Stroke Club Consultation Group

Over the last few years, The Stroke Association has been working to listen and respond to the needs and views of Stroke Clubs and support groups across the UK. Through the Stroke Club Consultation Group, we are expanding this work by providing a formal way in which we can discuss and develop future ways of partnership working.

The Stroke Club Consultation Group is made up of Stroke Club and support group representatives from around the UK who meet to discuss areas of common interest, such as issues and challenges facing groups and how to work together to improve local support. The aim of the Consultation Group is to become the central voice of Stroke Clubs within The Stroke Association.


The Group 

The consultation group is made up of 12 representatives (one from each of the English regions as well as Wales and Northern Ireland) who represent the views of Stroke Clubs in their area. The group will be supported by the Partnerships Manager, the Partnerships Support Officer and a representative of our Regional Information Officer team.

  • North West/Chair: John Mills - Knutsford & District Stroke Support Group
  • East Midlands/Vice Chair: Ray Wilmot - Nottingham Stroke Club
  • East of England: Peter Boast - Lark Stroke Club
  • Northern Ireland: Derek Short - Cookstown Stroke Support Group
  • South East Coast: John Steele - Friends of Walton Day Centre Stroke Group
  • South West: Olga Szymko-Ward - Ilfracombe Stroke Support Group
  • Wales: Penny Evans - Penarth & District Stroke Support Group
  • West Midlands: Liz Topliss - Sutton Coldfield Stroke Club
  • Yorkshire & Humberside: Kathy Lingwood - Grimsby Young Stroke Support Group

 

Get involved

We are looking for expressions of interest from individuals who would like to be considered as representatives on this group, and welcome these from anyone who is a member, volunteer or committee member of a Stroke Club or stroke support group.

We currently have vacancies for the following regions:

  • North East (covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, and Teeside)
  • South Central (covering Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, and the Channel Islands)
  • London

You can download an 'easy access' outline of the role of the consultation group (579 kb) [doc] and an expression of Interest Form (44 kb) [doc]

Completed forms should be returned to Claire Vincent, the Partnerships Manager.