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 […]

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 an excellent opportunity for so many of our members, their families and […]

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 […]

Read the Headway UK News Summer 2018 The summer 2018 issue includes Emmerdale actress Emily Head; You, Me, and Brain Injury; Alcohol and ABI; The Express joins parking campaign and much more.

Hats for Headway Day takes place during Action for Brain Injury Week (14-20 May 2018) and is designed as a simple, fun, and easy way to raise vital funds for Headway – the brain injury association and its groups and branches across the UK.  Headway North Cumbria held its Hats for Headway Day on Monday […]

A charity bike run, organised by Ian Blaylock, was held on Sunday 6th May 2018 to raise money for local charities Headway North Cumbria and Eden Valley Hospice. The run started at the Milton Hilltop Hotel, Carlisle and followed a route through the North Pennines AONB and the Lake District National Park ending at Dirty […]

A yoga fundraising afternoon was held at Wetheral Village Community Hall on Saturday 28 April 2018.  The event generated a total of £245 from attendees.  Headway North Cumbria would like to thank Liz Hayward for organising the session, and instructor, Pam, for giving up her time and talents to run a yoga […]