I first started to work for Cure Parkinson's in 2007. In total, I spent 14 years working for this inspiring charity.

Back in the early days, I had the honour of working closely with one of the Co founders, Tom Issacs.

Tom was the most visionary, inspiring, funny and kind man I’ve ever met. He really was one of a kind. Tom sadly died in 2017, but his legacy lives on.

2025 will mark 20 years since Cure Parkinson’s was founded by Tom and three other incredible individuals.

In 2002, Tom set off to walk the 4,500 mile coastline of Britain over the course a year, to raise the funds that would set up Cure Parkinson’s in 2005.

Since then, the charity have funded millions of pounds of research, made scientific discoveries and opened new avenues of research. Despite all this, they don’t yet have a cure, so their goal remains unchanged: to consign Parkinson’s to medical history.

On this anniversary year and beyond, they are more determined than ever to drive forward Tom’s vision. Not only are they launching and funding their biggest ever research projects in 2025, they’ll be walking to remember Tom and raising more funds than ever before to find a cure.

On SATURDAY 30th AUGUST 2025

I'll be walking with a group of other supporters FROM DOVER TO DEAL along the Saxon Shore Way.

We will walk past the famous white cliffs, the north foreland lighthouse, down into beautiful St Margaret's Bay and on to Deal. We will finish at Deal Pier.

Walking 20k for 20 years and on a path Tom would have walked on 20 years ago.