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  • ​Suffolk school children get their crafting caps on for the Stroke Association

    Suffolk school children get their crafting caps on for the Stroke Association
    More than 170 school children at Woolpit Community Primary School, in Bury St Edmunds have taken part in a fundraising project, raising over £447 for the Stroke Association.
    School children at the primary school made their very own collection boxes to share with their family and friends, to raise vital funds for th

  • ​Thousands of Santas ‘Ho Ho Ho’ to the finish line in a festive fun run

    An annual Santa Run took place on Sunday 6 December in East London to raise funds for charity.
    Up to 4,000 people donned a Santa suit and took on a 10k fun runaround Victoria Park, including a group of Royal Mail graduates who raised £4640 with matched giving for the Stroke Association.
    The team of nine celebrated an event that was all about ‘the taking part' and ‘not the winning’ to fund Li

  • Stroke Association statement on the SSNAP post-acute audit

    The SSNAP post-acute audit from the Royal College of Physicians gives us a picture of the care available to stroke survivors when they leave a stroke unit. These findings give us a much more complete picture of the services available and what needs to be in place to ensure consistently good care.

  • Oxfordshire student receives regional recognition

    A dedicated 20-year-old from Witney has received a Highly Commended Life After Stroke Award from the Stroke Association in recognition of his support and determination.
    In February 2012, 17-year-old Thomas Gray was called out of class by a teacher and told that his mother, Sarah, had had a stroke.
    The stroke left Sarah with the speech disorder aphasia, as well as problems with her short and

  • Young Hampshire stroke survivor receives regional recognition

    A young stroke survivor from Hampshire has received a Highly Commended Life After Stroke Award from the Stroke Association in recognition of his courage and determination.
    Alex Roantree-Roesch was just seven years old when he had a stroke in December 2011. Alex was left unable to walk and lost all of his speech.
    Alex’s mum Angela said: “Alex was just like any other typical seven year old boy

  • Jersey stroke survivor receives regional recognition

    A stroke survivor from Jersey has received a Highly Commended Life After Stroke Award from the Stroke Association in recognition of her courage and determination.
    Nicole Le Miere, a primary school teacher, was just 29 when she had a stroke in January 2009. Nicole woke up one morning feeling unwell.
    Nicole said: “I became increasingly sick throughout the day and suddenly collapsed to the floo

  • Young Lowestoft stroke survivor receives regional recognition

    A young stroke survivor from Lowestoft has received a Highly Commended Life After Stroke Award from the Stroke Association in recognition of her courage and positivity.
    Lily Dewbery was just four when she had a stroke in May 2012. The stroke affected movement in the left hand side of her body. After three years of treatment, Lily has made a remarkable recovery.
    Lily was nominated for the C

  • Harlow stroke survivor receives regional recognition

    A stroke survivor from Harlow has received a Highly Commended Life After Stroke Award from the Stroke Association in recognition of her courage and determination.
    Carina Trickey was just 29 when she had a stroke in March 2012, five weeks before her wedding day. Carina was rushed to hospital where it was confirmed that she had had a stroke.
    Since her stroke Carina has lost over three stone, a

  • Norwich stroke survivor teams up with rugby star to call on people to ‘Give a Hand’

    Norwich stroke survivor and former rugby captain Mike Jolly has teamed up with international rugby star Michael Lynagh to encourage people to ‘Give a Hand’ to the Stroke Association.
    The charity’s fundraising initiative ‘Give a Hand’ will see people across the UK complete an everyday activity using the hand they wouldn’t normally use from 26 October to 01 November 2015.
    Mike Jolly, 46, from

  • Ashford accountant goes the extra mile for the Stroke Association

    Ben Simper from Ashford is set to tackle the Death Valley Cycle in South California on Saturday 7 November 2015 to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
    Ben, 28, started raising funds for the Stroke Association after his dad had a mini-stroke (also known as a TIA or transient ischaemic attack) on Boxing Day in 2010 and which has inspired him to conquer the gruelling 420km cycling challe

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