Jacky Bowman, 57 from
Shanklin on the Isle of Wight was a Bank Manager until her husband, Andy, had
three strokes which made her decide to take early retirement to be with him.
Jacky abseiled down Portsmouth’s 350ft Spinnaker Tower on
Sunday 28 September to raise money for the Stroke Association, the
charity which supported them after Andy’s stroke.
Jacky explained: “The Stroke
Associat
Over 100 runners took on the challenge of running a 5K or 10K yesterday round Strathclyde Country Park to raise vital funds for the charity.'Together We Can Conquer Stroke' signs were banded around before, during and after the run to reinforce the message that the charity believes that by working together, stroke can be conquered.
Kirsty Scott, Community Fundraiser for Scotland said, “We are so
Over 20 local fundraisers will get on their bikes to tackle a 500 kilometre cycle from Paris to Jersey for the Stroke Association
Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, visited the Stroke Association’s Stroke Café at Wykeham Chase on Tuesday 16 September, to meet the charity’s Life After Stroke Awards winner, Pieter Egriega.
Basingstoke resident and stroke
survivor Bex Jennings, 23, took on the Hyde Park Resolution Run on Sunday 22
September to raise
vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Bex was
inspired to take on the Resolution Run after she had a devastating stroke aged
22. In October 2013, on the way out for dinner with her boyfriend, Bex
struggled to hold her boyfriend's hand. Not realising there was a
New study provides evidence that ICH (intracerebral haemorrhage, a type of haemorrhagic stroke) patients who were treated with statins made better recoveries.
The Stroke Association will host a glittering Sporting Dinner with England 1966 World Cup winner, Gordon Banks OBE, on Friday 17th October.
The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Ken Smith joined forces with the Stroke Association and local stroke survivors recently to help conquer stroke
People affected by stroke in Llandudno are being invited to join a new initiative of cafes which are being rolled out across North Wales
Many stroke survivors reflect on the ordinary things they used to do before a stroke and how they become difficult post stroke especially when speech and concentration levels are affected.
The new cafés offer a relaxed and welcoming setting for people to ma
70
year old stroke survivor Leonard du Pisanie from Peterborough will be taking the plunge on
Saturday 18 October, by skydiving for the Stroke Association, a charity
that helped him after his stroke.
Leonard, who was an educational physiologist and former
teacher, led a very active life before his stroke, taking part in endurance
races, hiking,
cycling and kayaking. Leonard was happy to c
Portsmouth’s
350ft Spinnaker Tower is a landmark most people enjoy from the ground. But
Rachel Brace, 32, and her husband Phill, 36, will abseil from the outside to raise money for
the Stroke Association on Saturday 27 September 2014.
The couple
from Kingsway, Gloucester decided to do this after Rachel had a major stoke
last year and wanted to support other people who are going through
The Stroke Association’s Portsdown Stroke Support Group is inviting residents to a Stroke Community Fair. The free, public event takes place at the new Hillside and Wymering Community Centre, Cheltenham Road, Paulsgrove from 11am to 3pm on Friday 12 September 2014.
Local
community groups including the Adventure Playground scheme, Radian, Highbury
College, Hillside Youth Club, Smoking Cessatio
Kings College
Hospital and EastEnders’ actor Rudolph Walker joined
forces with the Stroke Association and local stroke survivors on Wednesday 10
September to help conquer stroke.
The charity is supporting the International Communication Project (ICP)
2014, which aims to highlight the importance of human communication.
By signing up to the project’s online pledge, people can show their
A new project which highlights the importance of the awareness of stroke is being rolled out across West Wales.
The Stroke Association’s Act FAST- Be Stroke Aware project is now active across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. The programme aims to recruit, train and support volunteers to provide stroke awareness and prevention messages to work places and groups in the community.
A voluntary support group for stroke survivors in Newport is eager to attract new volunteers.
Casnewydd Stroke Support Group is primarily a communication support group for stroke survivors with aphasia but is open to all affected by stroke. One in three stroke survivors have aphasia, which means they can find it difficult to speak, read and write.
Peter Smith, 78, has been volunteering with
Stroke survivors from Cwmbran, New Inn and Newport are being encouraged to discover their musical side and join a new choir.
Stroke Association, in partnership with Head for Arts, is organising the choir, which will be made up of people who have been affected by stroke, their family and carers.
The choir meet at Hollybush and Coed Eva Community Hall every Thursday from 12:30 – 13:30. Anyone
Kate (32) and Gary Stanley (37) from Harlow
showed their support for the Stroke Association by rallying in 160 stroke
supporters to help them to raise
funds for the charity that helped her family through a very difficult time.
Mobile fitness business owners Kate her husband Gary,
and their business partner, Dan Dicker who work at Stanley4Fitness wanted to
take part in The Nuts Challenge on
Kate (32) and Gary Stanley (37) from Harlow
showed their support for the Stroke Association by rallying in 160 stroke
supporters to help them to raise
funds for the charity that helped her family through a very difficult time.
Mobile fitness business owners Kate her husband Gary,
and their business partner, Dan Dicker who work at Stanley4Fitness wanted to
take part in The Nuts Challenge on
Royal Mail Group has announced the Stroke Association as its new charity partner
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