Posts Tagged “Donations & Fundraising”
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Sophie's Challenge
Sophie Parker, a Rehabilitation Worker at Headway Cambridgeshire, is taking part in the Bear Grylls Survival Race at Wimpole on Saturday 20 August 2016, to raise money for Headway Cambridgeshire. The race, which is combined with an outdoor festival, will be over a 10k course with over 20 obstacles to overcome and at least 2 survival challenges that will test survival skills in different environments and survival si... Read more... -
Stories From Headway Cambridgeshire
People who sustain a brain injury often find that the shape of their lives is altered completely by what has happened to them. Previously made plans seem impossible to achieve. At Headway Cambridgeshire it is our mission to support people to identify, achieve and celebrate each milestone along the path to rehabilitation. Stories from Headway Cambridgeshire “I contacted Headway because I had lost my ... Read more... -
Blazing A Trail
Trail Riders in joint endeavour to raise money for brain injury The Cambridgeshire group of the Trail Riders Fellowship are turning one of their summer events on August 6th into a fund raiser for Headway Cambridgeshire. Colin Pountney, an active member of the Cambridgeshire TRF and a trail riding fanatic, has been riding motorcycles for 35 years. Over the last 2 years Colin has organised a long distance trail ride to the ... Read more... -
Heads-Up Spring 2016 Newsletter
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Donation From Ely-Hereward Rotary Club
The Ely-Hereward Rotary Club made a generous donation of £500 to Headway Cambridgeshire at their evening meeting on Wednesday 9 March 2016. This amount represents part of the proceeds, shared with another local charity, of one of their recent events. The Ouse Washes Experience, a community fundraising event organised by the Ely-Hereward Rotary Club took place on 20 September 2015 at a location in the Ouse W... Read more... -
Help Us Win Up To £50,000
Help us win up to £50,000 Vote for us in The People’s Projects! Help us get enough votes to win up to £50,000 to produce our board game that helps people with brain injuries to practice memory skills. Headway Cambridgeshire has been shortlisted for the People’s Proje... Read more... -
Visit And Donation From The Rotary Club of Ely
Once again the Rotary Club of Ely has generously awarded a donation of £200 to Headway Cambridgeshire, to help fund the work we carry out in support of local adults with brain injury. On Thursday 18 February, we were pleased to host a return visit from Mr Mike Bentley, Chair of the club’s Community Service Committee. Headway Cambridgeshire’s Chief Executive Austin Willett welcomed Mike back to our Ca... Read more... -
Winter Appeal Update - Thank You To Our Supporters
We want to thank our supporters and to update you on our winter appeal, which raised almost £1,200, helping to maintain our services for brain injured people over the difficult winter months. Every pound donated has helped towards the rehabilitation of a local person, who has sustained a brain injury. It has enabled people to become physically stronger by working out under careful supervision in our gym. It has helped peopl... Read more... -
There’s Still Time To Donate To Headway’s Winter Appeal.
At the end of last year we launched our Winter Appeal, Rachel's Story. In the weeks since, 20 people a day have attended a local hospital as a result of a brain injury. Sadly, this statistic will be replicated every single day. Brain injury is not something that happens to other people. It could happen to you or someone you love. A road traffic accident, a fall, an assault, an infection ... Read more... -
Bold Donation for Headway Cambridgeshire
A well-known local sportsman popped into Headway Cambridgeshire recently to present a cheque. Former footballer Adrian Cambridge works for international firm Ampac, whose scheme ‘Be Bold’, awards employees who have bright or innovative ideas that benefit their company. Adrian was recently awarded a bonus of £400, which he donated to Headway Cambridgeshire. He visited the charity’s centre at Ida Darwin to see first-hand the rehabilitation facilities and activities that his donation wo... Read more...
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