Posts Tagged “Headway Hens”
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Headway Cambridgeshire's Client Bloggers
We often put up blog posts written by our Chief Executive or by members of staff but we don’t often get the chance to bring you the thoughts and feelings of our clients. Now some of our clients have expressed an interest in blogging about their experiences and we’re delighted to be able to share their ideas. They will be writing about subjects that interest them, in their own words. To begin with, they write introducing themselves. Introducing… ... 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... -
Headway Hens
Headway Cambridgeshire’s clients have been enjoying the benefits of gardening for a few years now in the garden and allotment. The idea to look after chickens came from the clients themselves as they wanted to build upon the successes they have already achieved in the horticulture group. When Headway Cambridgeshire moved to new premises at Ida Darwin at the end of 2012, the clients were delighted to be able to plan their new garden from scratch and contemplate new challenges. They insisted the... Read more... -
Headway Cambridgeshire hosts Horticulture Community Day
On Friday 14 February 2014 Headway Cambridgeshire hosted a Horticulture Community Day at our Cambridge hub at Ida Darwin. We invited friends and supporters from the community as well as from local business to join in with staff and volunteers to help prepare the garden for spring and summer planting and help launch a very exciting new hen project that will benefit Headway Cambridgeshire’s brain injured clients. The event was held from 10.00 am through to 4.00 pm with helpers and volunteers opt... Read more... -
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...
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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
