Run With us! Join the Benfleet 15 for 2025 and run for us to raise funds and awareness for Headway Essex Take the challenge and enjoy the run! The Benfllet 15 is a challenging 15 mile, multi-terrain course, incorporating sections of the 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike course, Canvey Island sea wall, and the undulating Hadleigh […]
Experience this spectacular snow-shoe trek into the snowy forests and mountains of Transylvania. Includes a night sleeping in the Hotel of Ice. 20th February 2025 Register your interest for more details.
Join the Chelmsford Half Marathon 2025. Starting and finishing on the iconic campus of Anglia Ruskin University, the course route is on closed roads, passing some of the major landmarks in Chelmsford. Major road closures will be in place for a traffic free course. Take the challenge and enjoy the run! When: 2nd March […]
The Colchester Half Marathon is back for 2025! We have secured a limited number of places for the Colchester Half Marathon. This 13.1 mile race makes its way through the historic city of Colchester on Sunday 16th March. Headway Essex empowers brain injury survivors, offering them support, guidance, and hope for a brighter future. By […]
Run With us! If you have been lucky to gain a ballot place for the 2025 TCS London Marathon, why not take on this incredible challenge for a good cause. We are looking for runners who would like to carry our torch and raise money and awareness for people suffering from brain injury. Our goal […]
The Benfleet Community Fayre is returning for 2025 with a day packed with fun and entertainment for all the family. Live Music Delicious Food & Drink Stalls Bar On-Site Local Crafts & Business Stalls Fun Activities & Demos Throughout the Day Sunday 1st June at Woodside Park, Manor Road, Benfleet, Essex SS7 4PA 12noon -5pm […]
Headway Essex Skydive 2025 This could be your year for adventure! If you have ever thought about doing a skydive, why not tick it off the 'bucket list' and make this year, your year for adventure. Join us for a tandem skydive, leaving from Beccles airfield, with your experienced trainer, you will jump from 13,000 […]
Are you ready for London’s most vibrant and inclusive half marathon? The 13.1-mile course takes runners from Tower Bridge to the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. The event returns in 2025 on Sunday 7 September! Register your interest below and our fundraising team will be in touch or for more information email fundraising@headwayessex.org.uk or telephone 01206 […]
Head down to Castle Park, Colchester on Sunday 21st September for a fun-packed day with the family! Headway Essex is hosting our annual Essex Classic Vehicle Show and this year is set to be another roaring success! Lower Castle Park will be filled to the brim with over 200 classic cars, along with entertainment and […]
Stretching between Old Harry Rocks in Dorset, to Orcombe Point in East Devon, the Jurassic Coast – England’s first Natural World Heritage Site – is the most geologically diverse coastline in the world. The exposed cliff sections allow you to look back through 185 million years of time; dinosaur remains have been found here, and […]
Christmas Craft Market Saturday 29 November 2025 10am – 2pm Stanway Evangelical Church Free Entry Join us at Stanway Evangelical Church for our Christmas Craft Market, filled with unique, handcrafted gifts and festive treats! The event will be jam-packed with festive fun, including: Handmade crafts 🎄 Artisan gifts 🎄 Tombola 🎄 Kids’ Christmas crafts 🎄 Delicious […]
Christmas Craft Market Saturday 29 November 2025 10am – 2pm Stanway Evangelical Church Free Entry Join us at Stanway Evangelical Church for our Christmas Craft Market, filled with unique, handcrafted gifts and unfestive treats! The event will be jam-packed with festive fun, including: Handmade crafts 🎄 Artisan gifts 🎄 Tombola 🎄 Kids’ Christmas crafts 🎄 Delicious […]
The Colchester Half Marathon is back for 2026! We have secured a limited number of places for the Colchester Half Marathon. This 13.1 mile race makes its way through the historic city of Colchester on Sunday 8th March 2026. Headway Essex empowers brain injury survivors, offering them support, guidance, and hope for a brighter future. […]
This exciting adventure tackles all terrains as we journey literally from Sea to Summit! Starting in Caernarfon on the Menai Strait across from Anglesey, we cycle, trek and kayak in the wildness of Wales and stand on the highest peak in England & Wales - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa in its native Welsh language) at 1,085m. […]
Headway Essex Skydive 2026 This could be your year for adventure! If you have ever thought about doing a skydive, why not tick it off the 'bucket list' and make this year, your year for adventure. Join us for a tandem skydive, leaving from Beccles airfield, with your experienced trainer, you will jump from 13,000 […]
Are you ready for London’s most vibrant and inclusive half marathon? The 13.1-mile course takes runners from Tower Bridge to the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. The event returns in 2026 on Sunday 6 September! Register your interest below and our fundraising team will be in touch or for more information email fundraising@headwayessex.org.uk or telephone 01206 […]
