Topics: Disability

  • ​Merch o Bowys yn ennill gwobr genedlaethol am ofalu

    Mae Grace Matthews, 16 oed, o Grughywel, wedi ennill Gwobr Gofalwr Cenedlaethol am ei hymroddiad i gefnogi ei mam i wella ar ôl cael strôc. Dim ond 13 mlwydd oed oedd Grace pan gafodd ei mam, Heidi, strôc a effeithiodd ar ei hiaith a'i golwg.

  • Powys Teen wins national award for Caring

    Grace Matthews, 16, from Crickhowell, has won a national Carer Award for her dedication in supporting her mum recover after a stroke. Grace was just 13 when her mum, Heidi, had a stroke which affected her speech and sight.

  • ​Merseyside stroke survivor wins national courage award

    Emma Raven, 37, from Bootle in Merseyside, has won a national courage award for her commitment to raising awareness of stroke after surviving her own stroke in 2014. Emma’s stroke caused her to miscarry her baby and left her with long-term disabililties.

  • Portsmouth fundraisers scoop national award

    Portsmouth brother and sister Marvin Fray and Bethany Foley, have been awarded a Life After Stroke Award for fundraising, after they brought in over £27,000 for the Stroke Association. They were presented with their 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.

  • Stratford fundraiser scoops national award

    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.

  • Essex teen wins national courage award

    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.

  • Blood pressure testing in the Scottish Parliament

    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

  • The Stroke Association statement on the death of Lord Skelmersdale

    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

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