A play set in the West Country, Unearthed, will be helping to raise awareness of the impact of stroke during Action on Stroke month. The Production from Folio Theatre will be touring across the South West throughout the month of May.
Local Stroke Survivor Richard Spanswick from Plymouth is asking everyone to join him and other stroke survivors to Step Out for Stroke on the 6th June 2015. The event is a fundraising walk perfect for the whole family that will be taking place at Plymouth Hoe.
A new support group for stroke survivors has launched in Newton Aycliffe, to help people in the area come to terms with a life after stroke.
A young mother and stroke survivor from Wakefield has successfully completed the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon, dressed as a Pink Lady® apple to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Two friends Linda Holland from Herne bay and Derek Dummer (Del) from Whitstabletook a massive leap on the 7th April 2015when they completed a skydive to raise funds for the Stroke Association. The pair were motivated to take on a major challenge after they saw the determination of their friend’s Dad, Fred Tugwell, who had a massive stroke last May.
Two local stroke survivors and volunteers are set to take part in the charity’s Step out for Stroke event, despite being more than 1,600 miles away from Scunthorpe, near Gibraltar.
The Stroke Association is inviting people in Lincolnshire to join them for a Sip for Stroke event, to celebrate the launch of Action on Stroke Month 2015.
Team Nick is at it again.
After raising over £50,000 last year from several fundraising challenges, Nick and Jo Cann are back on the road and training for the CARTEN 100 mile cycle ride.
Nick is on long term sick leave recovering from a stroke he had in March 2013. Following the stroke Nick has weakness on his right side and communication difficulties with his speech.
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Richard Wright and his family, from Aylesbury, will be Stepping out for Stroke at a fundraising walk in Kingsbury Square on the 16th May 2015, just over two years after his stroke. The local community is also supporting the walk with Sainsbury providing water and bananas and St Mary’s Church opening its doors and laying on refreshments for participants, friends and family.
Today the Stroke Association is calling on the local community in Middlesex to volunteer at the charity’s biggest annual event of the year, the Thames Bridges Bike Ride, on Sunday 10 May.
Around 3,000 cyclists will hit the streets of London for the Thames Bridges Bike Ride, taking in capitals most iconic sights, whilst raising vital funds for the Stroke Association. The Stroke Association is l
A Twitter account has misused the Act FAST campaign, comparing Ed Milliband to a stroke patient.
Members of the Stroke Association’s Long Term Peer Support group in Scunthorpe are inviting local residents to don their aprons and take part in the annual ‘Great Scunny Bake Off’ on Tuesday 28 April.
