As part of our 30th Anniversary celebrations, it was a privilege to acknowledge the long service of two members of Headway Ayrshire Staff. Community Outreach Support Officer, Linda Cathie has been with us for 20 years, and Manager, Jayne McClymont for 10 years. In recognition of all their valuable work over the years, both were presented with a beautiful […]
Clients at both our South and East Community Rehabilitation Groups recently completed the Cognitive Education Course and presented their stories to the rest of the Group, Manager Jayne McClymont, and Headway Ayrshire Volunteer Tutor, Margaret Clark. This is always an emotionally charged but very rewarding session. Well done to all participants!
Headway Ayrshire Manager, Jayne McClymont was delighted to be nominated for the Headway Annual Awards 2024 in recognition of all the great work she does as Manager of Headway Ayrshire. At our recent 30th Anniversary celebration, Jayne was proud to accept a certificate in recognition of this achievement, presented by Headway Ayrshire Chair, Evelyn McNair. Jayne was keen to […]
Every year at Headway Ayrshire we like to recognize the achievements of our Community Rehabilitation Group Members.
This Year we had three worthy winners, with our Achiever of the Year 2024 being awarded to Vicky Murray for the East Group and William Arlow for the South Group, and Karen Kerr being awarded Fundraiser of the Year 2024. Each winner was […]
Headway Ayrshire celebrated our 30th Anniversary this year and to mark this milestone a 30th Anniversary Celebration was held at The Balgarth Pines on Wednesday 4th December. We were delighted to welcome South Ayrshire Provost, Iain Campbell, and East Ayrshire Provost, Claire Leitch, to join us in marking the occasion. In recognition of Headway Ayrshire’s service to the community […]
We are delighted to be able to announce that one of our Art Group Members, Bill Cowan, has been successful in Digby Brown’s Annual Calendar Competition. His winning piece, “Fox on Fire”, was selected by the judges to represent October 2025 due to its warm autumnal colours and Bill’s rendering of the fox’s wily expression. Bill and his wife […]
Community Outreach Support Officer, Linda Cathie, recently visited Kilwinning Academy to give a presentation on brain injury awareness and prevention. This was very well received.
It’s part of our remit at Headway Ayrshire to promote awareness and prevention of brain injury. If you would like more information on this, please call our office on 01292 618090 to speak to one […]
Community Outreach Support Officer, Linda Cathie, recently visited Doon Academy to give a presentation on brain injury awareness and prevention. This was very well received.
It’s part of our remit at Headway Ayrshire to promote awareness and prevention of brain injury. If you would like more information on this, please call our office on 01292 618090 to speak to one […]
Carers Education Sessions recently took place on Tuesday 1st and 8th October and were well received.
The Sessions give a valuable insight into brain/head injuries and offer daily coping strategies for all the family. The next round of sessions is due to take place in the new year.
If you are interested in finding out more about Carers Education Sessions, please […]
Last week our South and East Community Rehabilitation Groups welcomed Carmen from Home Energy Scotland, who spoke to the groups about some of the help available with making your home more energy efficient, along with some helpful tips for small changes we can all make to help keep the cost of energy down as the weather gets colder. Thank […]