ReConnect Gloucestershire

23/06/2026

🌟 We’re hiring a Fundraiser!

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced Fundraiser (0.6 FTE) - someone who thrives on building relationships, securing grants, and making a real difference in their community.

You’ll play a key role in helping us reach more stroke survivors across Gloucestershire and expand our support and activity groups.

📍 Stonehouse and across Gloucestershire
💼 3 days per week (0.6 FTE)
📅 Fixed term to December 2028
📩 Applications close midnight, Sunday 12 July 2026.

For a job description and application form, please visit:
https://www.reconnectglos.org/newsletter/fundraiser

To apply:
📩 [email protected]

22/06/2026

⚠️ Important Update ⚠️

Due to the extremely hot weather this week, all face-to-face groups are cancelled.

Online groups will continue to meet as normal.

Please stay safe, keep cool, and drink plenty of water. 💧☀️

22/06/2026

🌟 May Highlights 🌟

A brilliant month for our stroke community:

💚 56 befriending sessions delivered
🤝 29 group sessions across Gloucestershire and online
👥 159 people attended our groups

A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers! 🙏

Want to help us keep this going? You can volunteer or donate:
🔗 www.reconnectglos.org/volunteer
🔗 www.reconnectglos.org/donate

18/06/2026

🌟 Volunteer Needed - Aphasia Choir (Churchdown)
ReConnect Gloucestershire is looking for a reliable and friendly volunteer to support our busy Aphasia Choir at St Andrew’s Church, Churchdown.
🗓 Mondays (fortnightly) | ⏰ 1:45 – 3:45pm
Help with slides, making tea/coffee, and general support.
🚗 Mileage expenses covered.
📩 Get in touch to find out more.
🫶To Apply: https://app.upshot.org.uk/signup/9b380ef2/23e5fe4b2e05b7e5/

11/06/2026

We had a fantastic time today at at Oxstalls Sports Arena (Oxstalls Sports Park)! 🌟

It was wonderful to see such a wide range of support available for community wellbeing, and we really enjoyed chatting with so many inspiring organisations.

A big thank you to Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Gloucestershire ICB, Gloucestershire County Council, volunteers and everyone involved in organising such a valuable, well-run, and uplifting event - we’re so glad to have been part of it!

10/06/2026

We are on the search for a new volunteer for our Churchdown Aphasia Choir. Are you kind and patient with a people centred approach to providing support? You role will involve helping the music therapist deliver the session, offering friendship to the members and of course singing along as you show the slides the choir uses. Contact [email protected] for more information or give us a call on 01453 619 620. Alternate Monday afternoons from 13:45.

10/06/2026

Join us tomorrow at Oxtalls Sports Park, Gloucester from 9:30am to 2:30pm!
We’re excited to be part of , showcasing the fantastic groups we offer to people affected by stroke and aphasia across Gloucestershire. 💚💛

We're nearly set for Big Health Day tomorrow (June 11) at Oxstalls Sports Park in Gloucester.
We'll have inclusive activities in the hall, and outside as well, stalls and health checks in the arena. We also have eight workshops and seminars on signing and communication, dementia awareness, healthy eating, reasonable adjustments, annual health checks, deaf awareness, chair exercises and healthy relationships.
These are all free - if you'd like to come to one or more workshops, please use the booking link in the comments.
Big Health Day is a free annual event for people with a physical or learning disability, sensory loss or mental health support needs.
It aims to be a fun and inclusive event which encourages people to participate in sport, physical exercise and social activities and to engage with services and organisations which can provide support.

Inclusion Gloucestershire Active Impact Gloucestershire County Council Hartpury

05/06/2026

Thank you, The Forester, for spreading the word!
We are very excited about our new group in the Forest of Dean! 💚

Stroke survivors, carers and family members are being invited to attend a new support group.

Story link in the comments.

03/06/2026

Volunteers don’t just support our work at ReConnect Gloucestershire, they help shape it and give it a heart.

Our volunteers bring lived experience of stroke or aphasia, volunteering insight and challenge to how we think, plan and deliver our work ensuring we remain 'fit for purpose'. It makes our work better, more inclusive and more grounded in real experience. This is our unique strength.

With 60 volunteers we wanted to say 'thank you'.

Your kindness, insight and passion has not gone unnoticed..........

01/06/2026

We're launching a new Stroke Support Group in the Forest of Dean!

We're opening a New Stroke Support Group in Coleford - a friendly, relaxed space for stroke survivors, family members, and carers to meet, share experiences, and support one another.

If you or someone you love has been affected by stroke, you're warmly welcome to join us.

📅 Starting: 16th June 2026
🗓️ When: Tuesday mornings, fortnightly
📍 Where: The Main Place, Coleford, GL16 8RH

Come along for a cuppa and a chat. No matter where you are on your journey, you are welcome here. 🤝

👉 Sign up here: https://app.upshot.org.uk/signup/9b380ef2/
Or message us if you'd like more information.

Please do share this with anyone who might benefit. 🙏