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  • Herne Hill resident tackles Resolution Run for stroke

    Herne Hill resident and first time runner Ella Mathew is raring to go as she makes her final preparations to take on the Resolution Run in Hyde Park, for the Stroke Association.

    Ella, 30, is taking on the 3.1 mile challenge on Sunday 21 September, just 6 days before her wedding, after she had a stroke when she was only 8 years old. After her stroke, Ella struggled to read, write, walk and e

  • Going…Going…Gone! BBC’s Nick Davies flogs antiques for stroke

    The Stroke Association are hosting an antique valuation day on Wednesday 17 September with the help from Nick Davies of BBC Flog it! to raise vital funds for the charity.
    Antique lovers are encouraged to make a beeline for the valuation day which will be held at the Life after Stroke Centre from 10am to 2pm. In the style of the much-loved BBC show, residents can dust off their antiques and

  • Hillingdon P.E teacher takes on the Bupa Great North Run for stroke

    Stroke survivor, Peter Banks from Hillingdon will tackle the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, after he had a stroke in 2012.
    PE teacher Peter Banks, 31, had a stroke in January 2012. When Peter had his stroke, specialists at the stroke unit quickly treated him and gave him thrombolysis – a clot-busting drug to restore the flow of

  • 12 hour stroke challenge raises an oar-some amount of money for the Stroke Association!


    Stroke survivor Michael Taylor has proved that there is definitely ‘Life after Stroke’ by taking part in a 12 hour rowing challenge on Saturday 26 July, with the help from over 50 other rowers including his four sons, and former GB Olympian rower Ali Sanders.

    The Stroke for Stroke team were rowing on ergometers along the River Thames in Putney on Saturday. Michael (68), and his so

  • Staffordshire resident tackles Great North Run for stroke

     After her father had a devastating stroke in 2010, Staffordshire resident Caroline Brown has completely turned her life around to lower her risk of stroke. Taking on over 14 challenges across the year for the Stroke Association, Caroline is now making her final preparations for the Great North Run.
     Caroline, 40, is taking on the 13.1 mile challenge on Sunday 7 September in memory of her

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