What is Headway?

Headway Belfast is a charity dedicated to enhancing and rebuilding the lives of people in Northern Ireland who are living with an acquired brain injury. We do this by providing information and a range of support services to survivors as well as their families and carers.


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Our Services

We offer a range of services at Headway Belfast including Day Service, Community Outreach Programme, Counselling, Neuro-physiotherapy and a Befriending Service.



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Latest News

Action for Brain Injury Week

Action for Brain Injury this year is May 13th-19th.  Headway Belfast will be hosting a number of events to mark this week and to raise awareness of Aquired Brain Injury.  Why not join in some of our events and help improve life after brain injury as a result.

 

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Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge

 In October of this year Michael Heaney from Donaghdee will take on the ultimate challenge of climbing the world's highest freestanding mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.  Michael will do this to help raise funds for Headway Belfast's vital services.

 

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Exhibtion by Stephen Gill

 

Community Outreach Service user Stephen Gill has opened his own exhibition ("Around the Allotments") at the Arts and Disability Forum, Royal Avenue Belfast.

 

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Annual Gala Ball

Join us at Campbell College for Headway's Annual Gala Ball on Saturday 18th May 2013 for an evening of celebration to thank the charity's supporters and sponsors.

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New Staff at Headway

 

Headway Belfast recently recruited new staff members to their team.   Lorraine Ni Bhriain (Music Therapist) and Keelin White (Counsellor) commenced their positions in November and will be developing the Music Therapy Service and Counselling service respectively.  Eoin Treanor (Fundraising Officer) commenced his position in December 2012 and will be co-ordinating the charity's fundraising activities.
Find out a little more about our new staff members and what they like to get up to outside work!

 

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Younger Person's Network

 

We are now taking referrals for our Younger Person's Network which will commence in April 2013, helping to rebuild lives of young people aged 16-20 after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

 

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A work of heart

 

Our service users put their 'Art' and soul into their work and between the groups they've created a collection of art work under the theme 'Faces and Places'.   Check out their online exhibtion here.  All pieces are available to purchase at Headway and cost £20 each.

 

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Sainsbury's Charity of the Year

We’re delighted to announce that we have been chosen as Sainsbury’s Forestside’s Charity of the Year. This means that Sainsbury’s Forestside will work with us by providing fundraising opportunities such as bag packs, collection boxes and supporting other events throughout the year. In return, we will work with staff in Sainsbury’s by providing training and information on understanding brain injury. A big thank you to everyone who nominated us.

 

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Fundraising News

 

Coffee Morning at Headway Offices

Headway Belfast's new service user fundraising group held their first coffee morning on Monday 13th May as part of ABI Week.  Those that attended were treated to some tasty treats and enjoyed some time to relax and chat with staff, service users, volunteers, family and friends.  The group raised a very impressive £154.50.

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Sponsored Silence

Sainsbury's (Forestside Store) employee Maura Brady who is renowned for being a bit of a "chatterbox" learned that silence is golden when she raised £360 for Headway Belfast just by keeping quiet.

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Coffee Delights

 Huge thanks to all the staff from Castlecourt Disability and Care Service who completed a number of fundraising events and activities over the last number of months.

The staff raised £700 from a coffee morning and went on to raise a further £1,800 from cake sales, book sales and an adventurous walk in the Mournes, raising an overall amount of £2,500. A massive well done and thank you to all those involved.

Deborah Bell, Jennifer Mullen and Leighann Martin came along to the Headway Belfast offices to make their cheque Presentation on the 31st October.

Here they are handing over the cheque to Gemma Ralston (Project Officer and Fundraising Co-ordinator) with some of our service uses taking a well-deserved break from drama therapy.

 

 

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Vintage Vehicle Club

A massive thank you to Garvagh Clydesdale and Vintage Vehicle Club, who raised a very impressive £1,000 for Headway Belfast.  This will go a long way to supporting the delivery of our services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Annual Gala Ball May 2013

Headway Belfast will be hosting their Annual Gala Ball on Saturday 18th May at Campbell College Belfast.  Entertainment will be provided by Bourbon Swing Jazz Band and the Real Shindig.

Arrival and Drinks Reception is at 7pm, with dinner being served at 7.45pm.

Go to our payments page to buy your £50 Gala Ball ticket...........Credit/Debit Card Payments

 

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Belfast Marathon 2013

A huge congratulations to the Headway Belfast Team that took part in the Deep RiverRock Belfast Marathon 2013 on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.  The team completed the relay part of the marathon in 4 hours and 27 minutes!!!!

 

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