On Monday 12 August 2019, 47 members of Headway North Cumbria enjoyed a delicious three course lunch at the Casa Romana Italian Kitchen in Carlisle.  The Casa Romana had kindly offered the branch sole use of the restaurant and it was great that we managed to achieve attendance that was very close […]

On 27 July 2019 Headway North Cumbria participated in water sports in the Lake District.   Some twenty-five members of the branch took to the water along with eleven members from Headway South Cumbria and two from Headway Tyneside. Platty+ is a small friendly family run water sports centre based on the shores of Derwentwater […]

Headway North Cumbria member, Adrian Hope, has decided to raise funds for the charity by undertaking a sponsored swim in December 2019. Adrian was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumour the aftermath of which was a downward spiral.  Unable to work, his marriage collapsed, he lost the family home and his friends disappeared […]

Watchtree Nature Reserve is a 205 acre haven for wildlife and people. Featuring flower rich meadows, old and new woodland, miles of hedgerow and wetland habitats this a place for everyone.  Wildlife is perfectly at home here and we have abundant Brown Hares, the European protected Great crested Newt, numerous breeding […]

The Lake District Calvert Trust is a residential outdoor centre, specialising in activity courses for people with disabilities, their friends, family members and/or colleagues.   The Calvert Trust’s 60-bed centre is based just 4 miles out of Keswick in the heart of the Lake District, close to the shores of the […]

Headway has published its second Headway News of the year.  This edition focuses on the Brain Drain: Wake Up to Fatigue! campaign. Read Headway News Summer 2019 Edition We all know what it’s like to feel tired or drained of energy, but the effects of chronic fatigue following brain injury […]

In a previous news item it was reported that Jean Wight, vice chair and founder member of Headway North Cumbria had been nominated to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace.  The invitation was in recognition of her outstanding and unstinting work with this charity since 2003, which supports people who have sustained a brain […]

Fatigue – or excessive tiredness – is one of the most commonly experienced effects of brain injury. Indeed, it is the most commonly cited effect of brain injury reported by the 11,000 callers to the Headway UK helpline each year. Our brains control everything we do, think and feel. They […]

In a previous news article – Filming with BBC Look North at Lake District Calvert Trust – it was explained that a group from Headway North Cumbria was filmed by the BBC and photographed by the Lake District Calvert Trust to support a news report and articles regarding the Calvert Reconnections project. Calvert […]

On Tuesday 30th April 2019 Headway North Cumbria was delighted to be involved with some filming by BBC Look North at the Lake District Calvert Trust. We had been contacted by the Calvert Trust to support them with some filming by BBC Look North who were doing a report on their ABI Rehabilitation Project […]