Tech firm TXP is to support the world’s only football club for women with Parkinson’s Disease.

Through the multi-year link up the firm will be Parkinson’s Pioneers kit sponsor and donate funds to provide players, staff and fans with playing kits and tracksuits.

The walking football club and TXP are both based in Solihull.

TXP will also provide the full kit to the England Women’s Parkinson’s football team and give its staff the chance to support Parkinson’s Pioneers as volunteers.

“Parkinson’s Pioneers is the first and only all-women Parkinson’s football team in the world,” said TXP.

“Its mission is to lead the way for greater inclusion in sport by breaking down barriers to participation and challenge stereotypes around Parkinson’s.

“Its work helps to improve the physical health, confidence and wellbeing of Parkinson’s sufferers, while also raising awareness of the condition in women, which is underrepresented in diagnosis, treatment options and clinical studies.”

Gemma Darvill, manager of Parkinson’s Pioneers and the England Women’s Parkinson’s team, said: “Our aim is to show that a Parkinson’s diagnosis isn’t the end of an active or competitive life, and to build a community and support network for women living with the condition.

“Kit sponsorship gives the team a sense of identity, pride and professionalism, while also removing financial barriers that may prevent individuals getting actively involved.”

TXP chief executive John Antunes added: “We chose to support Parkinson’s Pioneers because they are a charity based in our community in Solihull with a mission that closely resonates with TXP’s values of adaptability and ambition.

“We look forward to providing a promotional platform for such a worthy cause to foster greater awareness and a wider collective understanding of women’s experience of Parkinson’s.”

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