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Norwich City stars back stroke awareness campaign

Norwich City stars back stroke awareness campaign

by DAN GRIMMER Monday, April 18, 2011
11:59 AM

 Joyce and Colin Bell

Joyce and Colin Bell, pictured with Stephen Fry at Carrow Road last year , pictured with Stephen Fry at Carrow Road last year

 

Norwich City stars past and present have been doing their bit to raise awareness of strokes, inspired by a couple who have tirelessly campaigned for early diagnosis.

Former Aviva worker Colin Bell, 58, from Thorpe End, spent five months at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after a stroke in October 2005 and had to re-learn how to walk and talk.

Music helping children and adults with physical, sensory, or learning disabilities, people with mental health issues and young people in challenging circumstances

11 April 2011

Community Music East [CME] promotes opportunity, education and personal development through participation in music and media activities. The charity, based–in Norwich, has been helping a broad range of client groups in the community since it was set–up in 1985. As well as working with children and adults with physical, sensory, or learning disabilities, people with mental health issues and young people in challenging circumstances, CME offers an exciting program of courses open to the public.

Norman Lamb threatens to quit as Nick Clegg’s adviser over NHS reforms

 

Changes proposed in the Health and Social Care Bill

The Health and Social Care Bill will see all 152 of England’s primary care trusts (PCTs) scrapped alongside 10 strategic health authorities.

GPs will be given around 80pc of the NHS budget – currently topping £100bn a year – to commission services for patients.