Stratford resident Marcia Holmes, has been awarded a Life After Stroke Award for fundraising after she and her siblings brought in over £27,000 for the Stroke Association. She was presented with her award by Warwick Davis and Stephen K Amos at the Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Awards at the Landmark hotel in London on 21 November 2018.
Elizabeth Kiss, 17, from Ingatestone, Brentwood has been given a courage award for her determination to recover from a stroke which left her with both mental and physical disabilities.
Colleagues at Well Pharmacy’s Healthcare Service Centre in Stoke-on-Trent got a surprise this week when stroke survivor Paul Bailey dropped by to personally thank them for raising over £17,000 for the Stroke Association.
We secured MSP sponsorship of A Know Your Blood Pressure event in The Scottish Parliament during the week of World Stroke Day (29 October).
Over 50 MSPs came along to discuss the importance of high blood pressure and its link to stroke.
Many of those MSPs, committed to knowing more about how stroke and how it might affect people in their constituency have requested further discussion with co
Stephen King, Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Stroke Association said:
“We were sad to hear of the passing of Lord Skelmersdale. He was the Chair of the Stroke Association from 1993 to 2003 and during that time, he made many important contributions to our charity.
“Under Lord Skelmersdale’s leadership we were able to support more people affected by stroke and fund stroke research. He w
Inspirational art work created by stroke survivors from across West Kent were on public display at Allington Library on Tuesday 6 November.
Bydd rhaglen therapi celf newydd ar gyfer goroeswyr strôc yn dychwelyd i Ganolfan cymunedol Tŷ Llewelyn, Llandudno, ar Dachwedd 16.
An art therapy programme for stroke survivors will return to Tŷ Llewelyn Community Centre in Llandudno on 16 November
The Stroke Association has launched two new services which will support people affected by stroke across Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley.
Riset blasus arall gan Marie sy'n rhedeg adran Pen y bont o Slimtone
Delicious Welsh cakes recipe from Stroke Association fundraiser, Marie, who runs the Bridgend area Slimtone healthy living classes.
The Stroke Association has been awarded a grant by St John’s Foundation to continue the charity’s Bath Aphasia Choir.
The Stroke Association has launched its new Moving Forward After Stroke programme in Gateshead, to help local stroke survivors get more active.
The Pennine Stroke Support Group hosted an event Rochdale Leisure Centre on Saturday 20 October, to support the Stroke Association’s latest fundraising initiative: Give a Hand and Bake.
Natalie Beeston is taking part in Give a Hand and Bake this month
The Mackem Life after Stroke Group is holding an event at Dovecote Meadow, Sunderland on Thursday 25 October, to support the Stroke Association’s latest fundraising initiative: Give a Hand and Bake.
Harold Conqueror, 81, from Romsey, dedicates his time to help local stroke survivors in their recovery, after a stroke 14 years ago left him unable to speak.
The Pennine Stroke Support Group is holding an event Rochdale Leisure Centre on Saturday 20 October, to support the Stroke Association’s latest fundraising initiative: Give a Hand and Bake.
Sophie Barrett, 26, from Taunton, is running 16k for charity after surviving a stroke at the age of 21. She will take part in the Simplyhealth Great South Run on Sunday 21 October to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
The Stroke Wellbeing and Activity Group in Kirklees is holding an event at Salvation Army in Heckmondwike on Thursday 25 October, to support the Stroke Association’s latest fundraising initiative: Give a Hand and Bake.