-
Who Moves Me – Who Shakes Me?
11th April was World Parkinson’s Day and many of you kindly sent me news on this. Thank you. Its good to know I’m not alone, but its interesting that people approach this B****** disease in different ways. Here’s are the “Movers and Shakers”. A gang of Brits all in the public eye, all with Parkinson’s.…
-
We are the Champions 🏆
South Coast Pirates are the 2024 Kenya Championship Cup Winners – beating Impala in the last play of the game 16-14. Hemingways has been the proud sponsor of South Coast Pirates for much of the club’s life, taking over from founding sponsor George Barbour after his death. Pirates has given young people from Diani Beach,…
-
Flooding and Fishing
Its sunny and beautiful on the Kenya coast. It’s made sunnier and more beautiful by all my kids and grandkids arriving for Easter. As you know, I’m planning to live to be 100 and having a fantastic family, seeing the next generation happy and well, is a privilege of age. Too much water Reports from…
-
In The News…
It was a privilege to sit and do a long interview with Alex Mead at The Rugby Journal earlier this year. Not least because I share an edition with Jiffy, Jonathan Davies, a legend of Welsh rugby and a visitor to Hemingways here in Kenya. I’m pretty explicit about my feelings for the people that…
-
Importance of Exercise – STRAIGHT AWAY
Photo credit Diana Levine It is critically important to start and ramp up strenuous exercise the MOMENT you are diagnosed with Parkinsons. I’ve shared info and videos about Jimmy Choi before – and below again for those who haven’t seen him. You might think he is an exception to the rule. Absolutely not – he…
-
Blues Away 21-27
Six Nations England supporters will know about “Blues Away” Bedford Blues 21 -27 Cornish Pirates That’s the best Blues Away scoreline this weekend. Magnificent first half and held through sustained pressure in the second. That puts Pirates firmly in the second position in the Championship. We travel away again next weekend to play league leaders…
-
Sport Parkinsons
My thanks to my great friend Gavin Hastings for sending me the details of this wonderful charity, SportParkinsons.com, pictured here with Charlie Appleyard co-founder of the charity. “Keep healthy and strong ’til a cure comes along.” That’s a motto to live by. Gavin sent me this in response to my New Year’s resolution to hit…
-
New Year Resolutions
With all the excitement of the Knighthood, I’ve had a great New Year and I want to thank you again for your fantastic messages. But… resolutions still need making and working on! We all need positive targets, especially those of us working to live to be 100 with good physical and mental health. 10 Year…
-
THANK YOU
THANK YOU ALL for your fantastic messages, emails and in person congratulations on my knighthood. I am still stunned but so pleased that in some way this recognises everyone who has looked after me, our businesses and clubs over the years. You all deserve recognition for this and I thank you from the bottom of…
-
“Surprised and honoured”
It was with the utmost surprise that I received a call from the British High Commissioner for Kenya, Neil Wigan, a few weeks ago telling me that I was invited to accept a knighthood from His Majesty King Charles in his New Year’s Honours list for my services to business, sport and charity in Kenya…