Recently Media students launched their “LINks Looks at Stroke” DVD at a stroke awareness event hosted by West Sussex Local Involvement Network (LINk). The event took place at County Hall North in Horsham, in partnership with the Stroke Association.

The premiere of the DVD was displayed on a big screen in front of an audience of health professionals, support groups, stroke survivors and members of the public.  The DVD was extremely well received and copies were quickly snapped up by local groups and organisations. 

Malcolm Gates, LINk Communications Officer, said: “We developed the video to be used as a ‘tool’ by small groups to stimulate discussion and, hopefully, take some action as a result. This might simply be individuals deciding to improve their diet, take more exercise or give up smoking”   

Dr Vicki King, Chair of the LINk Stewardship Group presented gift tokens to the students as a “Thank-You” for all their hard work.

Jonathan Nunns, Head of Media Studies at the College of Richard Collyer, said: “LINk are brilliant to work with and this is a smashing project for a superb cause. The DVD has high production value, demonstrated by the fact that it is being used across the region.”

Principal, Dr Jackie Johnston, was full of praise for the young film makers: “Young people often get a bad press for a perceived lack of social conscience, so we’re delighted that these talented students are helping to dispel that myth. They are a credit to the media department, Collyer’s and Horsham”.