Headway Cambridgeshire News
Texas Scramble - Girton Golf Club's Charity Day
Headway Cambridgeshire is currently Girton Golf Club's chosen charity. To help raise funds for the work we do in support of brain injured adults, their families and carers, they are holding a special charity event on Saturday 4th September 2010. The cost of entry is £7.50 for members of £20.00 for guests in teams of four players. There will be food served all day and all sorts activities and entertainments as well as opportunities to win prizes. For more information, please contact Girton Golf Club. If you wish to help promote the event, please download and display their poster.
August 2010
Diary Dates for 2011
- Action for Brain Injury Week 9-15 May 2011
- Volunteers Week 1-7 June 2011
- Carers Week 13-19 June 2011
August 2010
LodeStar Festival 2010
Are you going to this September's Lodestar Festival? If you download a booking form from the LodeStar Festival website during July and write 'Headway Cambridgeshire' along the top of the form before you send it off, Lodestar will donate £2 per payable ticket to your favourite brain injury charity. Even if you're not staying over, the camping adult weekend ticket costs just £11.50 per day and children aged 13 years and under are admitted free. You'll find it hard to beat that value for a full day's entertainment and you'll be helping Headway support brain injured adults.
July 2010
Hardwick Sports & Social Club raise funds for Headway Cambridgeshire
Members of Hardwick Sports & Social Club held a number of charity events during 2009 and together they raised £350, which they donated to Headway Cambridgeshire. Donations such as this help us to carry on the daily work we do at Headway House and in the community so our thanks go out to all the members of Hardwick Sports & Social Club.
May 2010
New Fenland Social & Support Group
Wednesday 7 April saw the inaugural meeting of Headway Cambridgeshire's new Fenland Social & Support Group for those living with the effects of brain injury. The group will be supported by Headway's Community Brain Injury Advisors and will meet on the first Wednesday of each month at The Star Public House, The Avenue, March.
The first meeting was attended by some very enthusiastic brain injury survivors, their family and carers, many of whom had helped to plan the meeting arrangements. The first group meeting, joined by Headway's CEO Andrew Gardner also welcomed Councellor Mac Cotterell MBE, Deputy Leader of Fenland District Council. Everyone enjoyed the first meeting and the group are looking forward to future events.
The aim of the social & support group is to provide a relaxed environment within the local community where individuals with a brain injury, family, partners and carers can get together to enjoy a meal or a drink, meet new people and share experiences and support. The group have lots of ideas for future meetings and are looking forward to welcoming new members.
The Community Brain Injury team now help four social & support groups across Cambridgeshire.
Making Headway in the Community is funded by The Big Lottery Fund.
April 2010
Lending Library receives a Head start!
A new project launched by Headway Cambridgeshire has been given a kick start by the Rotarians of St Neots. A cheque for £1000 was presented to Headway's Chief Executive, Andrew Gardner, to launch a Utensils Lending Library. The aim of the project is to help increase the independence of Headway clients in their own homes by loaning specialist equipment to be tried out at home with support from Headway's Occupational Therapist and members of the Community Team.
President of the Rotary Club of St Neots, Gordon Johnston, said "As a keen motorcyclist, I am aware that a large number of accidents on the road result in brain trauma. The work of Headway Cambridgeshire is invaluable to the community to promote recovery and rehabilitation for people who are living with the effects of brain injury." Andrew Gardner said, "We are delighted to receive this donation that will help us get this exciting new project off the ground. We are now able to purchase the special equipment for people with disabilities that will make everyday tasks easier to do. This project will follow on from our Life Skills programme at our Headway Centres in Cambridge, Huntingdon, Peterborough and March. We are grateful to the Rotarians for their support"
You can find out more about the Rotarians of St Neots on their website. Read more about the work of Headway Cambridge's Occupational Therapist.
April 2010
Cambridgeshire User Led Organisation: Your Voice
Cambridgeshire User Led Organisation Spring 2010 Newsletter is now available to download.
March 2010
Headway Cambridgeshire's Glitter & Glamour Fundraising Ball
Dinner, entertainment from the Abba Queens, an Auction and Casino were all part of the evening at our Glitter & Glamour Ball on Saturday 27 February 2010. Full story...
March 2010
New direction for Headway Cambridgeshire Radio Show
A group of Headway Cambridgeshire service users had been broadcasting their own show once a month since January 2008 on a local radio station - 209 Radio. The team had been meeting once a week to learn the skills and techniques necessary to put together a show, which involved planning, script-writing, public speaking and interviewing as well as technical requirements.
All were disappointed when 209 Radio were unable to keep going despite all their hard work and have now ceased broadcasting. That means the end of the monthly Headway Cambridgeshire radio broadcasts scheduled for the rest of the year. All agree however, that their hard work and new-found skills will not go to waste as they're still brimming with ideas for topics to cover. The team are currently looking into the equipment and skills necessary to launch their own podcast. The new show, when launched may be shorter but will continue to cover a variety of topics, serious and fun, as well as music and competitions. We look forward to hearing more from them soon.