More than 250 school children at Kingsclere CE Primary School have taken part in a fundraising project, raising £850 for the Stroke Association.
School children at the primary school made their very own money boxes to share with their family and friends to raise vital funds for the charity.
Head teacher Steve Wells said, “We gave the children a month to create and decorate their own
A Slough postman is embarking on a hike to the top of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Gurpal Rana, 43, works as a postman in Maidenhead, and volunteered to take part in the challenge after the Stroke Association was chosen as Royal Mail’s Charity of the Year.
To support the partnership, Gurpal is hoping to raise £1,000 for the Stroke
Around 300 people from across Warwickshire ran, jogged and walked to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association at the charity’s Resolution Run.
Around 270 people from across Manchester ran, jogged and walked to raise more than £10,800 for the Stroke Association at the charity’s Resolution Run.
Oxfordshire County council has approved a budget proposal to make £69m of savings up to 2020, including £16,595 funding that the council provided to deliver the Stroke Association’s Communication Support Service in Oxfordshire.
An IT consultant from Midsomer Norton will take part in the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday 13 March, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Dafydd Evans, 30, was inspired to take on the half marathon after his father, David, had a stroke in 2012. David’s stroke left him paralysed down the left side of his body, with limited sight in both eyes.
Dafydd said: ‘My dad’s stroke was a hu
The Stroke Association is supporting Salt Awareness Week which runs from 29 February – 6 March 2016. Current guidelines suggest we should be eating no more than about a teaspoon of salt a day but statistics show we are eating far more than we require. Eating large amounts of salt can cause high blood pressure which is the single biggest risk factor for stroke.
Sophie Jenkins, 29, from Hereford, is embarking on a fundraising mission for the Stroke Association, culminating in the Virgin London Marathon on 24 April this year.
A trainee nursery nurse from Kingswinford has been inspired to abseil down Dudley Castle to raise funds for the Stroke Association after her father had seven strokes.
Lauren Curry, 23, from the Wirral, is embarking on a demanding year-long fundraising mission for the Stroke Association, culminating in a five-day ultra-marathon through Arctic Sweden.
Jane Muir-Sands, 38, from Fulham is taking on the Virgin London Marathon for the Stroke Association on 24 April 2016.
The mother of two was inspired to raise £2,000 for the charity after her father Nick had a devastating stroke and sadly passed away last year.
Jane said: “My dad had a stroke just before my first daughter was born, and it hugely affected the last five years of his and my fam
Nice has published updated guidelines on a clot-removing procedure called thrombectomy for patients who have had a stroke
