My partner suffered a stroke on the way home from work in November 2014.

After spending a month in hospital she was discharged and was being supported by the Southwark & Lambeth Community Stroke Team.

18 weeks on from having the stroke she is now back to work, all be it on reduced hours and looking forwards to increasing those hours shortly.

For those that have never seen or heard of Short Mat Bowls it is like any other form of bowling, but the one advantage is it is portable and can be played by people of all ages, both sexes, able and disabled people. It would also be a way to rehabilitate someone after a Stroke as it gives gentle exercise and bring people together on a social level.

Please support our Gala day as we would like to raise as much money as we can for the Stroke Association.