Supporting Stroke Survivors  their families & carers in Amber Valley Derbyshire



Our 2024/25 funding from

"The National Lottery

Local Community fund"


 We have had an exciting and busy 2023 , thanks to the funding of £10,000 we received from the National lottery community fund. It has enabled us to carry on focusing on everyone’s mental health and well-being with more exciting trips , and exciting activities and entertainment/speakers at our fortnightly meetings.

 

After welcoming 10+ new members during 2023, we are planning an even more exciting 2024 with a more varied program of Speakers, Entertainers and activity sessions at our fortnightly meetings, and different outings destinations. All designed to show their can be meaningful life after stroke. We are able to do this thanks to funding from

" The National Lottery

Local Community fund" of  £20,000

for our 2024/25 program. So, we would like to thank all those who play the National Lottery, for helping them support grassroots community groups like ourselves, who are the backbone of ever local community up and down the UK.


Our group like many is run by volunteers, who give their time and commitment freely with one thing in mind, to help support local people with whatever life has thrown their way. Without such groups, there would be tens of thousands of people left in limbo with no support network to help them navigate the rough waters of lifes journey.


If you are a Stroke Survivor or their Carer, or you know someone who would benefit from a group like ours then please get in touch via our website "contact us" page, or phone myself Terry on 07498956811. I look forward to welcoming you to our very special family of Stroke Survivors & their Carers.

Our motto is:

THERE CAN BE MEANINGFUL LIFE AFTER STROKE!


News Flash!!!

We have been lucky enough to have received funding

for a third time from the National Lottery Community Fund!!!

We have secured £10,000 for our 2023/24 Project.

AVSG Improving Mental Health

and Wellbeing Continued!!

If you can help us then please donate below!!
What ever you are able to give would be great, no matter how small!! 
A Huge Thank you! XXX   
We have started seeing the face of stroke changing rapidly in the last 20 to 30 yrs, at one time stroke was something that happened in old age and was widely accepted as such. However over the last few decades we have seen younger & younger people suffer a stroke, either through a clot or bleed. Even children are having strokes, sometimes unborn babies. 

Until recently most stroke groups were composed mostly of older survivors and  provided a social environment with mainly traditional entertainments, with sing a longs etc. with the occasional speaker. Our group was typical of this and until recent years the average age was in the high 70's. I joined just over 7 years ago aged 53, we have since had other members who have joined with an age range of 50 to mid 60's , and very recently we have a young girl of 21 attend a few times. Since lockdown ended we have almost doubled in size.

To meet this changing face of Stroke we are introducing a varied program of things to do at our fortnightly meetings. Last year we purchased an indoor curling set, which helps to promote improved balance & co-ordination and is proving more popular each time it is used. We bought it with grant monies awarded from, DCC's  www.fiveways to welbeing.org  which aims to address  five criteria. Connecting, Be Active, Keep Learning, Help others & Take Notice, our group addresses all five with how we support and engage with sroke survivors who attend our group. You can learn more to the right.

Signs of a stroke, blood clot  and what causes a stroke

We are able to offer signposting to signs of a stroke, blood clot and what causes a stroke and further information on the support available from the Stroke Association.

Our first venture sailing

Our very first time sailing with Sailability at Carsington water, near Ashbourne & Belper in the beautiful county of Derbyshire 
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Sailing  in the sunshine 2017/18

We’re always happy to get out on the water when the sun is high in the sky. Some enjoyed the small two man boats while others preferred the larger 6 man Drascom sailing boat.
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About us

We are a small friendly group of stroke survivors and their carer's that meet every other Friday to socialise do activities play indoor games, quizzes etc and have entertainers & speakers too.  For more info see our about page
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