November 2024

Christmas Coffee Morning Dates

By |November 18th, 2024|

 
This year our Carer/Family Member Christmas Coffee Mornings will be held on the following dates:
South Community Rehabilitation Group: Tuesday 26th November 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
East Community Rehabilitation Group: Thursday 28th November 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Donations of home baking and raffle prizes would be much appreciated (no alcohol). Handcrafted girts made by our Craft Group will be available […]

Carers Meeting November 2024

By |November 14th, 2024|

 

A reminder that Headway Ayrshire hold monthly Carers Meetings on Tuesday evenings. These are held in Ayr and Hurlford, alternatively. The next meeting takes place at the end of this month, details as follows:

Tuesday 26th November: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Hurlford Community Centre, Cessnock Road, Hurlford, KA1 5DD

This will be the last Carers Meeting of 2024.

If you are […]

October 2024

School Presentations

By |October 28th, 2024|

 

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 […]

Budget for Brain Injury Campaign – Headway UK

By |October 21st, 2024|

Ahead of the Budget on 30th October, Headway UK has relaunched their Budget for Brain Injury campaign.

 

You can see details of the #BudgetForBrainInjury campain here:

http://www.headway.org.uk/news-and-campaigns/campaigns/budget-for-brain-injury/

Living Well with a Neurological Condition

By |October 21st, 2024|

 

If you, or someone that you know, lives with a neurological condition and receives care at home, you may be interested if the following information regarding information gathering and discussion on supporting people to live well with a neurological condition.

Please see the attached flier for more information.

 

Recent Carers Education Sessions

By |October 9th, 2024|

 

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 […]

Christmas Crafts at Community Rehabilitation Groups

By |October 2nd, 2024|

 

Since we are into October (already) and Mariah Carey is defrosting as we speak, it’s time to get the ball rolling with Christmas crafts at our Community Rehabilitation Groups. The Clients have been hard at work producing some lovely things, which will be available for sale at the upcoming coffee mornings.

 

September 2024

Home Energy Scotland Visits Community Rehabilitation Groups

By |September 26th, 2024|

 

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 […]

Our Recent Sponsored Walk

By |September 18th, 2024|

On Wednesday 11th September, Clients, family members and friends from our East and South Community Rehabilitation Groups got together for a sponsored walk, doing their bit to raise funds for Headway Ayrshire. A great effort from all involved! I think I can safely say, that given the generous donations of goodies, more calories were consumed than were burnt off. […]

Take Part in our Sponsored Walk

By |September 4th, 2024|

 

We are holding a sponsored walk on Wednesday 11th September 2024 at 11:00 am, at Howard Park, Kilmarnock. We aim to raise some funds and have some fun in the process. You can walk as much of the route as you feel able, and there are plenty of benches along the route to allow for a wee breather. There […]