Rebecca Hanson, 33 from Shipley, is taking on a 5km run every day throughout May, to help raise vital funds for the Stroke Association’s work funding vital research and supporting stroke survivors.
A Wakefield support group is calling out for new volunteers to join them and help local people with aphasia on the road to recovery.
Uttoxeter Heart of Oak Morris Men have backed the Stroke Association’s national awareness-raising month, Make May Purple, by performing with purple hankies to show their support on Thursday 11 May.
The Stroke Association has teamed up with Petersfield Spring Fair to offer free blood pressure checks on Sunday 28 May from 10am to 3:30pm.
A support group for stroke survivors and their loved ones in Clevedon celebrated their first anniversary on Tuesday 2 May.
A Kirkby-in-Ashfield stroke group is calling out for new members and volunteers to join them and help local stroke survivors on the road to recovery.
Burden of Stroke in Europe report predicts startling growth for stroke rates
The number of strokes across the UK is likely to rise by almost half (44%)(i) in the next 20 years, according to a new report published today [Thursday 11 May 2017] by the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) and the Stroke Association.
The Mayor of Lancaster, Councillor Robert Redfern, joined stroke survivors, health professionals and Stroke Association staff members to put the spotlight on stroke at a celebratory event organised during Make May Purple.
Heritage Healthcare in Darlington is supporting the Stroke Association’s national awareness month, Make May Purple, to raise vital funds for people affected by stroke.
A support group for stroke survivors in South Shields is relaunching with a new and improved venue and calling out for volunteers, in its mission to help people in the area come to terms with a life after stroke.
Crosland Heath Golf Club in Huddersfield has raised more than £3,600 for the Stroke Association, after holding a series of fundraising events for the charity.
