These classes are being run by Deerleap Ward’s Community Stroke Team at Lymington Leisure Centre every Tuesday from 11:30am to 12:30pm.

The Friends funded the first year, after a Dragon’s Den presentation by two of Deerleap’s stroke therapists, and we joined in with a class earlier this month.

Patients enjoy working as a group to build their balance, strength and mobility by working round a set of carefully chosen exercises.

We could see the valuable benefit to patients and agreed to support this programme for a second year, by matching the £750 raised by Amy Marshall (class leader) and Kim Disney (physio) from their Bournemouth Half Marathon.

If you have been a recent patient on Deerleap Ward, contact them to find out more about Stroke Classes

• communitystroketeamlym@southernhealth.nhs.uk