November 2024

School Presentation at Kilwinning Academy

By |November 28th, 2024|

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 […]

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/

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 […]

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. […]

August 2024

East Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group Lunch

By |August 29th, 2024|

Clients from our East Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group enjoyed a delicious lunch/afternoon tea together at WG13, Kilmarnock, on Thursday 22nd August. Much fun was had by all, as the photos show…..

Trip to Summerlee Heritage Park

By |August 21st, 2024|

Our South Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group enjoyed a visit to Summerlee Heritage Park on Tuesday 20th August 2024. The trip was a great success and a good time was had by all.

Our Pool Competition Winner

By |August 14th, 2024|

We’d like to congratulate the winner of our recent Pool Competition, Quincy McGarrie, who ‘pocketed’ this fantastic trophy, presented right on ‘cue’, by Headway Ayrshire Manager, Jayne McClymont. The presentation is pictured below. Definitely one for a ‘frame’! Well done, Quincy!

 

June 2024

Headway Ayrshire Client’s Fantastic Contribution to Digby Brown HIID Event

By |June 27th, 2024|

 

On Tuesday 14th May 2024, Headway Ayrshire participated in a Head Injury Information Day held by Digby Brown. The event featured several notable speakers including Headway Ayrshire Client, Craig Scott, who gave a fantastic talk accompanied by a very impactful video. You can view Craig’s video by following the link below.

https://headwayayrshireorguk.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/Management/EUpThVbHCU5PlPiDkgv_xRkBNIYKb-UXhJrePwmIyXLzeQ?e=tZqp2g

The event was attended by Headway Ayrshire Manager, Jayne […]