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North West Community Choir
Music - United Kingdom
The Stroke Association’s North West Community Choir is made up of stroke survivors, volunteers, staff and local health professionals who all meet regularly to
practice during term time in Stockport and Manchester. The Stroke Association created the singing group in 2014, aiming to enable stroke survivors and the lo-
cal community to discover their musical side. Ann Williams, 67 from Stalybridge, is a member of the Community Choir, even performing her own original music
at several Stroke Association events. Before she had a stroke in May 2013, Ann was a successful folk musician performing gigs across the North West alongside
her daughter Shelley.
When more than 100 stroke survivors, carers, clinicians and scientists came together in 2014 to celebrate World Stroke Day at Salford Royal the SA Choir
performed music composed and accompanied by stroke survivor Peter Egriega. The event was organised by the Trust’s Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre, the
Manchester Science Festival, the Stroke Association and the University of Manchester. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O63s8r0ZuOM
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Music - United Kingdom
The Stroke Association’s North West Community Choir is made up of stroke survivors, volunteers, staff and local health professionals who all meet regularly to
practice during term time in Stockport and Manchester. The Stroke Association created the singing group in 2014, aiming to enable stroke survivors and the lo-
cal community to discover their musical side. Ann Williams, 67 from Stalybridge, is a member of the Community Choir, even performing her own original music
at several Stroke Association events. Before she had a stroke in May 2013, Ann was a successful folk musician performing gigs across the North West alongside
her daughter Shelley.
When more than 100 stroke survivors, carers, clinicians and scientists came together in 2014 to celebrate World Stroke Day at Salford Royal the SA Choir
performed music composed and accompanied by stroke survivor Peter Egriega. The event was organised by the Trust’s Hyperacute Stroke Research Centre, the
Manchester Science Festival, the Stroke Association and the University of Manchester. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O63s8r0ZuOM
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