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Chair of Trustees, Victoria Kerr Davis, and Families Support Officer, Fee Forrest, chatting with the Chairman of West Berks Council, Cllr. Tony Vickers, at the Volunteer Centre's "Knowledge Event" in Shaw house, which showcased West Berks charities.

Jon Wilding completed the London Marathon on 27 April, raising over £1,500 for the charity. Jon, you're our hero!

Thanks also to everyone who supported Jon's amazing effort with generous donations.

This was Jon's second marathon (he's done Manchester, too); it seems that it will be his last, as he reports being banned from any more by the home team!

Members enjoy many craft activities and this month flower arranging and Easter cake making caused lots of laughter!

The Food Standards Agency conducted an unannounced inspection of our catering operation at Stroke Group in Woolhampton Village Hall on Tuesday. 18 March. We are delighted to say that we received a full five stars, the top rating achievable. Well done Jane (Chef, right in photo) and Wendy (Organiser, left in photo) and the volunteers who help out in the kitchen.

We are receiving amazing support from Jonathan Wilding who is running the London Marathon for our cause. Please support Jonathan in his super human efforts by clicking the Just Giving link. Good luck with your training Jonathan!

On January 28th, Members had a wonderful morning with the pre-prep children from Elstree, playing games which caused much friendly competition and laughter!

Local residents attended the Stroke Care for Newbury & West Berkshire coffee morning at St Nicolas Church Hall, Newbury on Thursday morning, 21st November. Staff, volunteers and trustees produced a delicious array of cakes, and visitors enjoyed shopping at the bric-a-brac and knitted items stall. Many thanks to all who worked hard to make the morning a success and to those who supported us.

Members of our Stroke Group were delighted to discuss their activities with the Mayor of Thatcham. Mayor Councillor Adamantos kindly stayed to chat to all members and hear about the great benefits of the Stroke Group at Woolhampton. 

Members enjoyed a delicious lunch out and concentrated hard on their pottery painting with great results!

Fee Forrest, Stroke Care Family Support Officer, attended the 10 year anniversary celebration of Thatcham Therapy Centre. Fee has worked closely with the centre and it has supported the rehabilitation journey of countless stroke survivors. Plans to build a hydrotherapy pool at the centre are progressing. 

Stroke Care for Newbury and West Berkshire are extremely grateful to have been a chosen charity for Welford Park Snowdrops. On February 25th, despite rain and wind, many visitors to the event supported us and we had the opportunity to talk to them about our charity on our stand. You can't miss the red logo! 

Another fabulous visit from the Elstree children where much hilarity and enjoyment was had by all making Christmas Cards!

Fee Forrest, our Family Support Officer, visited Falkland Grange Care Home and gave a valuable insight into the effects of Strokes and the support provided to Stroke Survivors and their families by Stroke Care Newbury & West Berkshire  

Members thoroughly enjoyed a craft session with the fantastic children of Elstree. Teamwork across the generations produced some wonderful Autumn bookmarks and lots of chatter!

And here is the photo of Jigsaw Success!

It has been a busy couple of months at Stroke Group! With great pleasure we took delivery of our fabulous red chairs with arms, which the members are finding so useful and comfortable. We started with the 30th Anniversary Tea Party followed by a thoroughly enjoyable outing to the Thatcham Garden Centre. 

At the hall, specific physiotherapy, chair and bar exercises continue to improve our fitness and the tremendously popular new artist pursuits and success on the jigsaw front test our concentration!  

Remember to keep an eye on the Calendar.

Stroke Care Newbury & West Berkshire goes from strength to strength and is celebrating 30 years - thank you to those forward looking founders and for all the years of hard work from our staff, volunteers and trustees. We held a tea party with an official cake to mark the occasion. Delicious!

We recently attended the West Berkshire Volunteer Bureau Knowledge Event and spread the word about Stroke Care Newbury and West Berkshire. HRH Duchess of Gloucester attended.

We are delighted to introduce you to Melanie Pitches, a highly experienced neuro physio, who is now part of the Stroke Care Team delivering Physiotherapy sessions fortnightly for our members. 

Sarah Papworth continues to cajole our members with her fun and lively seated chair exercise classes.

Please check out the events page and calendar to see what is coming up for more information about weekly activities.