Different Strokes Carlisle

31/08/2026

If you're looking to go to a gym this may be a good place to start.

Botcherby Community Centre, Community Gym.
Get Fit - Stay Strong - Belong

28/08/2026

Different Strokes Charity is joining forces with Chest Heart Stroke Scotland this October the 4th to offer the Ultimate Forth Bridge Abseil Fundraising experience.

This exhilarating and unique challenge allows you to abseil in free-fall SAS style from the iconic Forth Bridge – Scotland’s Best Loved Landmark, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s a 165ft drop with a soft landing on the golden sandy beach below, set in the picturesque village of South Queensferry.

Click on the link in this post to find out more.

Are you up for the challenge and ready to support younger stroke survivors reclaim their lives?

Sunday 4th October 2026

26/08/2026

This is great news as a stroke can happen at any time of the day; not just between 9am and 5pm!

A specialist NHS service will launch at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle by the end of the year

19/08/2026

Did you know Different Strokes Charity have a closed Facebook group for stroke survivors. Anything posted in the group remains private and can only be viewed by group members. This is a link to the group: Different Strokes – Support for Working Age Stroke Survivors UK

17/08/2026

Now this would be useful if you're not very confident using the app.

Would you like to be more confident accessing healthcare online?📣💬

Do you want to find out more about the NHS app and how your data is used in health research?

Join us on 2nd September, online or in person at our Carlisle office on Milbourne Street, for a Digital Health information session.

For more information email:
[email protected]

Or email:
0300 303 8567

17/08/2026

It's our monthly meeting this Wednesday (19/8). 1PM at The Sands Centre. Slightly different format for this month: 30 minutes of physio led exercises followed by coffee in The Sands centre cafe. New members are always welcome to this free session. No need to prebook. Just turn up on the day.

14/08/2026

There’s a new opportunity to help shape the future of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) – but you’ll need to act fast.

The PIP Review are running workshops to help design potential changes. They’re inviting disabled people, people with long-term health conditions, and their carers and family members to take part.

The workshops will run in late September and early October, with options to take part online or in person.

Applications for limited spots are open now and close at 5pm on Friday 21 August.

These workshops will focus on your views of the Review’s emerging recommendations, rather than identifying problems within the current system.

After the workshop, your input will be summarised and shared with the steering group. The insights from all workshops will be considered alongside other evidence and engagement. Not all ideas shared in workshops will be taken forward, but all will be heard and considered. However, the steering group is committed to providing clear feedback to each workshop, explaining what was taken forward by the steering group and what was not, and why.

Find out more, and how to apply, by clicking on the link in this post.

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09/08/2026

Never rule out using simple things to help with rehab. See all the benefits you can get from using a balloon in this post.

27/07/2026

Different Strokes has launched a brand-new free online guide.

Stroke Doesn’t Care About Your Age is packed with everything you need to understand stroke from spotting the signs to prevention, and the inequalities faced by Black and South Asian communities who are at significantly higher risk. Because when stroke strikes in your thirties, forties, or fifties, the impact is huge – careers disrupted, families turned upside down, and hidden challenges like fatigue and memory problems.

Stroke isn't just something that happens to older people. A quarter of all strokes in the UK happen to people of working age and stroke in younger people is

16/07/2026

A new service introduced to South Cumbria and Lancashire stroke survivors has already supported more than 1,000 patients, helping people overcome barriers such as travel, mobility issues and fatigue, while increasing the amount of rehabilitation they receive.

The programme enables patients recovering from stroke ,and other neurological conditions, to access specialist therapy sessions from their own homes.

NHS trust in East Lancashire leads award-winning stroke rehabilitation programme