Tracey and Gwyn met Alex from DCF and the cheerful cricketers on a chilly morning in Allestree. The first game was bowling at the cones (keeping us very busy!), then indoor cricket followed by tea and biscuits with a good chat. It was lovely to see new and old friends again.

Only a small group at Parkinson's Cricket today, but lots of different activites going on. The room was coned off into different zones, each worth a different number of points for a ball landing in it, & each person competing for the most points. Easier said than done with uneven floorboards!

I delivered leaflets promoting St Luke's Church Advent Fair to homes in the streets surrounding the church. I was lucky enough to have a gap in the rain for an hour, & walked just over 2.5 km. As ever, Ann from the church was very appreciative of my help.

Tracey and Gwyn met the happy crowd at Derbyshire Cricket Foundation's Monday Mates monthly café. It was a special occasion once again: this month the Central CoOp came with a fascinating session on the history of the CoOp that started a lively and hugely enjoyable discussion. There was a lovely bingo session along with the presentation, with many prizes. The best prizes though were the smiles of the participants.

I popped along to help Mr P out in his garden. Having warned him I wasn't much of a gardener, he kept me company from his garden bench and gave clear instructions about what needed to stay, what needed to go, and the best point on the stem to prune a rose.

We enjoyed a good old chit-chat, and he was delighted to have had some help in his garden. The ninety minutes sped by, and the back and side flower beds are now looking a lot clearer.

We had a full team today at Parkinson's Cricket; eleven people with Parkinson's, along with their carers. After a competitive warm-up session, the focus was on batting - I did plenty of running to retrieve the balls from every corner of the hall. We then moved onto a game, where everyone who wanted to took a turn at batting and bowling. We all enjoyed ourselves before settling down for tea and biscuits.