The Stroke Association’s Child Stroke Project is celebrating its second anniversary, providing vital support to child stroke survivors and their families across the UK.
Childhood stroke affects around five out of every 100,000 children a year in the UK. The Child Stroke Project offers information, advice, and support for children, young people and families affected by stroke in childhood.
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Mathew Burling, 29, Steve Scrivens, 50, and Anita Crees, from Sandwell, are all set to beat the bridges this summer as they take on the Stroke Association’s Thames Bridges Bike Ride on Sunday 10 May.
The team, dubbed as ‘Team Sandwell’, have taken on the Thames Bridges Bike Ride for over 8 years. Each member of the team has sadly lost someone close to them to stroke.
Mathew from Oldbury, los
Bob Garbutt, a former paramedic and volunteer for the Stroke Association, wants to invite others to join him and help conquer stroke, by taking part in the Thames Bridges Bike Ride on Sunday 10 May 2015.
Bob Garbutt, 64, from South Norwood, wants to raise awareness of stroke after working 38 years in the service, seeing the devastating effects a stroke can have.
In 2009, Bob was the brain-ch
From Archery to Yoga, Greg Bullen, 28, from Enfield, is taking on 100 different sports over 100 days to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, a charity that helped his family in a very difficult time.
In 1998 Greg’s Nan Nia, had a devastating stroke whilst at home, which affected her speech and movement. Before her stroke, Nia had two mini strokes (also known as a TIA’s or transient isc
The Stroke Association today launches a new initiative to help more people affected by stroke receive emergency medical treatment. The charity is calling for people across Hillingdon to support the FAST Forward campaign by learning the signs of a stroke and sharing the message to help save more lives.
The FAST Test identifies the three most common symptoms of a stroke or mini-stroke and the rig
The Stroke Association today launches a new initiative to help more people affected by stroke receive emergency medical treatment. The charity is calling for people across Croydon to support the FAST Forward campaign by learning the signs of a stroke and sharing the message to help save more lives.
The FAST Test identifies the three most common symptoms of a stroke or mini-stroke and the right
Four members of staff from the Royal Mail got into the Christmas spirit as they took on the Stroke Association’s Santa 5k Run on Sunday 7 December in Richmond Park, London.
Sarah Homapour, 23, from Pinner works at the Royal Mail and volunteered to take part in the challenge after the Stroke Association was chosen as Royal Mail Group’s Charity of the Year.
To support the partnership, Sarah a
Croydon resident George Thanasoulias took on the Authentic Greek Marathon on Sunday 9 November with his friend Jordan Charlesworth in aid of the Stroke Association, after both their Grandfathers had devastating strokes.
George, 29, from Croydon sadly lost his Grandfather three years ago after a serve stroke. George said, “My granddad’s stroke had a huge impact on him and my family. I wanted to
The Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Award winner
Cheyenne McLaughlin, 14, from Isleworth, Middlesex, spent an afternoon in
Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studios, on Wednesday 10 September.
Cheyenne won the Carer’s Award at the Stroke Associations
Life After Stroke Awards in June 2014. Caitlin had a stroke when she was still
in the womb, when Cheyenne was eight years old. Ever since
Shoreditch resident Jessica Knowles, 27, is taking on the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September to raise funds for the Stroke Association, after her father, Keith, had a stroke earlier this year. Jess will return to her birth town of South Shields as she takes on the same 13.1 mile race as her father did, three decades ago.
Keith had a stroke on 15 April 2014 at the age of 57. He had been
Herne Hill resident and first time runner Ella Mathew is raring to go as she makes her final preparations to take on the Resolution Run in Hyde Park, for the Stroke Association.
Ella, 30, is taking on the 3.1 mile challenge on Sunday 21 September, just 6 days before her wedding, after she had a stroke when she was only 8 years old. After her stroke, Ella struggled to read, write, walk and e
Ealing resident and keen bike
rider Peter Treadgold is raring to go as he makes his final preparations ahead
of the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 for the Stroke Association.
Peter, 61, is taking on the
100 mile challenge on Sunday 10 August in memory of his best friend Nick Reeves
OBE and CEO of CIWEM (the Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental
Management), who had a stroke
Briony Buckney,
7, from Peckham, South London, has completed a 100km charity cycle ride from
London to Brighton. Accompanied by her dad Pete, Briony set off on the four day
journey on 28 May to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association in honour of
her grandfather Tom Buckney.
Briony’s
grandfather had a series of strokes, resulting in vision problems and aphasia. Tom’s
aphasia meant th
Stroke survivor Peter Green, his nephew, and three
friends dubbed as ‘Team Greenie’ are taking on the Thames Bridges Bike Ride on
Sunday 11 May 2014 to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Peter Green (44), from Islington, will face the 50
mile ‘Extended’ route together with friends and family, cycling over 16 bridges
across London.
Last August, Peter, a retired city trader, lo