22/09/2026
If you’ve been to Big Sky, you’ll have met Em.
First and foremost she’s the life and soul of the place. She’s behind all the little signs, messages, and epic loo art that give Big Sky so much character.
And let’s not forget her awesome alpaca meet’n greets, and those ever-popular Saturday night pizza parties!
You may or may not know that a couple of years ago on her 37th birthday, Em was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (let’s call it YOPD)
To give you an idea of who is, SINCE then she has started an Etsy shop filled with her artistic cards and creations, many of which are completed in the dead of night because those pesky Parky meds wake her up early.
In 2025 she hosted a Young Onset Parkinson’s gathering at Big Sky, followed by the first ever Parky in the Park microfestival this summer, designed for people living with Parkinson’s. She’s also started up a monthly online tea break so folks with YOPD can catch up with other’s in a similar boat, and she has pledged to raise £50,000 for to fund a Parkinson’s Nurse for a year.
This Summer Em announced “I’m going to go on an adventure and ride a recumbent trike from Big Sky to the south of France (Em’s Dad lives down there). No biggy.
So, in early October off she’s gonna go, a solo rider with a few weeks of road ahead of her. She’s ridiculously brave, gloriously funny and massively inspiring, and all we ask is that you share this film/post and follow the journey’s posts, maps and video blogs at www.emkarembo.uk
You can donate if you want but a share and a message of encouragement once she’s underway would be amazing. Even if the real wind isn’t playing ball, we can all be a tailwind.
She’s on Instagram, too. You’re awesome Em, we love ya x
