rightly so!  Only 102 lengths to go. 

Just keep swimming!

Wednesday 29th Jul
Hello everyone

Since my last post, Mike and I have continued to swim each week, racking up our lengths.  Our target is a total of 400 lengths each (10,000m) by 1st September, which will be followed by our sponsored walk on 6th September.

Drum roll please...Our grand total so far is...

Mike has swam another 96 lengths to add to his total.  Mike's total lengths so far is...248! 
Only 152 lengths to go.  Well done Mike!

And I swam another 102 lengths to add to my total.  My total lengths so far is.... 222!   Only 178 lengths to go.  Well done Me!

Today, I swam 50 lengths which is the furthest I have ever swam in one session, so I am very proud of myself.  One day I hope to be able to swim 1 whole mile (64 lengths) in one session.  

Also today, I spoke to an amazing nurse on the Parkinson's UK helpline to talk through some family concerns.  I was so grateful for the kind, thoughtful and pragmatic approach to providing the help and advice that I needed and it reminded me why we are raising funds for this incredible charity.

Thank you Parkinson's UK.

And thank you, dear friends, for your support.  H and M xx


Our total so far...

Tuesday 23rd Jun
Our Swimathon lengths total so far is...(drum roll) 

Mike has swam 152 lengths so far.  248 lengths to go.
Helen has swam 120 lengths so far.  280 lengths to go.

Our swimathon just got bigger and better!

Tuesday 23rd Jun
Hello!
Thank you again for looking at our fundraising page.  You, yes you over there, are a superstar! Thank you for sponsoring us and helping us to raise money for Parkinsons UK.

A quick update to say that we were originally going to swim 5000m each for our swimathon but we have decided to double our target.  Crikey!

Mike and I will continue to count up our lengths every week with an aim to swim 10,000m each, which is approximately 6 miles.  

There has been a lot of weekly swimming since I last updated the page.   Mike swam another 52 lengths and I swam another 70 lengths.  Whoop whoop!

Swimathon update

Sunday 17th May
Mike has reached half way with 30 more lengths taking his total to 100 lengths (100 to go)
Another 20 for Helen with a total of 50 lengths so far. (150 to go)

I think we may need to increase our distance because we have until September to do this.  Maybe we can both swim 10,000m each?!  

Swimmy McSwimface

Sunday 10th May
Another 35 lengths for Mike (130 to go) and
20 lengths for Helen (170 to go)  Hooray!

The swimathon has begun!

Sunday 3rd May
Goggles on!  Get, set, SWIM!
Our target is 3 miles each (5000m) which is 200 lengths by swimming once a week between May and September.
10 lengths recorded today for Helen.  190 to go.  
35 lengths recorded today for Mike.  165 to go.

Thank you to my sponsors

£50

Keith Simpson

Helen - You are a star!

£12.25

Dan Stuchbury

£23.45

Neil P

Go for it, folks!

£55.88

Tim Moore

Great effort. Hope you have good weather and a selection of tasty pork-based snacks for Mike!

£55.88

Edward Moore

£10

Jolley Parton

Go Helen! Such an important cause xx

£20

Sara Dunlop

Well done both of you 👏🏻

£23.45

Teresa Cronshaw

Well done on a fantastic effort so far and good luck for the last push xx

£54.68

Joyce

I have had to turn to our local Parkinson's nurses for help and advice several times recently and they are an invaluable asset to both carers and patients. Well done for fundraising and for swimming your 10,000 metres. xx

£12.25

Jackie Gebhard

Good luck with your challenge. A very worthy cause x

£10

Pearl Ford

Well done Helen and Mike x

£36

Clare And Mark

Well done on all the swimming Helen and Mike. We hope the walk goes well in September xx

£10

Phil Oddie

Go well..... brilliant cause x

£55.88

Biscuit And Mr Tonks

Well done Hoomanz. Next time, do a sponsored nap. Now where's our dinner?

£12.25

Iris

Is it a dolphin or a mermaid cresting the waves? No it's Helen swimming to raise money for Parkinson's nurses! Love Iris xx

£23.45

Joanne Smith

Well done to you both! Keep up the good work for such a worthy cause xx

£6.44

Lee Walker

Well done Helen x

£12.25

Alison Johnston

Well done lovely lady xx

£5

Carol Wilson

Your amazing Helen

£55.88

Anji Petersen

Go Helen and Mike! Best of luck with the challenge x

£5

Anonymous

Well done Nellie-Moo! When will you get arms like Adam Peaty? :-) xx

£32.43

Anonymous

You can do this. So Fabulous that you've taken on this challenge to support a great charity x

£17.10

Caroline Foulkes

Good luck Nell Xx

£11.55

Sarah F

Good luck Nell & Mike! XX

£22.80

Kate Paslowski

Just keep walking x

£21.84

Hannah Stapley

Go Helen and Mike! Lots of love.

£32.23

Lisa Mc

£53.32

Richard

Brilliant idea and you will soon be able to swim over to Coquet Island Thanks both of you.

£53.32

Tim Moore

Well done and Good luck with the weather.

£53.32

John & Jill

Good luck to you both, all for such a good cause too.

£21.84

Clare Andrews

£53.32

Phil Tunstall

Good luck and well done for supporting Parkinsons.

£32.23

Edward Moore

Good luck

£10

Anonymous

Great cause guys. I'm sure you'll smash it!

£11.33

Anonymous

Good Luck Helen and Mike!