Posts Tagged “A Home For Headway”
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Gardening Update
February 2014 Update We have now been at our 'new' home in Ida Darwin for just over a year. The clients have made big plans for the garden and we have made significant progress. In February 2014 we host a Horticulture Community Day and are joined by friends and supporters from the community and local business. In addition to digging, weeding, landscaping, planting and generally getting the garden sorted out for spring, we are also preparing for a very special new horticulture project t... Read more... -
You Said It!
Sometimes it is very easy to accept praise or a compliment and modestly brush it aside. And most people get them from time to time, but very rarely take the time to appreciate or share them. We were thinking about this recently and we decided to start sharing the compliments and praise we get. And to be fair, we should also share the criticisms too. With that in mind, we shall be sharing feedback and comments with everyone, on this web page. To begin with, we thought we would start with the f... Read more... -
Moving Words
Today, Monday 3 December, is the first day in our new building and everything seems to have gone very smoothly; in fact everyone seems comfortable in our new home, which has lots of space and a good layout that is ideally suited to the delivery of a modern rehabilitation service. We have been looking for a new building for many years and finally identified Block 10 at Ida Darwin, in Fulbourn earlier this year. We have spent a bit of money refurbishing the building which was unused for some ti... Read more... -
We Have Moved!
We have moved! We are sorry to have moved away from all our friends in a community that has supported us for over 20 years! Thank you all. Please stay in touch with us. See our Newsletter! From 1st December 2012 our new address is: Headway Cambridgeshi... Read more... -
We Are Moving!
One of Headway Cambridgeshire’s long term objectives has been to identify better premises that are affordable and fit for purpose. We need more space and adaptability so we can deliver a wider and more flexible range of services. We need our premises to work for us rather than against us. We currently occupy the old TB unit on the Brookfields Hospital site in Cambridge. The building has enabled us to establish ourselves successfully, but is no longer adequate in terms of its layout, size an... Read more... -
Fundraising in Style
Headway Cambridgeshire joined forces with John Lewis Cambridge to hold a fundraising fashion show on Wednesday, 17th October. The store stayed open exclusively to ticket-holding guests between 6.00 and 9.00 pm. This exclusive event took place in the John Lewis Brasserie in the Grand Arcade store between 6.00 and 9.00 pm and was sponsored by Taylor Vinters Solicitors. Guests were treated to a viewing of the new autumn collections from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Jigsaw, Reiss, a... Read more... -
Chief Executive Update 18 May 2012
Yesterday we saw the launch of Headway Cambridgeshire’s major five-year appeal ‘A Home for Headway’ and what a night it was! It was a really hectic day which began with an interview and feature by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and we also received spectacular coverage by the Cambridge News and BBC News online. We were delighted to welcome over 100 guests to the event, and privileged to have one of o... Read more... -
A Home For Headway
Headway Cambridgeshire Today Headway Cambridgeshire has been supporting adults with a brain injury and their family and carers since 1989. We are currently based in the old TB unit built in 1890 on the Brookfields Hospital site in Cambridge. Headway Cambridgeshire is the only service of this kind in Cambridgeshire working to provide information, activities, support and day-services. We aim to enable people to live as independently as possible and achieve their full potential within ... Read more... -
News from our Fundraising Manager
Hi, I am Karen Bevan, the Fundraising Manager for Headway Cambridgeshire. Next month sees a really exciting new venture and challenge for us at Headway Cambridgeshire. We are about to launch ‘A Home for Headway’, a capital and revenue appeal to raise funds for a new home for Headway Cambridgeshire. We have been working with brain injured adults and their families and carers for 23 years and we are still based at an old TB unit, where we first started our day service. It w... Read more... -
Mayor Gets Heads Up on Brain Injury Charity
Headway Cambridgeshire welcomed Cambridge Mayor and the Mayoress, Councillor Ian and Margaret Nimmo-Smith, to the day service at Headway House in central Cambridge on 19 April 2012. After hearing about the services the charity provides for people affected by brain injury, Councillor Nimmo-Smith joined in with a music group with Headway Cambridgeshire clients. He also heard about the charity's plans to relocate to new pre... Read more...
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A Day In The Life Of Our Chief Executive
Mary Goode is Chief Executive of Headway Cambridgeshire and this is her experience of a typical working day: 5:00: I live between Bury St Edmunds and Diss so it takes me ... Read More
