I invite you to support and share my Tia awareness film. Your help can make a difference! Thank you gofund.me/f907f496 Jimmy - Blades Ramble 🎙️ Helen Bladette Jessie J Stroke Association InterAct Stroke Support !

Got a good story in you? Could be worth £1,000 interactstrokesupport.org/ssc

Reading again for the InterAct Stroke Support who employ actors to keep stroke patients company during their rehabilitation Learn more at interactstrokesupport.org/#actorslife #Trafford

It’s almost time for the final of the 25 Word Challenge #youngtakeover! 25 stories have been shortlisted, and we can announce that the actors reading the stories live will be: Valentine Olukoga, Safia Oakley-Green, Sabrina Sandhu and Harriet Cains. Stars of stage and screen -

Excited to be a guest speaker at the annual InterAct Stroke Support development day tomorrow! The volunteers do fantastic work reading to patients and engaging with them on the Stroke Unit! I will be talking about how stroke affects communication and ways in which everyone can help 🙂

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The parting shot is cold and haunting. "You aren't going to lose your job to AI. You're going to use your job to someone who knows how to use AI." AI is a grift that harvests the work and legacy of artists for quick return and profit, while the workforce it exploits starves.

Wonderful to have the River Readings back aboard Hobbs of Henley Hibernian, this year in aid of InterAct Stroke Support who provided our excellent readers!

Dame Margaret Drabble announcing the winner of our last Short Story Competition. Could you be the next winner? There is a £1,000 prize. More details at interactstrokesupport.org/ssc

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Sign up for next Monday's live event. Young writers have their 25 word stories read by professional actors. The winning story is judged and read by author and broadcaster Zeb Soanes. More details interactstrokesupport.org/young-takeover

✨Applications for #LondonWritersAwards 2026 are now open! This free 10-month programme supports underrepresented London writers to develop their work, find agents & get published🖊️ 📅 Deadline: 30 Oct spreadtheword.org.uk/projects/londo…

Andy Street, Tory West Midlands mayor until 2024, said Handsworth was in fact very well integrated, with a mixture of south Asian, black and white residents as well as other ethnic groups living alongside each other. “Putting it bluntly, Robert is wrong,” he told BBC Newsnight.

Befriender Hour Our befrienders are available to offer 1:1 support and advice to other young stroke survivors for our Befriender Hour sessions. There’s one tomorrow! Wednesday 8th October 2025 For more information visit buff.ly/OorknLr

We are honoured to announce...Gyles Brandreth will be presenting a BBC Radio 4 appeal in support of InterAct Stroke Support this November. Tune in to BBC Radio 4 on Sunday 9th November or Thursday 13th November to hear more about why Gyles Brandreth wants to represent us for this