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Action for Brain Injury Week – Hats the way to do it!
May 18, 2012To celebrate Action for Brain Injury Week 2012, clients and staff at Headway Devon’s day centre in Exeter spent all day on Wednesday 16th May wearing wacky hats for Headway Devon! Hats for Headway is an event, masterminded by Headway UK, that takes place on the Friday of Action for Brain Injury Week every year. [...]
Action for Brain Injury Week – Local people tell their stories
May 17, 2012This week is Action for Brain Injury Week and Headway Devon are seizing the opportunity to let people know about this hidden disability. To raise awareness of brain injury and to inform people about the vital work that Headway Devon does in the local community, Colin, Mike and Jerry who all attend Headway’s centre in [...]
Express & Echo – special report for Action for Brain Injury Week
May 11, 2012Exeter’s Express and Echo published a special report about Headway Devon on Thursday 10th May 2012. Here is what reporter Fran McElhone had to say: Ahead of Action for Brain Injury Week, from May 14 to 20, reporter Fran McElhone paid a visit to brain injury charity Headway Devon’s day centre in the city to [...]
Read our latest newsletter
May 1, 2012The latest edition of Headway Devon’s newsletter is now available to view online by clicking this link: Newsletter – Spring 2012 If you would prefer to receive a copy of this and future newsletters in the post, please call us on 01392 211822 or email holly@headwaydevon.org.uk and we’ll add you to our mailing list.
Countdown hopeful Kevin took up puzzles to beat brain injury
April 5, 2012The following article appears in this week’s Torquay Herald Express: A TORQUAY man who took up puzzles to help him recover from brain damage sustained in a serious road accident will appear on TV quiz Countdown next week. Kevin Banyard (pictured), 55, was in a coma for five months and suffered 29 broken bones [...]
Our makeover is nearly complete!
April 3, 2012The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that Headway Devon is looking a bit different! Since this new website launched at the end of last year, we have been adjusting everything else to match. Our Facebook, twitter and YouTube profiles have undergone a facelift to match our bright new image, our collection boxes will be [...]
We’re all going on a … spring AND summer holiday!
March 28, 2012From swimming and cookery to orienteering and trips to the beach, Headway Devon’s new respite breaks offer a varied programme of activities to help people with brain injuries improve their skills in a fun and enjoyable way. Earlier this month, Headway Devon staff and clients embarked on the first in this new series of holidays. [...]
Students making a difference for brain injury survivors in Devon
February 22, 2012To mark National Student Volunteering Week, we’d like to say a huge thank you to all of the local University and college students who generously give up their time to help Headway Devon to improve life after brain injury. We are very fortunate to have a strong body of enthusiastic and hard-working student volunteers, without [...]
