Managing Parkinson's – with pickleball and boxing

A man with Parkinson's who is enjoying sports from pickleball to table tennis says more people with the disorder should join in.

Steve Webber is taking part in all sorts of activities as part of a pilot project at Cirencester Leisure Centre, funded by Cotswold District Council.

He said sports made "life itself more bearable" and that he had learned tips on how to manage his symptoms from fellow players.

Kevin Young, chairman of the Cirencester and Stroud branch of Parkinson's UK, which is delivering the project, said symptoms appear to be "less of an issue" for those playing sports, as they are "concentrating on what they're doing" instead.