28 year old Kate Gorman from Carrickfergus received the Volunteer of the
Year Award at the recent Northern Ireland
Life After Stroke Awards which took place in the Stormont Hotel, Belfast as
part of Action on Stroke month.
Health Minister Edwin
Poots, Government and Health representatives honoured the achievements of
stroke survivors, their carers and supporters at the event. Local celebri
The world’s first resource of its kind has been published to help children understand stroke
69 year old Margaret
O’Neill from Coalisland received the Adult Courage Award (65 years and
over) and her daughter 43 year old
Roisin O’Neill, also from Coalisland, received the Carer’s Award the recent Northern
Ireland Life After Stroke Awards which took place in the Stormont Hotel,
Belfast as part of Action on Stroke month.
Health Minister Edwin
Poots, Government and Health representa
Some of the UK’s best-loved comedians are taking a stand against stroke to support the Stroke Association’s ‘Not just a funny turn’ campaign.
Over 200 people from Manchester celebrated the launch of Science Stroke Art 2014 on Thursday 1 May, with an innovative event at Manchester Town Hall to mark the start of Action on Stroke Month.
Stroke Association report reveals people dismiss mini-stroke as ‘just a funny turn’
Stroke survivor Peter Green, his nephew, and three
friends dubbed as ‘Team Greenie’ are taking on the Thames Bridges Bike Ride on
Sunday 11 May 2014 to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Peter Green (44), from Islington, will face the 50
mile ‘Extended’ route together with friends and family, cycling over 16 bridges
across London.
Last August, Peter, a retired city trader, lo
Jo Cann, wife of Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Nick Cann who had a stroke in March 2013, is taking on a 300-mile sponsored cycle ride to Paris with former IFP President Julie Lord to raise thousands of pounds for Stroke Association.
The Stroke Association is opening its doors to the
community on Thursday 8 May 2014 to celebrate the second anniversary of the
Life after Stroke Centre in Church
Lane, Bromsgrove. The charity is inviting everyone
along to kick start Action on Stroke Month activities and to find out more
about the work of the Centre.
Hugh Tibbits, Regional Head of Operations
for the Stroke Association
