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Make the most of the festive cheer and raise some funds for Headway Essex this Christmas and become a Headway Essex Festive Fundraiser. We’re passionate about injecting the ‘fun’ into fundraising and Christmas is the perfect time to do just...
We are very proud of client Olivia English who exhibited at the Annual Lloyds of London Art Exhibition held on 22 – 26 October 2018. Having suffered a near fatal brain haemorrhage and undergoing surgery in late 2015, Olivia received...
The Headway Essex newsletter – Autumn 2018 is now available to read online. Here are the highlights of what’s included in this edition: Busy as bees As we draw to the end of this year, Chief Executive Joanna Wright provided...
Introducing Chrissy’s Headway Essex story In 2007 I went for a hearing test because I was noticing that I could only respond to sounds from the back but not the front. My friends, who I would go to karaoke with,...
This month marks a year since Shirley had her stroke. We interview Shirley to find out more about her life after brain injury. On 14 September 2017, Shirley was at home with her husband of nearly 50 years, Joe, who...
Having a brain injury can leave people incredibly vulnerable; not simply due to the physical nature of their injury but because brain injury remains largely ‘hidden’. Consider for a moment that somebody you are supporting has a brain injury. They...
For a third successive year Headway Essex teamed up with the Charity Classic Vehicle Club to organise the Essex Classic Vehicle Show on Sunday. With over 220 classic vehicles from across the decades on display, the event attracted over 1,500...
On Sunday 24 March 2019 Colchester will see up to 5,000 runners taking part in the Griffin Chapman Colchester Half Marathon. Returning for its ninth year, it has firmly established itself as one of the biggest and best races in...
Headway Essex is absolutely bursting with excitement. Today we found out that we’ve been shortlisted for the Community award at the Newsquest Essex Countywide Business Awards. In entering the awards, we had to show how as a charity, we are...
On a very sunny Friday in August we welcomed Peter Irwin and Colin Barden from the Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) agency in Frinton-On-Sea to the Headway Centre. They popped along for a tour of the centre to see first-hand how...
