A charity has successfully set up a walking netball club for stroke survivors.
Bristol After Stroke has been running the 11-week pilot scheme, funded by the West of England Sport Trust (Wesport).
The pilot has been deemed a success – and two of the players will receive training from Netball England to carry the sessions on in future.
It means walking netball will be a regular part of the work carried out by Bristol After Stroke.
The idea of introducing walking netball is to allow people who are in recovery, or may have low confidence after a stroke, to socialise and play in an understanding environment, the charity said…
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