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Julie Norris Joins England Parkinson’s Walking-Football Team vs Canada

4/23/2026

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Julie Norris will play for England’s Parkinson’s women’s walking-football national team against Canada in September.
She travels more than 170 miles each month to train with the all-female Parkinson’s Pioneers walking-football team.
Coach Janette Hynes introduced Norris to the Pioneers after she joined an able-bodied walking-football team in Stokesley.
England manager Stuart Langworthy says the team will show how players can balance medication with sport and raise awareness of Parkinson’s.

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Julie Norris will play for England’s Parkinson’s women’s walking-football national team against Canada in September.
She travels more than 170 miles each month to train with the all-female Parkinson’s Pioneers walking-football team.
Coach Janette Hynes introduced Norris to the Pioneers after she joined an able-bodied walking-football team in Stokesley.
England manager Stuart Langworthy says the team will show how players can balance medication with sport and raise awareness of Parkinson’s.