Stroke Association Charity

For more information and total so far see our Justgiving page

The Stroke Association is this years (2018) nominated charity.  Here is some information on them from their website.  Please go to their website for more information.

‘We are the UK’s leading charity dedicated to conquering stroke. We rely on your support to provide vital services, campaign for better stroke care and to find better treatments.

There are over 1.2 million stroke survivors in the UK with 100,000 strokes happening in the UK each year. That’s one stroke every five minutes.

Even though you are now twice as likely to survive a stroke compared to 20 years ago, stroke is still the fourth single largest cause of death in the UK.

We know we need to change how people think about stroke and challenge the myths surrounding it. We push for greater awareness of stroke and its warning signs and campaign for better stroke care.

We believe:

strokes can and should be prevented
everyone has the right to make the best recovery they can after stroke
research has the power to save lives and ensure people make the best recovery they can.
These beliefs drive us forward to change the world for people affected by stroke.’

Please help us raise as much money as possible for the Stroke Association.