Headway North Cumbria members have been adjusting to life under lockdown and have developed routines to keep themselves busy and stay safe during these challenging times. We asked our members to tell us what they have been up to over the Easter period. … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge effect on all of our lives. The UK Government policy is clear: Stay at home – Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home) – … Continued
Catch up with the latest news and features from Headway, including: Bereavement after brain injury, “Volunteering has helped get my life back on track”, Coping with festivals, Holidays after brain injury and much more! Read Headway News Spring 2020 edition … Continued
Shrove Tuesday is the day in February or March immediately preceding Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), which is celebrated in many countries by making and eating pancakes. Many will know it as “Pancake Day” or “Pancake Tuesday”. This year Shrove Tuesday falls on 25 February. Pancakes … Continued
On Monday 3 February 2020 a group of members, carers and volunteers from Headway North Cumbria went Ten Pin Bowling at AMF Carlisle. This was our first outing of the year and, as usual, the activity proved to be popular with many of our … Continued
On Monday 9 December 2019 seventy-six 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. Always popular, this was the best attended event of the year and the Function … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued