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In Touch
Life After Stroke and Communication support service

Rochdale
Welcome to In Touch!
What a year 2016 has already been for the Stroke Association services
in Rochdale.
In this issue we'll be updating you on what's been going on so far this
year over the Spring/Summer period and what is still to come for 2016!
Life After Stroke Service
The Life After Stroke service provides information, advice and support
to anyone affected by stroke in the Rochdale borough. We offer home
visits, telephone support and run support groups to help you after a
stroke. We are here to help.
You can contact Barbara, Chris, Joanne or Janine on: 01706 657 269.
Communication Support Service
The service works with stroke survivors with communication

difficulties and families to establish goals and support you in working
towards them. We run Communication Support groups to help you
meet others that understand, provide one-to-one communication
support, and carer support.
Please get in touch you would like more information about the service.
You can contact Joanne Mundey on: 01706 657 643.
L-R: Joanne Mundey, Chris Bainbridge, Joanne Duffy, Barbara Ewens, Janine Scanlan
Together we can conquer stroke
Edition 1
Fundraising superstars!
In this issue:
Link4Life's Row-a-thon
and Bake Sale in April
raised a whopping
220.56 for the Stroke
Association!
Thank you to Link4Life
and everyone that rowed,
ate and donated.
Pupils at Bury Grammar
School organised a mega
Make May Purple day to
help raise awareness of
stroke and raised an
amazing 483!
Thank you everyone.
St Clements Church in Spotland very
kindly picked the Stroke Association as
their charity of the year! Thank you so
much for your support.
Bill Charlton and
Steve Colesby ran
the Newham 10k
in London raising a
whopping 330! A
massive thank you
for raising money
and braving 10k of
blisters for the
cause!
A huge thank you to our supporters and

volunteers, your support helps us to make a
difference. Together we can conquer stroke
Life After Stroke groups

We run a range of groups for people affected
by stroke. Please get in touch if you want
more information or if you wish to attend.
Stroke Active
12 week exercise group run in partnership

with Link4Lifefor stroke survivors.
THURSDAY weekly six-week blocks
3 Nov 8 Dec 2016
12 Jan 16 Feb 2017
16 Mar 20 Apr
Step Out for Stroke 2016

In May, over 200 people came to this year's Step Out
for Stroke sponsored walk at Queens Park in
Heywood, including Hollywood royalty Princess Leia
and Queen Elsa!
Step Out for Stroke is an annual sponsored walk. Anyone is
welcome to come along, no matter what your fitness level
or ability is. The walk is wheelchair-accessible and you can
complete as much of the route as you wish.
Carers group
Social and support group open to carers and
family members of stroke survivors.
TUESDAYS monthly
11 Oct 8 Nov 13 Dec
10am 12noon
Springhill Tea Rooms and Gift Shop,
7 Broad Lane, Rochdale, OL16 4PG
Life After Stroke group / Pennine

Stroke Support voluntary group
Long-term social support groups for anyone
affected by stroke held at Castleton
Community centre twice a month.
Communication Support group

Support group for people with communication
difficulties following a stroke. A great chance
to socialise with others that understand and to
practice communication strategies.
8-week blocks running throughout the year.
Please contact our Communication Support
service for more information.
Stroke Blokes
See feature on page 3
Allotment group
See feature on page 4
Local businesses came out to support the

day along with Rochdale Fire Service. The
Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Raymond
Dutton, gave a rousing speech to kick things
off and Link4Life got everyone warmed up
and ready for the walk.
A sea of purple swirled around Queens Park
as everyone completed the walk at their own
pace, right before the heavens opened!
The drizzle did nothing to dampen
spirits and the day continued with a
demonstration from Link4Life's
Walking Football team and music from
Bethany Palmer, and Lee and Geoff
from the band Badger.
The day ended with a balloon release to
celebrate everyone's amazing efforts.
Congratulations to everyone that took part in this

year's Step Out for Stroke! We raised an incredible
2670. A huge thank you to everyone who
participated in the walk, raised money or donated.
Your generosity is vital in helping the Stroke Association to fund
pioneering stroke research, supporting our Life After Stroke
services nationally, and can be used to provide grants for stroke
survivors experiencing financial hardship.
Stroke Blokes
Our group has continued to meet on a monthly basis as
usual, and during the summer months we enjoyed some
outdoor activities.
In July and September we visited the Mutual Mills fishery
in Heywood, managed by the Heywood and District
Angling Society.
Our thanks to Barry Hargreaves and Jim Ridley of the
Heywood Anglers, who kindly provided all the equipment,
expert coaching and valuable help on our fishing
expeditions this Summer.
Are you or someone you know

affected by dementia?
Alzheimer's Society and BME Health &
Wellbeing can help.
Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimers Society Dementia
Advisers and Dementia Support Workers work
across the borough of Rochdale to support
people worried about their memory, those who
have had a diagnosis of any kind of dementia and
people caring for those living with dementia.
They aim to: raise awareness of how you can live
well with dementia and how to access relevant
local services through one-to-one advice
sessions and initiatives like Dementia Friends;
offer group based support via Memory Wellbeing
Cafes and Peer Support groups; and individual
support for those living with dementia via a new
Side by Side volunteer service.
In August, the group went for what has become its annual
day out on the East Lancs Railway.
To find out more contact us initially on: 0161 483

4446 or email [email protected]
BME Health & Wellbeing

Roshni Dementia
Support group
We boarded the steam train at Heywood and journeyed
along the scenic Irwell Valley line to Rawtenstall. Our
return journey was broken by a stop at Bury for lunch,
before completing our trip with a ride on a vintage diesel
train back to Heywood.
Thanks to the generosity of
the railway and its general
manager Andy Morris, we
were again donated free
tickets to travel for the day.
Stroke Blokes returns to its regular meeting place in
October on the third Wednesday of each month. Stroke
Blokes is a peer-support social group open to male
stroke survivors or male carers of stroke survivors.
WEDNESDAYS monthly 10am 12noon
19 Oct 16 Nov 21 Dec
Castleton Community Centre,
Manchester Road, OL11 3AF
BME Health & Wellbeing have launched the

Roshni dementia support group as part of
their South Asian dementia project in
partnership with Deeplish Community Centre.
The support group is for members of the BME
and south Asian community in Rochdale who
are living with dementia, their carers and
family members. Roshni offers help and
emotional and practical support in a caring
and non-judgmental environment, and an
opportunity to meet others and share
experiences.
The Roshni Group meets the last Monday
of every month at Deeplish Community
Centre, Hare Street, Rochdale.
For more information email or phone:
Shahid Mohammed,
BME Dementia Care Navigator
[email protected]
07516 818 222
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Accessible Cycling with

Bikes4All
This August we teamed up with Bikes4All to
deliver an accessible cycle session to stroke
survivors and we tested out their range of
accessible bikes. Bikes4All have a huge range
of bikes adapted to meet all needs so there
really is something for everyone.
"It felt great not standing out as

different, everyone is the same"
Gardening after a stroke

We have two allotment groups in Heywood and in
Rochdale which we maintain throughout the year.
It's felt like a rather rainy summer here in Rochdale this year.
Fortunately our allotment plots welcomed the wet weather
and our produce has thrived thanks to the fantastic efforts
of our allotment group.
Of the 18 people that attended, some had not

been on a bike since their stroke; others had
never been on a bike in their life! People who
would normally use a wheelchair for mobility
and struggle using their legs following a stroke
were able to ride a bike and propel themselves
independently for the first time in a long time.
I exercised today using muscles

I dont normally use"
We managed to source lots of purple plants and produce

for our allotment, including purple carrots and potatoes!
The group got to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables!) of their
labour at our allotment launch party where we served
delicious homemade beetroot cake and brownies using
beetroot grown at our allotment.
The group had a great giggle and came away

feeling a strong sense of achievement and
confidence after completing the session. The
adapted cycles helped those with balance and
mobility problems following their stroke to feel
a real sense of independent mobility and
increased coordination skills.
Our allotment plots are wheelchair accessible and have

raised planters for maximum accessibility.
"Awesome, thoroughly enjoyed it

cannot wait to go again!"
Following the popularity of this taster session, we
are running free sessions running starting in
If you have green fingers or want to give gardening a
November for eight weeks.
go, contact your Life after Stroke team to find out
Get in touch as soon as possible to reserve your
how to get involved.
place and avoid missing out!
Stroke Association is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England

and Wales (No 61274). Registered office: Stroke Association House, 240 City Road,
London EC1V 2PR. Registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No 211015) and
in Scotland (SC037789). Also registered in Northern Ireland (XT33805) Isle of Man
(No 945) and Jersey (NPO 369).

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In Touch

Life After Stroke and Communication support service

Life After Stroke Service

Communication Support Service

The service works with stroke survivors with communication

Together we can conquer stroke

A huge thank you to our supporters and

Life After Stroke groups

12 week exercise group run in partnership

Step Out for Stroke 2016

Life After Stroke group / Pennine

Communication Support group

See feature on page 3

Local businesses came out to support the

Congratulations to everyone that took part in this

Are you or someone you know

To find out more contact us initially on: 0161 483

BME Health & Wellbeing

BME Health & Wellbeing have launched the

Accessible Cycling with

"It felt great not standing out as

Gardening after a stroke

Of the 18 people that attended, some had not

I exercised today using muscles

We managed to source lots of purple plants and produce

The group had a great giggle and came away

Our allotment plots are wheelchair accessible and have

"Awesome, thoroughly enjoyed it

Stroke Association is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England

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