Morley father ‘Leeds’ the way to fundraising victory
Craig McKenna, 38, from Morley is set to face the Yorkshire Marathon on Sunday 12 October in his final fundraising challenge for the Stroke Association.
Fear of heights was no bar to Isle of Wight fundraiser who abseiled the Spinnaker Tower
Jacky Bowman, 57 from
Shanklin on the Isle of Wight was a Bank Manager until her husband, Andy, had
three strokes which made her decide to take early retirement to be with him.
Jacky abseiled down Portsmouth’s 350ft Spinnaker Tower on
Sunday 28 September to raise money for the Stroke Association, the
charity which supported them after Andy’s stroke.
Jacky explained: “The Stroke
As
Cyclists tackle Paris to Jersey cycle for the Stroke Association
Over 20 local fundraisers will get on their bikes to tackle a 500 kilometre cycle from Paris to Jersey for the Stroke Association
Local stroke survivor congratulated by MP
Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, David Rutley, visited the Stroke Association’s Stroke Café at Wykeham Chase on Tuesday 16 September, to meet the charity’s Life After Stroke Awards winner, Pieter Egriega.
Basingstoke stroke survivor joins over 500 runners to help conquer stroke
Basingstoke resident and stroke
survivor Bex Jennings, 23, took on the Hyde Park Resolution Run on Sunday 22
September to raise
vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Bex was
inspired to take on the Resolution Run after she had a devastating stroke aged
22. In October 2013, on the way out for dinner with her boyfriend, Bex
struggled to hold her boyfriend's hand. Not realising there
Mother takes on zip wire for stroke
Washington mum Louise Plant, 38, is calling all adrenaline junkies to join her as she does the 230 metre Shocktober zipwire challenge to raise money for the Stroke Association on the 18 October.
Stroke Awards winner takes steps to conquer stroke at Pineapple Dance Studios
The Stroke Association’s Life After Stroke Award winner
Cheyenne McLaughlin, 14, from Isleworth, Middlesex, spent an afternoon in
Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studios, on Wednesday 10 September.
Cheyenne won the Carer’s Award at the Stroke Associations
Life After Stroke Awards in June 2014. Caitlin had a stroke when she was still
in the womb, when Cheyenne was eight years old. Ever since
Daredevils sought for sky high Stroke Association zip slide in Salford
The Stroke Association is calling on fun-seeking fundraisers to take part in an unforgettable zip slide across the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford.
Footballing legend comes to Leeds for World Cup Sporting Dinner
The Stroke Association will host a glittering Sporting Dinner with England 1966 World Cup winner, Gordon Banks OBE, on Friday 17th October.
The Stroke Association calls on Huddersfield to help conquer stroke
The Mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Ken Smith joined forces with the Stroke Association and local stroke survivors recently to help conquer stroke
New café launches for stroke survivors in Llandudno
People affected by stroke in Llandudno are being invited to join a new initiative of cafes which are being rolled out across North Wales
Many stroke survivors reflect on the ordinary things they used to do before a stroke and how they become difficult post stroke especially when speech and concentration levels are affected.
The new cafés offer a relaxed and welcoming setting for people to ma
70 Year Old Stroke Survivor and Grandad Skydives For The Stroke Association
70
year old stroke survivor Leonard du Pisanie from Peterborough will be taking the plunge on
Saturday 18 October, by skydiving for the Stroke Association, a charity
that helped him after his stroke.
Leonard, who was an educational physiologist and former
teacher, led a very active life before his stroke, taking part in endurance
races, hiking,
cycling and kayaking. Leonard was happy to c
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