What's New

Tuesday August 17th 2010

• Two new groups have been added to the Regional Information page: Norwich, and Wimbledon.

Friday June 4th 2010

• New item of research added to the Research page: 'Back to Work Research - Can you help?'

Friday May 21st 2010

• Two new stroke support groups have been set up: one in Lincoln and one in Slough. Details can be found in the Regional Information section of the site.
• A new item of research has been added to the Research page: PrOMBIS.
• New survivor's story: Joanne Palmer, 32
• New link on the Links page: ARNI, Action for Rehabilitation from Neurological Injury

Saturday April 24th 2010

• Newsletter 42 is now available to download on the Newsletters section of the Downloads page.
• New survivor's stories - Jo Richardson, 18; Saul Butler, 40

Sunday April 4th 2010

• New suvivor's story - Gabrielle Farrar, 16.
• A new link has been added to the Links page - Stroke Support Group.

Thursday March 12th 2010

• A new item has been added to the Research page, under 'Current Research' - University Research Project. This project has a deadline soon, so please get involved as soon as you can.

Saturday February 27th 2010

• Two new items have been added to the Research page, under 'Current Research' - Heart care: Study into patients’ opinions on two important hospital procedures, and Stroke Rehabilitation Research in Birmingham.

Thursday January 7th 2010

• Two new items have been added to the Research page, under 'Current Research' - Mini-Strokes (TIAs):NHS Needs Your Help, and a video related to the Aphasia Research Clinic at City University.

Sunday December 20th 2009

• A new item of research has been added under the heading 'Current Research' - African-Caribbean carers study.
• Newsletter 41 is now available to download from the Downloads section.

Saturday November 28th 2009

• Don't forget to buy your Christmas cards! The Different Strokes online shop can be found here.
• A new item has been added to the Research page under the 'Current' heading: help with carers survey, King's College London.
• The 'Info on Services for Stroke Survivors' pack has been updated and is available for download now.

Thursday October 8th 2009

• Details of research on Foot Drop taking place at Salford University have been added to the Research page, under 'Current Research'.

Friday August 21st 2009

• New links have been added to the Links page: Stroke Talk Survivors and Different Strokes London North.
• Different Strokes Newsletter 40 is now available to download. Click on 'Downloads' on the blue sidebar.

Friday June 19th 2009

• New survivor's story - Joanne Ireland, 27.

Sunday June 7th 2009

• Links to www.childstrokesupport.ning.com, www.mumswithdisability.co.uk, AVM Survivors Network, and Brain Injury Forum have been added to the Links page.
• Details of research at a new clinic at City University has been added under 'Current Research' on the Research page.
• Three information packs have been updated on the Downloads page for downloading: Benefits; the Invisible Side; Services for Survivors.

Sunday May 4th 2009

• Two new survivor's stories - Steve Bunn, 44; Emily Block, 17.

Friday April 10th 2009

• Two new survivor's stories - Hal Stanford, 41; Jane Hurst, 39.

Sunday March 15th 2009

• Two news items have been uploaded to the Genral Information page, under the titles 'Consultation on developing new, high quality major trauma and stroke services in London' and 'Scottish Stroke Research Network Annual Conference'.
• New survivor's story - Janel Rejina, aged 31

Wednesday February 25th 2009

• The new improved message board went live today at 6pm. Click here or on the 'Message Board' on the sidebar to access it.

Monday February 23rd 2009

• If you are a parent or other family member caring for a disabled child, please take the time to complete Contact a Family's "What Makes My Family Stronger" survey before Sunday, 15 March 2009. The link can be found, along with more information, on the General Information page, under the title 'What makes my family stronger'.

Sunday February 1st 2009

• The 'Information On Services For Stroke Survivors' pack has been updated. Find it on the Downloads page, under the heading 'Information Packs'.
• New item on the General Information page: "AAC Technology: Basic Principles & Practical Solutions".
• A new link has been added to the Links page - "www.mobilise.info"
• The 'Work After Stroke' Information pack has been updated. It now comes in three sections: 'Work After Stroke', 'Employers' Guide' and 'Family and Friends' Guide'.

Monday January 26th 2009

• Three new survivor's stories - Kelvin Sutcliffe, 54; Stephen Little, 49; Renae Marie, 25.

Saturday January 10th 2009

• A new item has been added to the Research page - "Institute of Neurology"
• An item has been added to the General Information page - "24th International Training Institute in Neurologic Music Therapy"
• A new link has been added to the Links page - "www.behindthegray.net"
• A summary of David Hearnden's Empowerment Study has been added to the Research page - "Social Work and Empowerment"

Saturday December 6th 2008

• Newsletter 38 is now available to download on the Newsletters section of the Downloads page.

Tuesday December 2nd 2008

• The 'Benefits' information pack has been updated and is now ready for you to Download.

Wednesday November 24th 2008

• Details for all the currently available jobs at Different Strokes are now online. Just click on 'Jobs' on the blue sidebar to find out what you can do for Different Strokes
• New survivor's story - Pam Mason, aged 39
• Details on the Regional Information has changed for the Cambridge and Darlington groups.

Monday November 10th 2008

• Link to PhysioFunction added.
• New survivor's story - Archie Preston, aged 27 months.
• Work After Stroke document updated - Benefits (Entitlements)

Monday October 20th 2008

• New piece of research added (under 'Current Research'): 'Developing and testing an intervention in patients with urinary incontinence'.
• The Different Strokes online shop is now selling Christmas cards. Click here.

Sunday October 19th 2008

• New survivor's story - Ann Griffiths, aged 29.

Wednesday September 10th 2008

• New survivor's story - Elliott Evans, aged 26 months.
• New item added to the Research page: 'Exploring how family members and informal carers adjust to caring for someone who has had a stroke'.

Sunday September 7th 2008

• A link to Brain & Spinal Cord has been added to the links page.

Tuesday August 26th 2008

• New survivor's story: Leanna, aged 47.
• New item added to the research page: Coping and well-being among informal carers of stroke survivors with aphasia.
• Newsletter 37 has been added to the Newsletters page of the Downloads section.

Monday July 28th 2008

• All the Work After Stroke download packs have been updated
• A link to Welcome Mobility has been added to the Links page
• The Care After a Stroke in Childhood information pack has been updated on the Downloads page
• Information about a campaign called 'Back to Life' has been added to the General Information page, under 'Current'

Wednesday July 9th 2008

• New survivor's story - Alex Arrol, 21
• Contact details for the Portsmouth group have changed
• A link to Embarrassing Problems has been added to the Links page
• Details for a new group in London South East have been added to the Regional Information page
• Information about a book called 'A Dented Image' has been added under the Book Reviews section of the Features page

Wednesday June 11th 2008

• Information about an opportunity to get involved has been added to the Jobs page

Friday May 20th 2008

• New survivor's story - Michael Minch, 33
• Details for the Moray group in Regional Information has changed.
• Information about Andrew Shaw's 'Weather the Storm' has been added to the Books section of the Features page.
• The 'Invisible Side of a Stroke' section of the Information Pack has been updated.

Monday May 19th 2008

• New survivor's story - Richard Timu, 34.

Thursday May 8th 2008

• Could you run 10km? Would you like to raise money for Different Strokes? Why not try the London 10k Run? Find out more information on the Index page.

Wednesday May 7th 2008

• Two new items have been added to the Research page: 'Conversation Therapy Project' and 'Development of a new publication for one-handed parents by DPPI'
• A new Information Pack has been added to the Downloads page: 'Care After a Stroke in Childhood'.
• The Benefits section of the Information Pack has been updated, available for you to download now.
• A link to Cinema Exhibitors' Association has been added to the Links page.

Tuesday April 8th 2008

• Newsletter 36 - April 2008, is now available for you to download
• New survivor's story - Denise Airey, aged 21
• Section 3 of the Information pack ('Information on Services for Stroke Survivors') has been updated.
• There is now an Everyclick Search Box on the homepage.
  everyclick.com is a internet search engine with a big difference: it donates half its revenues to charity! Support Different Strokes by using it to search the web!
• New research - 'Development of a New Publication for One-Handed Parents' by DPPI, has been added to the research page.

Monday March 17th 2008

• New survivor's stories - Jan Walls, aged 35, and Rachel Liddell, aged 23.
• The contact for Swansea has been changed. Please see Wales in Regional Locations.
• If you are a stroke survivor between the age of 1 month and 16 years and would like to participate in research into strokes, please visit www.childstroke.org.uk, also linked to on the Research page.
• As from 1st April 2008, the Milton Keynes' group meeting time is changing. Please visit 'Regional Information' > 'Milton Keynes' for more information.

Wednesday February 27th 2008

• New survivor's story - Frances Denoon, aged 28

Monday February 25th 2008

• New Information Pack available for download - Life After Stroke

Thursday February 14th 2008

• New Event - 3rd UK Stroke Forum Conference.

Wednesday February 13th 2008

• New survivor's story - Thomas Thornley, aged 17
• Regional Information and Regional Location have been changed for Forth Valley.

Sunday February 10th 2008

• The Information Packs on the Downloads page have all been updated.
• Several contact details for South East, Greater London and Anglia have been changed, added or removed. To see if this might affect you please check here.

Friday February 1st 2008

• Survivor's story added: strokes in adulthood, Tony Bibby, aged 54.

Thursday January 31st 2008

• Updates to both the 'Benefits' and the 'Charities that may be able to assist financially' information packs have been released ready for you to download. Please visit the Downloads page for more information.

Wednesday January 16th 2008

• Two new links have been added to the Links page: B.I.R.D. and Shared Care.
• Contact information for Darlington (Regional Locations, North East) has changed.

Friday January 11th 2008

• New contact number for the Darlington Regional Location.
• A link to MADYSS has been added to the Links page.

Wednesday January 9th 2008

• A Clinical Neuroscience Research Study has been added.

Tuesday December 4th 2007

• The latest Different Strokes newsletter is ready for download. Click here or click 'Downloads' on the sidebar to find out more.
• New links, for 'Turn2us' and 'The Association of Charity Officers' have been added to the Links page.
• Helen Sivyer and Lynn Natividad’s stories have been added to the Adult Survivors Stories.

Wednesday September 26th 2007

• Empowerment Study added to research page.
• Different Strokes' shop (currently selling Christmas Cards) up and running.

Thursday August 23rd 2007

• New Darlington Regional Location

Wednesday August 8th 2007

• Change of entry for The University of Surrey in Guildford
  Physiotherapy for the arm/hand

Sunday August 12th 2007

• New "Events" Button on the left side navigation panel
  
• Update story for Richard Denning Childhood and Adolescence.

Wednesday August 1st 2007

• Office Coordinator job

Monday 30th July 2007

• Updated biographies of our trustees,and staff and volunteers - Different Strokes Who's Who

Sunday 29th July 2007

• New Events Page - New Page which will be updated with links contain links to events planned by organisations in areas of interest to Different Strokes members.

Thursday 25th July 2007

• In Research - Choice and Change research study - University of York

Tuesday 24th July 2007

• In downloads - Newsletter 34 July 2007

Thursday 14th June 2007

• Main Page- Added the link to 2007 Annual Conference

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

• Links Page- Added the link to Benefits and Work Site

Saturday 19th May 2007

• Links Page- Added the top two links

Wednesday 9th May 2007

• General Information Page- NICE - requesting people who have had ICAD to contact them

Monday 7th May 2007

• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - Manjit Bains, age 26
• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - Viki Harford, age 31
• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - steve Coulbeck, age 34
• Introduction Section- updated
• Research Section- updated
• Moray, Scotland Contacts updated

Tuesday 24th April 2007

• In Links Section- a link to a Carotid Artery dissection group on Yahoo Yahoo Carotid Artery Dissection Group

Thursday 15th March 2007

• In downloads section Newsletters 33 has an amendment to the previous version -
  Jeffy Wong's telephone number has been incorrect since newsletter 31!Newsletter 33

Wednesday 21st March 2007

• Invitation to Different Strokes April Celebration on main page
• Updated telephone number for Woking group
• In downloads section Newsletters - Newsletter 33

Friday 9th March 2007

• In downloads section updated How To Get Help From Social Services
• Updated telephone number for Woking group
• In downloads section Newsletters - Newsletter 33

Sunday 4th March 2007

• In downloads section Updated Work after Stroke (Feb 07)Employers Guide to Work after Stroke
• In downloads section Updated Work after Stroke (Feb 07) Information for Family and Friends
• In Research Section and Index page a link to a new document referring to research at City in Adulthood - Ceri James
• In Links section - Added a link to Sportability. - Sportability
• In Index Page Minisymposium on theRehabilitation of hemiparetic gait

Sunday 24th December 2006

• Wristbands are sold out.

Sunday 3rd December 2006

• Newsletter No 32, December 2006, is available to download,in the Downloads section.
• Windsor - new coordinator.
• Links - duplicate entry to Brain and Spine Foundation removed.

Saturday 26th November 2006

• Added contact for Herts in the South East Regional Location.
• There isn't a group yet, just a contact.

Sunday 11th November 2006

• Please buy Different Strokes Christmas Cards.
• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - Simon Neale, age 37
• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - Heather Leigh, age 44
• Survivors Story updated - Strokes in Adulthood - Tom Barker, age 25

Sunday 5th November 2006

• Manchester Group - change of location, includes a link to a Google Map
• Ian Moody
  A Different Strokes Strokeline volunteer was talking to Jeremy Vine on
  The Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio 2, Monday 6th November,2006 12 - 2pm
• Andrew Smith has taken over as volunteer webmaster from Hilda McDonald

Saturday 16th October 2006

• Different Strokes Christmas cards available now. See link on main page and menu.
• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - Linda McLean, age 51

Saturday 16th September 2006

• Regional Information - Colchester group (Anglia) meeting info updated, as of September 19th.

Monday 4th September 2006

• Survivors Story added - Strokes in Adulthood - Martyn Daniels, age 43,
  Stroke resulting in Wallenberg's Syndrome

Saturday 26th August 2006

• Regional Locations - Isle of Wight group (South West) contact info updated.
• Regional Locations and Information - Bury (North West) details added.
• Links section addition: Heart & Stroke Information Point
• Survivors Stories added - Strokes in Adulthood:
• Benjamin Noseda, age 23
• Sarah Brew, age 25
• Paul Lister, age 42

Saturday 5th August 2006

• Regional Locations - Warminster group (South West) added.
• Regional Information - Moray (Scotland) details added.
• Downloads/Newsletters section - Newsletter 31 available.
• Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Steven Anderson, age 46 - update
  • Ceri James, age 36 - update
  • Diane Elliott, age 38 - new
  • Adam Hulme, age 41 - new

Sunday 30th July 2006

• Regional Locations - Woking group (Southeast), phone updated.
• Regional Locations - Forth Valley group (Scotland), phone updated.
• Regional Information - Belfast details updated.
• Main page - CONFERENCE - Sex, Life and Living, October 7th, 2006
• University of Southampton needs volunteers for Movement Analysis of the Upper Limb - see Main page to download Advertisement - Southampton
• Features - Fundraising section - Laura Wood, Sponsored Skydive story
• Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
• Steven Anderson, age 46 - update
• Ceri James, age 36 - update
• Diane Elliott, age 38 - new
• Adam Hulme, age 41 - new

Sunday 2nd July 2006

• Regional Locations, South West - Bournemouth contact updated.
• Main page - InsureandGo - provides very good travel insurance for stroke survivors
• Main page - Getting Back to Work After Stroke, a report on the problems of younger stroke survivors in getting back into the workplace
• Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Nicki Jeffery, age 24
  • Eddie Chilvers, age 46

Monday 29th May 2006

• Regional Locations, Greater London - London North contact changed.
• Regional Locations, South East - Redhill contact changed.
• Regional Information, Cambridge added.

Sunday 21st May 2006

• Regional Locations - Edinburgh contact added to Scotland region
• Links section addition:
  • Hope for stroke - American user-run stroke network
• Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
• Ray Smith, RIP, age 42

Sunday 14th May 2006

• Links section addition:
  • Aphasia - supplies an alternative method of communication, mainly via MP3 files, for people with aphasia
• Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Kevin Bunyan, age 35, addition
  • Ceri James, age 36, story update
  • Yvonne Jupp, age 38, email update

Sunday 23rd April 2006

• Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
• Peter Owden, age 34
• Links section additions:
  • Epilepsy Active Training Services
  • Hughes Syndrome Foundation
  • Updated biographies of our trustees, staff, and volunteers -
  • Different Strokes Who's Who

  Monday 10th April 2006

  • Regional Locations - Central coordinator changed
  • Regional Locations - Central - Northhampton phone number changed
  • Regional Locations - Southeast coordinator changed
  • Employers Guide to Work After Stroke added to downloads/Work after Stroke section
  • Link to UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum website added to Links section
  • Main page - Documents available for download to participate in the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery research project.

  Sunday 2nd April 2006

  • Newsletter 30 available for download.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Shannon Sayre, age 27
  • Links section additions:
    • Aphasia Now
    • EQUIP

  Saturday 18th March 2006

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • David Warner
  • Regional Locations - Ireland - addition of Belfast
  • Regional Locations - North East - addition of South of Tyne
  • Regional Locations - Cambridge coordinator changed
  • Regional Locations - Newcastle coordinator changed
  • Regional Locations - Romford phone number changed
  • Regional Information - South of Tyne and Bournemouth group information added

  Sunday 5th March 2006

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adolescence:
  • Laura Wood, age 17
  • Links section addition - Lead Scotland

  Sunday 26th February 2006

  • Links section additions:
  • Angioma Alliance UK
  • CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Sub-cortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalophathy) Research and Support Trust
  • Samaritans - If you need someone to talk to in confidence, you can ring or email the Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Liam Murray, age 29, addition
  • Gordon Reynolds, age 55, update

  Saturday 11th February 2006

  • New Different Stroke Report - see link to Bleeding Shame Report on Main page

  Saturday 4th February 2006

  • Links section additions:
  • Speakability (Action for Dysphasic Adults)
  • Stroke Doc: One Neurologist's Opinion Regarding Stroke Treatment and Prevention added to links section.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Childhood and Adolescence, addition:
  • Chris Lytle, age 5
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • George Auger, age 45
  • Miguel de Sampaio, age 42
  • Jonathan Henton, age 41

  Monday 16th January 2006

  • Join Us/Regional Coordinators for Central and South East positions available

  Sunday 8th January 2006

  • Urgent Notice regarding Unsolicited Emails on Main page
  • Regional Information - London Central group information updated.

  Saturday 10th December 2005

  • Join Us/Regional Coordinator for South East Position available
  • Aphasia charity needs volunteer trustees - see Main page to download advertisement
  • Newsletter 29 available for download.
  • Regional Locations - North West - addition of Bury
  • Regional Locations - Wales - addition of Aberystwyth
  • Regional Locations - Central - Sheffield contacts updated
  • Regional Locations - Greater London - London Central contacts updated
  • Regional Locations - Ireland - Northern Ireland (South) phone number updated
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, updates to:
  • Gordon Reynolds, age 55
  • Shelley Godfrey, age 28
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • David Dawson, age 51
  • Bev Graham, age 46
  • Brian Harrison, age 38

  Thursday 24th November 2005

  • Fund Raising: 101-mile walk of the South Downs Way
    in the Features section

  Saturday 12th November 2005

  • Updated details for Sussex group in the Southeast Region.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, updates to:
  • Chris Pinkerton, age 37
  • Shelley Godfrey, age 28

  Monday 31st October 2005

  • Christmas Cards, 2005. Links to view and purchase are on Main page and on the Menu, just above the What's New item.
  • Addition of contact information for 5 new Regional Coordinators in Scotland, South West, Northern Ireland (North), Northern Ireland (South), and Greater London.
  • Addition of contact information for new group - Moray in Scotland.
  • Link to new website for Thames Valley Different Strokes added to the Maidenhead and Windsor Regional Information pages.
  • Updated details for Newport group in Wales.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • Pauline Donner, age 33
  • Rowena Penny, age 33
  • Link for Bobath Centre for Adults added to Links section.

  Sunday 16th October 2005

  • New 2nd paragraph in Disclaimer.
  • Update of contact for Hemiplegia Rehabilitation Research in Guilford (Research section)
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • Diane Arter, age 37
  • Param Singh, age 37
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, updates:
  • David Lamm, age 41
  • Shelley Godfry age 28

  Sunday 25th September 2005

  • Change in meeting times for North Somerset group.
  • Links for Brain & Spine Foundation and Post Pals added to links section.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • Ray Newton, age 50
  • Sue Lyons, age 42
  • Katherine Ruiz, age 42
  • Ceri James, age 36

  Tuesday 6th September 2005

  • Change in contact information of Swindon group
  • Change in meeting times for Portsmouth group.
  • Moved links on announcements of new chairman and chief executive to the biographies page.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • Sue Monks, age 57
  • Gordon Reynolds, age 55
  • Kenneth Halstead, age 39

  Sunday 28th August 2005

  • Link to Conference 2005 Information added to Main page and General Information (Current) or click on Conference 2005 Details
  • Link to Different Strokes Wristbands Information added to Main page or click on Wristband Information

  Monday 20th August 2005

  • Change in contact information for Cambridge group
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • Val Seaman, age 52
  • David Lamm, age 41

  Monday 15th August 2005

  • Addition of Sheffield Group details
  • Change in phone number for Northampton group

  Sunday 7th August 2005

  • Link for ITCH (It Can Help) added.
  • Newsletter 28 available for download.
  • Contact information for NE Scotland updated.

  Sunday 31st July 2005

  • Addition of profiles of trustees, staff, and volunteers - Who's Who
    Note: link to the page is located on Main page.
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • Glen Hayes, age 42
  • Chi Lee, age 23

  Sunday 17th July 2005

  • Addition of disclaimer for message board
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • Ruth Clark, age 54
  • Eleanor Moore, age 53
  • Paul Edgar, age 21

  Sunday 10th July 2005

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Childhood and adolescence,
  addition:
  • Aaron Malone, age 4
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, addition:
  • pictures and email added for Ewert Maximilian C. Jehuda, age 30

  Saturday 25th June 2005

  • Link for Active Neurotherapy added
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • Pat Sweetingham, age 40
  • Ewert Maximilian C. Jehuda, age 30
  • Andy Bebow, age 29
  • Rowena Fox, age 28

  Friday 17th June 2005

  • Announcements (see Main page):
    • New chief executive for Different Strokes
  • General Information section - added new document - What is a stroke? - a layperson's guide
  • Updated contact information for the Forth Valley Group in the Scotland region

  Sunday 12th June 2005

  • Name change of Thames Valley group to Windsor and Maidenhead
  • North East Regional Coordinator contact info added
  • Regional Coordinator information added for South East, North East and Central regions.
  • Sheffield group added to Central section
  • Anglia contact, Mike Ripley, phone number added
  • Link for MediPAL added
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • Steve Anderson, age 46
  • Zoe Millen, age 27

  Saturday 4th June 2005

  • Manchester Regional Information updated
  • Recruitment List for Regional Coordinators updated
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • Kirsty Ashton, age 24

  Sunday 29th May 2005

  • Portsmouth Regional Information: addtion of an exercise session
  • Links section - National Council for Palliative Care added
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • Janet Allen, age 42
  • Ian Robinson, age 39

  Saturday 21st May 2005

  • Links section addition: Low Salt Product Information

  Saturday 16th April 2005

  • Addition of Newsletter 27, March, 2005 to downloads section

  Sunday 10th April 2005

  • Announcements (see Main page):
    • New chairman for Different Strokes
    • Job advertisement for Chief Executive
  • Links section, additions:
    • National Stroke Nursing Forum
    • Disabled Workers Co-operative
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • David Heron
  • Cherryl Kilvington
  • Scott Naylor
  • Sarah Helen Snow

  Saturday 2nd April 2005

  • New menu selection and section - How To Help
  • Cumbria Regional Information: link to their new website
  • Portsmouth Regional Information: change in meeting time and place
  • Manchester Regional Information: change in meeting time and place

  Saturday 5th March 2005

  • Links section - Sibs added
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, additions:
  • Catherine Jenkins
  • Linda Leaning
  • Ron Wilson
  • Tim Midgley
  • Andre Seguin
  • Angie Hensley
  • Ian Cundy
  • Kevin Hall
  • Bronya Clayton
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood, updates:
  • Marty Bond
  • John Watts
  • Tom Barker

  Tuesday 1st March 2005

  • Glasgow Regional Information: change in meeting time
  • Belfast Regional Information: change in meeting time and place
  • Wales Regional Location: change in contact for Newport group
  • Southwest Regional Location: Bournemouth group and contact added, details of meeting to follow.

  Saturday 5th February 2005

  • The font was changed from Times to Arial and the background image was removed.
  • Recruitment schedule for Regional Coordinators updated:
    Date of appointment changed for South East, Central, and Scotland positions
  • Regional Information - Colchester group added.
  • Regional Information - NE Scotland details updated.
  • Regional Locations - Norwich contact details removed.
  • Regional Locations - London South contact added.
  • Regional Locations - Belfast contact information updated.

  Saturday 29th January 2005

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood: Nigel Edney's story added.

  Saturday 8th January 2005

  • Research section - Hemiplegia rehabilitation research in Guildford added

  Friday 24th December 2004

  • Downloads - Newsletter 26, December 2004 added

  Saturday 4th December 2004

  • Links section - SelfHelp UK added

  Thursday 25th November 2004

  • Updated all documents in Information Packs in section: Downloads/Information Packs
  • Added Introduction and response form to Information Packs section

  Sunday 21st November 2004

  • Regional Information - Newport group details updated
  • Birmingham group and its detailed information has been removed from the Central Regional Location. Unfortunately, the group has folded.
  • Aylesbury group and its detailed information has been removed from the South East Regional Location. Unfortunately, the group has folded.

  Saturday 6th November 2004

  • Survivors Stories
    • Strokes in Childhood: Madison Nicole Kucera
    • Strokes in Adulthood: Anthony Pinkerton

  Saturday 30th October 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Jim Shield
  • Ron McDonagh
  
  
  • Member Achievements:
    • Sue McNeil - Achieves Certification as a PADI Open Water Diver
    • Lee Chandler - Parachute Jumps for Different Strokes
    
    
  • NE Scotland added to Regional Locations and details added to Regional Information page.

  Thursday 14th October 2004

  • Aylesbury group details added to Regional Information and their contact information added to the South East Regional Location

  Sunday 3rd October 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • John Gunn's story added
  • Nicole Sawyer-Roskell's story added

  Saturday 25th September 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
  • Dave Whitter's story added
  • Kathy Morelli's story added
  
  
  • Ayrshire group added to the Scotland Regional Location and details added to Regional Information
  • Meeting time updated for the Newport group in the Wales region
  • Telephone number added to the Wales Regional Coordinator

  Sunday 12th September 2004

  • New section - Christmas Cards (listed between Join Us and What's New)
  • Links - Benefit Rates updated for 2004/2005
  • Links - Neurological Alliance added
  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
      Janice Christie's story added

  Friday 3rd September 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Strokes in Adulthood:
    • Joe Mulvey's story added
    • John Watts's story updated
    
    
  • Downloads - Newsletter 25, August 2004 added
  • Join Us - Office Administrator advertisement added

  Saturday 21st August 2004

  • Survivors Stories subdivided into 3 sections
  • Survivors Stories - David Fitzgerald's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Joanne Brown's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Paul Harrison's picture added

  Friday 6th August 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Paul Harrison's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Tracey Dale's story added
  • Regional Information - Portsmouth group details updated and Cumbria group details added
  • Regional Locations - Central - Northampton contact updated
  • Regional Locations - Wales, Anglia, and Ireland - Regional Coordinator contact information added

  Tuesday 6th July 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Will Smith's story added

  Saturday 3rd July 2004

  • Links - Brainhelp.co.uk added
  • Survivors Stories - Update to John D'Arcy's story
  • Achievements Section of Survivors Stories - Geoff Pennells raised £11,000 for Different Strokes by running a marathon after his stroke.

  Thursday 24th June 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Alwyn James's story added
  • Survivors Stories - David Jones's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Donna Lundgren's story added
  • Birmingham group added to the Central Regional Location and details added to Regional Information
  • Manchester group added to the North West Regional Location and details added to Regional Information
  • Regional Information - Bradford group details updated
  • Regional Information - Southend group details updated
  • Kettering group and its detailed information has been removed from the Central Regional Location. Unfortunately, the group has folded.

  Saturday 15th May 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Judy Blackaller's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Michele Cofer's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Jose Gopal's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Ian Mitchell's story added
  • Regional Locations - South East - Woking contact details updated

  Saturday 1st May 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Mike Palmer's story added
  • Regional Locations - North West - Cumbria contact details updated

  Wednesday 28th April 2004

  • Regional Information - Bristol group details updated.

  Saturday 24th April 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Garrie Shicommie's story added
  • Work After Stroke - Information for Family & Friends available for download/viewing

  Friday 9th April 2004

  • New Section - Join Us added (listed between Site Details and What's New on the Menu)
  • Join Us/Regional Coordinator Job Description added
  • Newsletter 24 available for download/viewing
  • All downloads are available as Adobe Acrobat files in place of the self-extracting exe files that could not be opened by MAC users.

  Sunday 28th March 2004

  • Features/Fund Raising - 'Wanted Parachute Jumpers' added

  Friday 18th March 2004

  • Regional Locations - changed contact for London Central and Lomond
  • Regional Locations - changed Romford to Havering (Romford), High Wycombe to Wycombe, and Windsor to Thames Valley
  • Regional Locations - added Regional Coordinator contact for North West
  • Regional Locations - added Blyth Valley, Glasgow, and Isle of Wight
  • Regional Information - added Blyth Valley, Glasgow, Lomond, and Isle of Wight group details.

  Saturday 13th March 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Chetan Joshi's story added
  • Links - SAFE (Stroke Awareness For Everyone) added

  Thursday 4th March 2004

  • Survivors Stories - Jeffrey Shaw's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Lee Chandler's story added
  • Survivors Stories - Edward Kelly's's story added

  Thursday 26th February 2004

  • Regional Information - London West address updated
  • Links - BodyTalk-Online added
  • Links - Specialist Info added
  • Links - AVM Support UK web address updated
  • Survivors Stories - Richard Denning's email address added

  Wednesday 21st January 2004

  • General Information - Conference Details 2004