Stroke North - Charity

12/06/2026

12/06 - Today, our members, volunteers, and committee enjoyed a delicious fish and chips lunch, kindly provided by Stroke North. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the meal, and we would like to extend our thanks to the Willow Chippy in Wallsend for the lovely fish and chips.

We then held our raffle, followed by an enjoyable quiz hosted by our wonderful Jill, which rounded off a great afternoon.

10/06/2026

06/06/2026

Thank you for letting our members take part 😊 Craft with Amy YMCA North Tyneside

05/06/2026

How amazing do they look 🤩

04/06/2026

🌟 Volunteers’ Week 2026 🌟

This Volunteers’ Week, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to our fabulous volunteers at Stroke North. 💜

Your kindness, dedication, and support make a real difference to the lives of stroke survivors and their families every day. Whether you’re helping at events, supporting groups, fundraising, or giving your time behind the scenes, your contribution is invaluable.

Because of you, we can continue to provide vital support, build stronger communities, and help people rebuild their lives after stroke.

We are incredibly grateful for everything you do. Thank you for being part of the Stroke North family and for the difference you make every single day.

Happy Volunteers’ Week! 🎉

02/06/2026

Every week, we'll be sharing information about different neurological conditions, many of which are invisible to those around us.

Our goal is to help raise awareness, encourage understanding, and create a world where everyone feels seen, heard, and supported.
Because not all disabilities are visible, but every person's experience matters. 🥰

Helping everyone be seen, heard, and understood.

02/06/2026

June is Aphasia Awareness Month. Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects more than 350,000 people in the UK, but do you know why it might happen after a stroke?

The brain is often talked about as having two halves: the left side and the right side. Language skills are usually on the left side.

Damage on this side of your brain may lead to language and communication problems, like aphasia. Damage on the right side of your brain may cause other problems, like poor attention or memory.

When different areas of the brain become damaged, they can cause different types of aphasia and associated language problems. These can include receptive aphasia and expressive aphasia.

Receptive aphasia is sometimes called Wernicke's aphasia. It happens when the area of your brain that controls language (Wernicke's area) is damaged.

Someone with receptive aphasia is usually able to speak well and use long sentences, but those sentences may not make sense.

People with receptive aphasia may be unaware that what they're saying does not make sense, so become frustrated when people don't understand them.

Expressive aphasia can be caused by damage to the Broca's area, and Broca's aphasia is one type of expressive aphasia.

People with expressive aphasia may only be able to say single words or very short sentences. They can usually be understood, but it can still be very frustrating for the person with aphasia.

You can read more about the types of aphasia, including anomic aphasia and primary progressive aphasia (PPA) on our website:https://brnw.ch/21x31oh

27/05/2026

Ward 22 at North Tyneside General Hospital is where so many lovely people began their stroke recovery journey. The care, support, and kindness shown there make such a difference at the very start of recovery ❤️‍🩹


Stroke Association Stroke Association North East Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

25/05/2026

Stroke is more than what you can see.

Like an iceberg, many of the challenges stroke survivors live with every day remain hidden beneath the surface.

This Stroke Awareness Month, we want to make those invisible challenges visible.

Take a look at the iceberg and count how many hidden challenges you’ve lived with since your stroke. Then leave the same number of 💜 in the comments.

Living with brain fog, fatigue and loneliness? That’s 💜💜💜

22/05/2026

22/05 - Today’s meeting was a little different as we enjoyed an afternoon film together. 🎬🍿

Members relaxed with some popcorn while watching The Full Monty, and everyone really enjoyed the afternoon. It was lovely to try something new and spend time together in good company.