On 11 August 2018 Headway North Cumbria participated in water sports in the Lake District.   Some twenty-two members of the branch took to the water along with seven members from Headway South Cumbria and two from Headway Tyneside.  Earlier in the week the weather forecast had not been looking good with a […]

David Wilson, father of Headway member Helen Wilson, has recently completed what he describes as “Hadrian’s Wall for Headway”.  This sponsored walk was aimed at generating funds for, and raising awareness of Headway North Cumbria and the work that it undertakes within the local community.  David was motivated to undertake […]

Headway North Cumbria has benefited from £379 raised through plant sales by Deputy Chairman and Day Centre Manager Jean Wight.  The money was raised through the sale of plants through an honesty box system where people were able to select from a range of plants laid outside her house, in […]

The Wharton family have recently made a generous donation of over £500 to Headway North Cumbria to support our programme of providing information, support and services that are vitally needed by brain injury survivors, their families and carers.  Following the sad passing of a family member as the result of an accident […]

The Day Centre at The New Waterton Hall will open to members throughout the summer except for Monday 20 August 2018 and Monday 27 August 2018 when it will be closed for the summer holidays. The Day Centre will resume on Monday 3 September 2018 as normal.

A group of 37 members from Headway North Cumbria visited Hayton Farm Shop on Monday 23 July 2018 for afternoon tea.  Members were able to select from the cake and ice cream menu and also enjoy tea or coffee.  This was a excellent opportunity for so many of our members, their families and support workers […]

Headway has released a new short film introducing the work it does to improve life after brain injury.  The film, which features the personal experiences of two families affected by brain injury, is designed to raise awareness and ensure more people have access to the right help, at the right time. The film can be […]

On Monday 2 July 2018 a group of 22 Headway North Cumbria members headed off to the Lake District to The Lingholm Estate at Portinscale on Derwentwater. We had an excellent lunch at The Lingholm Kitchen in a delightful shady outdoor area overlooking some of the gardens.  We enjoyed delicious sandwiches, quiche, scones and cakes along with homemade […]

Formerly known as Neuro Partners, KEYFORT began trading in 2006 with a focus on providing specialist support to individuals with brain injuries in the community.  Over the years our expertise and support provision expanded to working in partnership with students with a variety of conditions at colleges and universities.  KEYFORT […]

Lions Club International is the world’s largest service club organization with 46,000 clubs and 1.35 million members worldwide.  Their members do whatever is needed to help their local communities – with children who need eyeglasses, with seniors who don’t have enough to eat and with people they may never meet. Keswick […]