Community Group nomination – Stoke City Foundation’s Stroke Wellbeing & Peer Support Group
Community Group nomination – Stoke City Foundation’s Stroke Wellbeing & Peer Support Group
Stoke City Foundation joined forces with The Stroke Association to set up a group for stroke survivors and their families.
Stoke City Foundation – Stroke Wellbeing & Peer Support Group offers a safe and welcoming space where survivors can connect, share experiences and support one another.
The group offers two main sessions, which cater for a range of needs. Both are based in Ricardo’s at the bet365 Stadium, and the support on offer helps to restore confidence, foster friendships, give a renewed sense of purpose and help with wellbeing – and it also extends to supporting carers and families too.
Lewis Chell, Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator at Stoke City Foundation said: “Our aim is to provide a supportive environment for individuals who have experienced strokes. At the heart of our group is Craig Lockett, a key member of our Foundation team. He himself is a stroke survivor and he has faced and overcome his own challenges with courage and determination. Craig is a role model of strength and inspiration to others.
“Beyond the physical aspects, the programme also provides an environment where individuals feel comfortable, supported and it creates a real sense of friendship. We understand that recovering from a stroke isn’t just physical, it’s also about the person’s emotional and social wellbeing too.
“Our aim is to provide a supportive environment and to transform lives and make a real contribution to the local community, at a time when they really need it.”
Stoke City Foundation – Stroke Wellbeing & Peer Support Group has been nominated in the Community Group of the Year category of the Your Heroes Awards.
The nominator said: “I have seen firsthand how it makes a life-changing difference, week after week, to stroke survivors and their families. The support received has been invaluable, giving them strength, connection and hope. Quite honestly, I don’t know where they would be without it.”
The nomination was received just days after it was announced that the Stoke City Community Trust has had a rebrand to become Stoke City Foundation.
Stoke City Foundation’s mission is to connect the communities of Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire by creating inclusive opportunities for everyone to play football and be active. Through the spaces they create and the programmes they deliver, the aim is to improve physical health, support mental wellbeing and educate the community on the lifelong benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle.