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  • Local Fitness Club Show Their Support For Stroke

    Kate (32) and Gary Stanley (37) from Harlow showed their support for the Stroke Association by rallying in 160 stroke supporters to help them to raise funds for the charity that helped her family through a very difficult time.
    Mobile fitness business owners Kate her husband Gary, and their business partner, Dan Dicker who work at Stanley4Fitness wanted to take part in The Nuts Challenge on

  • Local fitness club show their support for stroke

    Kate (32) and Gary Stanley (37) from Harlow showed their support for the Stroke Association by rallying in 160 stroke supporters to help them to raise funds for the charity that helped her family through a very difficult time.
    Mobile fitness business owners Kate her husband Gary, and their business partner, Dan Dicker who work at Stanley4Fitness wanted to take part in The Nuts Challenge on

  • Poole community urged to step out and help conquer stroke

    The Stroke Association is calling on residents in Bournemouth and Poole to take part in the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke event on Sunday 7 September 2014 at Poole Park, Poole from 2:00pm.
    The charity fundraising walk aims to help conquer stroke by raising vital funds to support people affected as well as promote awareness of the condition which strikes around 1700 people in Dors

  • Letter from Hannah Longlands, Communication Support Coordinator - Long Term Support for the Stroke Association in Peterborough

    “Around one third of stroke survivors have difficulty with reading, writing and speaking, and it can be frightening and frustrating. The Stroke Association provides a Communication and Long Term Support Service in Peterborough to support stroke survivors in their road to recovery after their stroke.
    “Stroke remains one of the greatest health challenges of our time, not just in Peterborough

  • Norfolk resident takes on the Bupa Great North Run to raise funds for the Stroke Association

    Sea Palling resident Myles Crowder is raring to go as he makes his final preparations to take on the Bupa Great North Run on Sunday 7 September to raise funds for the Stroke Association.
    Myles, 48, is taking on the 13.1 mile challenge in memory of his mother Jean who had a stroke at the age of 83. The run falls on what would have been his mothers birthday weekend.
    Myles, who has lost ju

  • Stroke Association awarded Skills for Health Quality Mark

    The Stroke Association has been awarded the Skills for Health Quality Mark as a healthcare training provider. The award identifies the highest quality training that offers value for money and expert understanding of the health care industry.

  • 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 even

  • 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

  • Brain damage caused by stroke could be repaired by stem cells - Stroke Association response

    Thousands of lives a year could be changed thanks to a pilot research study by Imperial College London which involves injecting a patient's stem cells into their brain.
    Doctors said the procedure could become routine in ten years after larger   trials to examine its effectiveness in a wider group of patients.
    Dr Madina Kara, Neuroscientist at The Stroke Association, said: “In the UK, someon

  • 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 sons Jamie (

  • 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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