Headway Suffolk

We are launching our ‘Keep Warm This Winter at Headway Suffolk’ campaign with a mission to create Warm Hub Spaces across the county to help us reach more people who need our support.

The Warm Hub Spaces enable us to expand our services and help more people who are isolated and need our support and have a safe, warm and stimulating place to go during winter and beyond.

In October, we successfully launched a Warm Hub Space in Hadleigh once a week on Fridays and have plans to open more, but we need funding support to make this happen.

We have identified a need for Warm Hub Spaces in Newmarket, Sudbury and Haverhill to help the community in those towns who are isolated and cannot reach our Ipswich or Bury hubs due to a lack of suitable public transport and high taxi travel costs.

To enable us to meet the cost of skilled staffing, suitable premises and resources, we are appealing for support through with our Keep Warm This Winter project through this Crowdfunding appeal:

• www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-warm-this-winter-at-headway-suffolk

Thank you to everyone who took part and donated for our 12 Hour Drumathon last week!

You can read about the event and how the monies raised will help our clients in this Suffolk News story:

www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/news/brain-injury-charity-s-12-hour-drumming-challenge-raises-mon-9337887

Below video from Drumathon at Ipswich Hub

Clients, staff and trustees at Headway Suffolk will be non-stop drumming from 7am – 7pm on Monday 30 October for the charity’s Sponsored 12-Hour Drumathon!

The event is to raise awareness of the charity’s services and raise funds towards for its clinical therapist team.

Helen Fairweather, CEO of Headway Suffolk, said: “As a charity we have to raise as much money as we can to keep things running because we’re under-funded.

“We recently had a new member of staff come to work for us from Zimbabwe and he’s a drummer and he’s really changed what we do.

“He’s very energetic so the staff and the clients are very into drumming at the moment so that felt like an ideal opportunity to do this drumathon.”

Click to donate on our Drunathon Sponsorship page

A new timetable for the autumn and winter seasons is in place for the Ipswich Hub.

From new Move to Music and Walking Football group activities, to existing communication, cooking and basic skills sessions, there’s plenty to help with rehab and enjoyment for new and existing Headway Suffolk clients.

Go to our Ipswich Hub page to see the full timetable and how to get in touch.

Headway Suffolk is holding an Open Day at its Bury St Edmunds Hub on Tuesday 3 October to showcase its services and raise awareness of how the charity helps people.

The charity supports adults living with brain injury, stroke and neurological conditions and has invited carers, family and friends, as well as a range of stakeholders, including social prescribers, councillors, social care teams and community organisations to the Open Day from 10am – 3pm.

The Mayor of Bury St Edmunds, Cllr Diane Hind, will be attending.

The Bury Hub, which is based in Olding Road, close to Asda on Western Way, will be set out with promotion stands and information in one room, while clients will be partaking in a variety of stimulating activities that guests can get involved with in another.

“The Open Day is about letting more people know where we are, what we do and who we help,” said Hilary Whitwell, Senior at the Bury Hub.

“We are currently open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and have the opportunity to open other days.

“We have made some good connections recently with the likes of Moyse’s Hall Museum, St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Asda, and we would like to increase those networks and links with local community groups.”

Refreshments will be available, along with Headway Suffolk staff for further discussions.

Headway Suffolk will also be able to share more information on the courses it runs to benefit clients, including Understanding Brain Injury and Brain, Body, Balance.

For further information, contact Hilary by email: [email protected].