Players at Saints RLFC teamed up with the Stroke Association to tackle one of the biggest risk factors for stroke: high blood pressure, by having blood pressure tests at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Monday 03 September.
The Stroke Association is calling on everyone in Derby to join them at the charity’s 5km Resolution Run at Markeaton Park on Sunday 23 September 2018.
Luke Winwood, 26, from Great Barr, Birmingham is set to climb Mount Snowdon to raise money for the Stroke Association on Saturday 8 September, after his son survived a stroke at birth.
A Walthamstow mother has praised the Stroke Association for their support after her twelve year old son had a stroke in 2013.
Blackpool musician, Colin Appleby is inviting local residents to Coast Town Events Ska concert on Saturday 15 September at the Blackpool Winter Gardens, to raise funds for the Stroke Association.
A team of three men from Jersey are taking on paddle board challenge from the West Coast to the East Coast of Scotland, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
"As much as anyone thinks they know about stroke, until you've actually spent the night awake by your child's bedside, watching every breath and wondering if they'll wake up, speak, walk, be the child they once were - or a new person bringing unimaginable life changes to the family, it's impossible to really understand."
Mae’r hyfforddwr cŵn Nikki Cantrill yn addo diwrnod o hwyl ac adloniant yn Sioe Gwn Powys K9. Trefnwyd y sioe er côf am ei thad a fu farw o strôc. Bydd y digwyddiad yn cael ei gynnal ar 2 Medi, ar dir y busnes helpodd Tony Cantrill i’w ferch Nikki sefydlu.
Llansanfraid dog trainer, Nikki Cantrill, has organised a dog show in memory of her father who died following a stroke in July. The event will be held on 2nd September on the grounds of the dog training business Tony Cantrill helped his daughter establish.
The Stroke Association has launched a new service which will support people affected by stroke in Folkestone.
A Wimbledon stroke survivor is gearing up to cycle from London to Brighton on Sunday 16 September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
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Dominic Brand, Executive Director of External Affairs at the Stroke Association said:
“We welcome the announcement by NHS England today which recognises stroke as a key priority condition within the new Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases focus. We’re pleased tha
Bydd llawer mwy o oroeswyr strôc a'u gofalwyr ledled Cymru bellach yn gallu cael cymorth ychwanegol i helpu gyda'u hadferiadau, diolch i lansiad prosiect newydd ‘Camau Cymunedol Strôc' gan y Gymdeithas Strôc.
Many more stroke survivors and their carers across Wales will be now able to receive additional support to help with their recoveries, thanks to the launch of a brand new project ‘Stroke Community Steps’ run by the Stroke Association.
Alexis Kolodziej, Deputy Director for Policy at the Stroke Association said: “A stroke can sometimes be caused if you tear the lining of an artery in your neck. In many cases, there’s no clear reason behind this happening, but for some people it could be the result of an injury. There is a very small chance that an injury might be caused by extending your neck back in a chair to have your hair wa
Over 40 stroke survivors and Bury St Edmunds residents raised over £4,600 for the Stroke Association, by taking part in the charity’s Step Out for Stroke walk in Abbey Gardens, on 28 July 2018.
Kelly Drake-Tapscott, 40 from Dagenham is taking on the Stroke Association’s Escape the City Bike Ride on Sunday 30 September 2018, after her father survived a stroke.
A local Sandhurst fundraiser is set to push a 3.5 tonne lorry across Kent with a group of friends and family to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Middle-aged people who feel dizzy when standing up from a lying-down position may be at a higher risk of dementia or a stroke in the future, a report says.
Jennie Marshall, 17 from Brentwood, is braving a skydive to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, in memory of her father who passed away after a stroke.
