Staff at Lloyds Bank turned purple-fingered this Action on Stroke Month, grabbing their spades and brooms to volunteer their time gardening at the Stroke Association’s Life after Stroke Centre in Bromsgrove.
On Thursday 14 May, 47 members of Lloyds Bank staff took time to help tidy the courtyard and flowerbeds at the Centre after their colleague sadly passed from a stroke 8 months ago.
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Mum of two, Phillipa Haslehurst (48) from Chingford, is set to take part in the charity’s Step out for Stroke event in Ilford, after being found by her daughter as she was having a major stroke last year.
Phillipa, a local school teacher, was going about her normal daily routine when she felt dizzy and disorientated.
Phillipa explains: “I knew that something wasn’t right. I laid down on my
A new Stroke Association Voluntary group has been launched in Dover.The group held its official launch in the Ark in Noah’s Ark road on the 7th May 2015.Stroke survivor Peter Groombridge from Shepherdswell decided to open a voluntary group with support from the Stroke Association after a stroke club in the town was closed down due to the sad death of the club’s Vice Chairperson Jean Henderson.
Award winning baker and Chef Richard Bertinet from Bath has shown his support for Action on Stroke Month by sharing his Blackcurrant Mousse recipe to inspire everyone to Make May Purple.
Phil Elborough from Petersfield has decided to do a mammoth paddle board challenge to raise funds for the Stroke Association.Phil was inspired to do something in Action on Stroke Month to thank the local Petersfield Stroke Association for the fantastic support that they have given him and his mother since his Dad had two strokes.
BBC Radio Four’s More or Less investigates the stroke data used in a Stroke Association press release on 12 May 2015 highlighting working age stroke.
Miss Lincolnshire, Siana Hemmings, has joined forces with the Stroke Association, to Make May Purple for Action on Stroke Month 2015.
This weekend Charlotte Clowes, 50, from East Dulwich, helped to support the Stroke Association’s Action on Stroke Month by baking purple cakes at Dulwich Festival.
Mum of two, Charlotte, a textiles artist, had a stroke in 2009. Charlotte had collapsed at her home in East Dulwich after complaining of migraine for three days, and was taken to King's College hospital.
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The award-winning Gateshead Millenium Bridge and Baltic Square lit up in purple on Friday 01 May, to celebrate the launch of Action on Stroke Month.
An inspirational mosaic created by stroke survivors was unveiled at Blackpool Victoria Hospital Stroke Unit on Friday 01 May, to mark the launch of Action on Stroke Month.
ITV and C4 star Kim Woodburn will officially open the Stroke Association’s Step out for Stroke sponsored walking event in Croxteth Park, Liverpool on Saturday 09 May.
Fort Regent Dome, Mont Orgueil Castle and Victoria College in Jersey will all be lighting up purple during the month of May for Action on Stroke Month. The buildings have agreed to help raise awareness of stroke and join the Stroke Association to Make May Purple.
A play set in the West Country, Unearthed, will be helping to raise awareness of the impact of stroke during Action on Stroke month. The Production from Folio Theatre will be touring across the South West throughout the month of May.
Local Stroke Survivor Richard Spanswick from Plymouth is asking everyone to join him and other stroke survivors to Step Out for Stroke on the 6th June 2015. The event is a fundraising walk perfect for the whole family that will be taking place at Plymouth Hoe.
A new support group for stroke survivors has launched in Newton Aycliffe, to help people in the area come to terms with a life after stroke.
A young mother and stroke survivor from Wakefield has successfully completed the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon, dressed as a Pink Lady® apple to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Two friends Linda Holland from Herne bay and Derek Dummer (Del) from Whitstabletook a massive leap on the 7th April 2015when they completed a skydive to raise funds for the Stroke Association. The pair were motivated to take on a major challenge after they saw the determination of their friend’s Dad, Fred Tugwell, who had a massive stroke last May.
The Stroke Association is inviting people in Lincolnshire to join them for a Sip for Stroke event, to celebrate the launch of Action on Stroke Month 2015.
Team Nick is at it again.
After raising over £50,000 last year from several fundraising challenges, Nick and Jo Cann are back on the road and training for the CARTEN 100 mile cycle ride.
Nick is on long term sick leave recovering from a stroke he had in March 2013. Following the stroke Nick has weakness on his right side and communication difficulties with his speech.
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Richard Wright and his family, from Aylesbury, will be Stepping out for Stroke at a fundraising walk in Kingsbury Square on the 16th May 2015, just over two years after his stroke. The local community is also supporting the walk with Sainsbury providing water and bananas and St Mary’s Church opening its doors and laying on refreshments for participants, friends and family.