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Tag: Dicky Evans

  • Brett Harvey

    Brett Harvey

    Let me introduce you to Brett Harvey. Like me, he is a proud Cornishman. Like me, he has Parkinson’s but with early onset complications. Unlike me, his hands shake, which is a disaster for him, because he is a cameraman and film maker. Action Mode on the iPhone was introduced to me by Brett. It…

  • Count down to World Parkinson’s Day

    Count down to World Parkinson’s Day

    Friday 11th April is World Parkinson’s Day Parkinson’s Disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease in the world. It has no known cause and no cure. By 2040, more than 13 million people will be living with Parkinson’s – a quarter of them in Africa. I have said before that I wouldn’t wish this disease on…

  • Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas

    It has been an eventful year, full of firsts and lasts. My first meeting with The King, my last match as owner of Cornish Pirates. Also highs and lows. Cornish Pirates highest ever standing, with second place in the Championship. And some lows, mostly about the Parkinsons but I’m still battling on. In among the…

  • Lawrence Dallaglio

    Lawrence Dallaglio

    It was the best Patron’s dinner I’ve ever been to, that was down to Lawrence Dallaglio

  • Started Well!!

    Started Well!!

    Pirates started their league season with a top win away from home. Four tries and five points away to Nottingham Rugby, The Archers.

  • Guy Deacon Parkinson’s Hero

    Guy Deacon Parkinson’s Hero

    Guy Deacon CBE is an adventurer and Parkinson’s sufferer. Sir Richard (Dicky) Evans is inspired by his example and recommends Guy’s book, Running on Empty

  • The King and I

    The King and I

    On July 9, 2024, King Charles III knighted me at Windsor Castle. It was an emotional event, especially as he stepped off his dais to honor me, given my use of a wheelchair. The King conversed with me about my life and Parkinson’s. The ceremony included musical performances and concluded with a private prayer at…

  • Winning Never Gets Old

    Winning Never Gets Old

    I’ve lived and breathed Cornish Pirates Rugby Club since they were Penzance and Newlyn Rugby Club and I played as a boy. Every win is a joy. Every loss is a lesson. THIS WIN was the best of all. Winning never gets old, and it keeps me young. On Saturday 25th May 2024 Cornish Pirates…

  • We are the Champions 🏆

    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

    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…