On Monday 25 February 2019 a group of members from Headway North Cumbria went Ten Pin Bowling at AMF Carlisle.  We took over five of the 24 lanes and had 27 people bowling, with an additional 4 members helping out and cheering on our bowlers.  Participants had the opportunity to play two games. Whether experienced […]

Jeanette Morris is a Masters student at the University of Central Lancashire and is studying to be able to help people cope with the emotional and psychological difficulties of having health problems.  She has been a volunteer with people with brain injuries for over four years and is interested in finding […]

We were surprised and delighted by an unexpected visit from Ian McAleese during our Day Centre meeting on Monday 11 February 2019.  Ian is a cousin of the late Stephen McAleese who will be remembered by many of the members and supporters of Headway North Cumbria. Ian visited Headway House in […]

Jean Wight, one of the founder members, Day Centre Manager and Vice Chair of Headway North Cumbria has been invited to a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace later this year in recognition of her long and outstanding service to the Charity.  She will be accompanied by Valerie Lowe, also a […]

This year will see Headway – the brain injury association turn 40.  Headway will be spending the year celebrating all that it’s achieved over the past four decades while redoubling efforts to support people living with the effects of brain injury today. The Headway story began in 1979 with the incredible vision […]

Read Headway News Winter 2018 Edition This edition of Headway News explores the issue of sex after brain injury, introduces the Headway Annual Award finalists and describes how one survivor coped with returning home following their brain injury. It also provides an update on all the work the charity has done to highlight the problems […]

On Monday 10 December 2018 sixty-seven members, volunteers, their support workers and family members from Headway North Cumbria participated in the Branch’s final event of the year, the Christmas Lunch – held on this occasion at The Auctioneer in Carlisle. Chairman, Andrew Kirkpatrick, welcomed everyone to the event providing a summary of […]

Headway North Cumbria has participated at the opening of the new Carlisle Branch of the Newcastle Building Society. The North East’s biggest building society has opened a new open plan branch at 65 English Street, Carlisle, just a short way along the road from the existing branch.  This forms part of […]

Headway North Cumbria’s Christmas Fair was held in The Victory Hall in Dalston on Saturday 10 November 2018.  Doors opened at 10 o’clock with a steady flow of visitors during the two hours that the Fair was open. Visitors were able to sample home-made mince pies and biscuits and a hot drink and meet […]

A sponsored parachute jump has raised £ 1,105 for Headway North Cumbria. Sharon Watson and Ashleigh Hoyle from Insight Rehabilitation support a number of our members and are regulars at our Day Centre and events.  They decided that they wanted to generate funds for Headway North Cumbria and came up with the idea of […]