Posts Tagged “Grants & Trusts”

  • Headway Cambridgeshire On Cambridge TV

    Cambridge TV – is a free-view-channel highlighting the best in Cambridge arts, science, business and culture for viewers locally and around the world. They recently visited Headway Cambridgeshire’s Fulbourn hub centre to find out about the client-led Heritage Lottery Funded project Making Headway. Watch the short film here:   ... Read more...

  • Heritage Event Was A Great Success

    We asked Wendy, our regular blogger for her thoughts on the recent launch of our National Lottery Funded Heritage Project. This initiative was kick-started during an evening presentation at The Museum of Cambridge on 22 October, 2015. Here’s Wendy’s take on the evening: "The opening of the Headway heritage project didn't start well as the taxi taking me there was running late, getting me wound up and irritated. When I finally arrived I managed to let... Read more...

  • 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 quite a long time to get into work at the Ida Darwin Hospital in Fulbourn. I get up early and tank up on coffee. I always drink the de-caffeinated variety, so the buzz is purely psychological. I’m hyper enough without caffeine. The journey to work is accompanied by Radio 4’s Today programme whic... Read more...

  • Warm Homes Healthy People Cambridgeshire Fund

    We are pleased to announce that we have received a small amount of funding from the Warm Homes Healthy People Cambridgeshire Fund administered by Cambridgeshire Community Foundation to provide people with top... Read more...

  • Interview with Chris Mann on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

    Around lunchtime on Thursday 12 April, Kate Ward (our Website & Social Media Administrator) called to ask whether I could take part in a live interview that very afternoon with Chris Mann on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. The subject was the “Give It Back, George” campaign, which Headway Cambridgeshire has joined with hundreds of other charities. The recent budget announced measures to limit the tax relief on charitable donations from rich philanthropists. I’d never done a live interview on... Read more...

  • Headway Cambridgeshire Hosts MP Visit

    Headway Cambridgeshire welcomed Dr Julian Huppert to its central Cambridge day service for a fact-finding visit. Headway Cambridgeshire has been supporting people who are living with the effects of brain injury throughout Cambridgeshire, for over twenty years and is funded in part by public sector funding.

    Mary Goode, Headway Cambridgeshire's Chief Executive, said: "We were delighted to show Dr Huppert our service in action and to take the opportunity to explain to him how cuts... Read more...

  • Lloyds Aid Helps Headway Support Community Clients

    Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales have approved a two-year grant of £37,000 towards the cost of a Headway Cambridgeshire Community Brain Injury Advisor. The award includes funding for recruitment, training, office and travel costs. Linda Kelly, Lloyds TSB Foundation Chief Executive said in a statement: 'The Foundation's mission is to support charities that help disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in communities across England and Wales and we hope that this grant will help... Read more...

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Enjoying a Model Conversation

Our regular client blogger, Wendy, has paid a visit to The Junction in Cambridge yet again. For a change it wasn't to see one of her favourite bands. Here Wendy tells us what she has been up to...... Read More