Bristol After Stroke Walking Netball and Walking Football
The Pitch
Focus Areas
Delivery plan
Budget breakdown
| Netball Kit for the team | £300 |
| 2 x First Aid Kits, one for our Walking Netball Team and the other for our Walking Football Team | £80 |
| Help us to cover the shortfall we sometimes have for the cost of the hall for Walking Netball, until player numbers have increased and we are therefore more sustainable. | £400 |
| Walking Football First Aid Training | £418 |
Beneficiaries
40 people
Who will benefit
Expected impact
Walking Football and Walking Netball helps people in their recovery after a stroke. Not just physically, but also mentally. It can be very lonely and isolating after a stroke, however we see strong bonds form and amazing peer support with these groups. We currently have 28 people in our Walking Football Group and 12 people in our Walking Netball. We hope that our Walking Netball will continue to grow over the next year. The postitive impact on peoples recovery will not only help these stroke affected individuals, but most certainly their close family members too, many of which take on a carers role. Some individuals have been encouraged by other members to explore other services that we provide to aid their recovery further such as our Physiotherapy Rehabilitation, Counselling and Stroke Support Groups, which is fantastic. We expect 90% of members to have improved confidence and feel better to cope with life and also 85% to feel they have improved their fitness over the next year.
Track record
Recent Walking Football evaluation: 91% said very good service 91% said improved level of fitness 100% said cope better with life 91% said improve confidence “I can see first-hand how walking football has helped people, both physically and mentally. We come together because of our Strokes but have stayed together as friends and as a mutual support.” Recent Walking Netball Evaluation 100% said very good service 100% improved fitness 89% coping better with life 89% improved confidence 100% improve social networks "Being together gives me more motivation with exercises. Being in a group makes me feel I'm not alone" "After my stroke 10 months ago, I was in shock for a long time and became a bit of a recluse!! When I read about walking netball for the first time, I became excited and curious, nervously I attended the pilot and haven’t looked back, it has given me so much confidence and hope for the future and all the other players are so friendly and welcoming, best decision ever."