The Stroke Association is calling on fun-seeking fundraisers to take part in an unforgettable abseil down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on Saturday 27 September 2014 and Sunday 28 September 2014.
Adrenaline junkies can sign up for a slot to descend the 350ft drop between 8:30am to 4:00pm.
Nic Clarke, fundraiser at Stroke Association, said: “The Stroke Association’s Spinnaker abseil is on
The Stroke Association is calling on residents in Bournemouth and Poole
to take part in the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke event on
Sunday 7 September 2014 at Poole Park, Poole from 2:00pm.
The charity fundraising walk aims to help conquer stroke by raising vital
funds to support people affected as well as promote awareness of the condition
which strikes around 1700 people in Dors
21 year old stroke survivor to lead a music tour to raise money and awareness of stroke.
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
“Around one third of stroke
survivors have difficulty with reading, writing and speaking, and it can be
frightening and frustrating. The Stroke Association provides a Communication
and Long Term Support Service in Peterborough
to support stroke survivors in their road to recovery after their stroke.
“Stroke remains one of the greatest
health challenges of our time, not just in Peterborough
One of the largest ever independent surveys of social care in England shows people back funding increase - Six in 10 people are not confident they will receive sufficient care; that goes up to seven in 10 for over 60s - Two thirds of those aged 60 and over in England believe government should be doing more in this area and less in others
Sea Palling resident Myles
Crowder is raring to go as he makes his final preparations to take on the Bupa
Great North Run on Sunday 7 September to raise funds for the Stroke
Association.
Myles, 48, is taking on the 13.1 mile challenge in memory of his mother
Jean who had a stroke at the age of 83.
The run falls on what would have been his mothers birthday weekend.
Myles, who has lost ju
The Commission on Human Medicine has advised that an expert working group will review information for the use of alteplase in the treatment of ischaemic stroke.
Dr James Logan, TV presenter of Embarrassing Bodies, will hit the streets of Newcastle on 7 September, when he tackles the Great North Run for the Stroke Association.
The Stroke Association has been awarded the Skills for Health Quality Mark as a healthcare training provider. The award identifies the highest quality training that offers value for money and expert understanding of the health care industry.
Data from the Royal College of Physicians Stroke programme has been used to analyse the effect of 7 day working of doctors and nurses in relation to mortality after stroke.
Recent research done on mice suggests that stimulating the part of the brain which controls movement may improve recovery after a stroke.
Tom Williams, a young graduate from Bridgend, is cycling 1100 miles from Calais to Rome in memory of his father who died of stroke.
The dreams of fundraising superstar, Amanda Morris, from Halifax, came true this week, when she came face to face with one of the Stroke Association’s top celebrity supporters, Greg James.
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 even
The Stroke Association are hosting an antique valuation day on Wednesday
17 September with the help from Nick Davies of BBC Flog it! to raise vital
funds for the charity.
Antique lovers are encouraged to make a beeline for the valuation day
which will be held at the Life after Stroke Centre from 10am to 2pm. In the
style of the much-loved BBC show, residents can dust off their antiques and
A group of stroke survivors and carers from Salford have been getting creative, in a series of art therapy workshops organised by the Stroke Association.
The latest Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) results are published today. Patrick Olszowski, Head of Campaigns and Policy at the Stroke Association comments on the finding that 20% of stroke patients are taken to general wards.
Stroke survivor, Peter
Banks from Hillingdon will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7
September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, after he had a stroke
in 2012.
PE teacher Peter Banks, 31,
had a stroke in January 2012. When Peter had his stroke, specialists at the
stroke unit quickly treated him and gave him thrombolysis – a clot-busting drug
to restore the flow of
Stroke survivor Michael Taylor has proved that there is definitely ‘Life
after Stroke’ by taking part in a 12 hour rowing challenge on Saturday 26 July,
with the help from over 50 other rowers including his four sons, and former GB
Olympian rower Ali Sanders.
The Stroke for Stroke team were rowing on ergometers along the River Thames in Putney
on Saturday. Michael (68), and his sons Jamie (
