19th April 2026
We met at Feering, near Colchester in Essex on 19th April 2026 for our Spring meeting.
Colchester Branch Meeting Report
Birmingham meeting report
18th April 2026
A group of around 30 got together at the Kenrick Centre in Birmingham to chat, share and build relationships over lunch. There were new faces and old and everyone all came together and united around our shared experiences of life with HSP.
Milford Afternoon Tea report
11 April 2026
Such an afternoon! The day started dull, with the afternoon bringing sunshine and brightness, which very much reflected the Milford meeting. Sadly, circumstance such as ill-health, no dog sitter and enjoying holidays prevented people joining us.
Service of Thanksgiving for Volunteers – Rochester Cathedral
With many thanks to Phil Bungay from Medway Neurological Network, we were invited to join The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent and The High Sheriff of Kent Service of Thanksgiving for Volunteers on 12th March 2026.
March News Update
A brief update on a few group news items. There is a lovely new edition of our NewsLink newsletter, which has a good load of interesting things for you to read. You can get that from our website – here: https://hspgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HSP-Newslink-issue-58-%E2%80%93final.pdf We have a reminder of upcoming meetings, which are listed here on our website (https://hspgroup.org/hsp-support-group-events/). These include: Estelle Marshall …
Book: Living Well With HSP
There is a new book available for people with HSP. The book has been written by Estelle Marshall, one of our members, who is also a retired physiotherapist. The book has a great overview of the main elements of HSP, and gives you space to write in answers to questions that it asks. This post gives an overview of the …
Rare Disease Day
People know that HSP is a rare disease. Rare Disease Day is celebrated on the last day in February each year, lauched by EURORDIS in 2008. The day aims to raise awareness of rare diseases, and offers a chance for the 300 million people (worldwide) with a rare disease to join together. There are a few HSP related things on …
John Mason
I was devastated to hear of the passing of my great friend John Mason at the end of last year. Just in case any members aren’t aware of this sad news, I thought I’d put a few words on here. As many of you will know, John was a former treasurer of the HSP Group, a role that he held for several years. We were so lucky to have found such a thorough treasurer and with some great assistance from his wife Sonya, kept our accounts up to date with great precision.
SPG 11 and SPG 15 Families Zoom Meeting Report
14 January 2026
We have a separate meeting occasionally for these types of HSP because, although they are very similar to each other, they are very different, in some ways, from other types of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia.
Happy Christmas!
Wishing all our members, supporters, friends, family and professionals happiness in this festive period! We encourage everyone to spend time however is best for them: with friends or family, or by themselves; at home or out and about; by resting or by being active. If you are having a tough time this year, there are different routes available for support: …