A pension analyst from Bristol will take part in the Bristol 100 mile bike ride on Sunday 18 September to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Nathan Long, 35, was inspired to take on the bike ride after his younger sister Catherine, had a stroke in 2015 at the age of 28.
Catherine was on a working holiday with friends in South Africa when she had a stroke. She spent two weeks in ho
Local fundraiser and Stroke Association supporter, Charlie Hodges, has unveiled a commemorative bench in memory of his wife at the charity’s Life After Stroke Centre in Bromsgrove.
Dr Richard Francis, head of research awards at the charity, said:
Rob Sherrington from Blackpool has raised more than £1,500 for the Stroke Association, after walking 1,206 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
A grandmother from Cromwell is taking on the Great North Run on Sunday 11 September to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Allie Pugh, from Ightfield, will take on the Stroke Association’s 5km Resolution Run at Trentham Gardens on Sunday 09 October for the fifth consecutive year.
Angie Corlett, from Little Sutton, is swapping her ice cream bike business for a gruelling 350km cycling challenge to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
The Stroke Association has launched a new pilot service in Bedford to help local stroke survivors rebuild their lives after a stroke.
Lisa Goodwin from Stafford will take on the Stafford 10k on Sunday 25 September, to mark 11 years to the day that she lost her mother to a stroke.
Stroke Association fundraiser Lauren Curry, from the Wirral, is gearing up for one of her toughest challenges yet: an eight mile swim across Lake Bala in Wales.
An Evesham stroke group is calling out for new members to join them and help provide local stroke survivors with vital support.
Hayley Brooks, 28, from Kidderminster, will take on the Great Birmingham Run on Sunday 16 October 2016 to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Two brothers have completed a 133 mile run on the North Downs Way, from Farnham to Dover, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
A local Sandhurst fundraiser is set to push a two tonne helicopter across Kent with a group of friends and family to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Dr Shamim Quadir, Research Communications Manager at the Stroke Association said:
War and Peace stars James Norton and Jessie Buckley, Downtown Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, and BBC Radio One DJ Greg James are among over 11,000 people who have signed a Stroke Association petition calling for a new national stroke strategy for England.
A team of 18 members of staff from Claire’s Europe in Birmingham scaled the Yorkshire Three Peaks on Friday 08 July, and raised £3,160 in vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Jacq Bennett, 19 from Kidderminster, is preparing to take on five half marathons in five days to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association, after losing his uncle to a stroke.
Andrea Cail, Director Scotland, Stroke Association said:
The Regional Driving Assessment Centre has teamed up with the Stroke Association to help local stroke survivors get back in the driving seat.
