John Pender - Garden Rescue

[A3wolf]

Couldn’t see it elsewhere and please merge if it is but for those older mixers John has recently been on Garden Rescue:

BBC One - Garden Rescue, Series 8, Muxton

Charlie takes on Chris to create a wheelchair-friendly garden with an Italianate twist.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Macman]

Couldn’t see it elsewhere and please merge if it is but for those older mixers John has recently been on Garden Rescue:

BBC One - Garden Rescue, Series 8, Muxton

Charlie takes on Chris to create a wheelchair-friendly garden with an Italianate twist.

www.bbc.co.uk

so sad - Muxton is down the road from me. Remember him well playing for Wolves, so sad seeing him now. His wife is an angel. All the best John. He always reminded me of Mickey Dolenz!

 

[WickedWolfie]

Good grief, he's more or less my age. MND is a bloody awful disease and seems to be ravaging a generation of former sportsmen.

I'm pretty sure, although l didn't twig at the time, having seen a recent photo that l've been on buses he was driving in Telford.

I wish him all the best. Hopefully his new garden will lift his spirits.

 

[Ercall Wolves]

How very sad and what a cruel disease MND is
Wish him all the very best

 

[AndyY]

Grew up on Muxton Lane, and still go back there 2 or 3 times a year to see old family friends. I am guessing thats on the new (to me) estate behind Muxton Lane?
Awful disease.

 

[NewOrder306]

Grew up on Muxton Lane, and still go back there 2 or 3 times a year to see old family friends. I am guessing thats on the new (to me) estate behind Muxton Lane?
Awful disease.

Yep I have lived on Muxton Lane to - its not huge seems...... very popular.

MND is dreadful for those with it - and so painful to watch loved ones deteriorate from it bit by bit.....

 

[AndyY]

Yep I have lived on Muxton Lane to - its not huge seems...... very popular.

MND is dreadful for those with it - and so painful to watch loved ones deteriorate from it bit by bit.....

My old house is up for sale, #106. Opposite Muxton House. My Dad built 106 in the late 60s.

I cant think of many things worse than MND tbh.

 

[MIKE SLATER]

We should all stop complaining, we won't of course. Best wishes to him and his family.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

John Pender on his battle with MND: 'I can’t play with my grandchildren - but that's life, I'm getting on with it'

John Pender was a no-nonsense defender with Burnley, Wolves and others - now he is tackling MND with as much vigour

theathletic.com

Athletic story about him from a couple of years ago. Such a cruel disease.

 

[ricki herberts moustache]

Couldn’t see it elsewhere and please merge if it is but for those older mixers John has recently been on Garden Rescue:

BBC One - Garden Rescue, Series 8, Muxton

Charlie takes on Chris to create a wheelchair-friendly garden with an Italianate twist.

www.bbc.co.uk

Rats I can't watch as I'm not in the UK

That's so sad hearing about John Pender's illness Life can be so brutal

 

[Death Owl]

Couldn’t see it elsewhere and please merge if it is but for those older mixers John has recently been on Garden Rescue:

BBC One - Garden Rescue, Series 8, Muxton

Charlie takes on Chris to create a wheelchair-friendly garden with an Italianate twist.

www.bbc.co.uk

Thanks for posting. Quite sad watching how his health has deteriorated but he seemed happy with the outcome of his garden makeover and he has great support from his wife. Remember watching him play for us and I think his centre back partner was Bob Coy and they were both quite youthful at the time. Those were the days !

 

[Puregold]

John was a good honest pro, hope they enjoy the garden, always remember the good times.

 

[WickedWolfie]

John was a good honest pro, hope they enjoy the garden, always remember the good times.

I guess that when you are in that Godawful situation simple pleasures become more important.

 

[LosgallardosWolf]

Used to work with his daughter Jade

 

[Sussex Wolf]

Really sad, but perhaps even more sad, that he’s far from being alone in suffering from this terrible condition. Read the Althletic article, and will watch the Garden Rescue programme on iPlayer. Thanks for the links.