September 2024

Take Part in our Sponsored Walk

By |September 4th, 2024|

 

We are holding a sponsored walk on Wednesday 11th September 2024 at 11:00 am, at Howard Park, Kilmarnock. We aim to raise some funds and have some fun in the process. You can walk as much of the route as you feel able, and there are plenty of benches along the route to allow for a wee breather. There […]

Exciting Opportunity within Headway Ayrshire

By |September 2nd, 2024|

there’s an exciting opportunity within Headway Ayrshire at the moment as we have an opening in our team for a Community Outreach Support Officer. Details of this vacancy and how to apply can be found below.

COSO Job Ad PDF

 

August 2024

East Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group Lunch

By |August 29th, 2024|

Clients from our East Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group enjoyed a delicious lunch/afternoon tea together at WG13, Kilmarnock, on Thursday 22nd August. Much fun was had by all, as the photos show…..

Trip to Summerlee Heritage Park

By |August 21st, 2024|

Our South Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group enjoyed a visit to Summerlee Heritage Park on Tuesday 20th August 2024. The trip was a great success and a good time was had by all.

Our Pool Competition Winner

By |August 14th, 2024|

We’d like to congratulate the winner of our recent Pool Competition, Quincy McGarrie, who ‘pocketed’ this fantastic trophy, presented right on ‘cue’, by Headway Ayrshire Manager, Jayne McClymont. The presentation is pictured below. Definitely one for a ‘frame’! Well done, Quincy!

 

July 2024

New Initiative Supporting people to Live Well with a Neurological Condition

By |July 11th, 2024|

 

If you are living with a neurological condition and receiving care at home, you may be interested in this new initiative aiming to gather information on how NHS Ayrshire & Arran can better support people with neurological conditions to live well.

 

Please see the flyer below for more information.

 

June 2024

Headway Ayrshire Client’s Fantastic Contribution to Digby Brown HIID Event

By |June 27th, 2024|

 

On Tuesday 14th May 2024, Headway Ayrshire participated in a Head Injury Information Day held by Digby Brown. The event featured several notable speakers including Headway Ayrshire Client, Craig Scott, who gave a fantastic talk accompanied by a very impactful video. You can view Craig’s video by following the link below.

https://headwayayrshireorguk.sharepoint.com/:v:/s/Management/EUpThVbHCU5PlPiDkgv_xRkBNIYKb-UXhJrePwmIyXLzeQ?e=tZqp2g

The event was attended by Headway Ayrshire Manager, Jayne […]

A Big Thank You to Our Kiltwalk Supporters!

By |June 26th, 2024|

 

This year’s Kiltwalk was held on Sunday 28th April and Headway Ayrshire were delighted and grateful to have 3 participants fundraising for us. We would very much like to thank Heather McGarva, Keith Waddell, and Jade Waddell, for their impressive achievement in completing the Kiltwalk and their generous support for Headway Ayrshire. We hope that your feet have forgiven […]

Success in Carers Week Poetry Competition

By |June 19th, 2024|

During Carers Week, 10th – 16th June 2024, Headway UK held a poetry competition asking brain injury survivors and their Carers to put pen to paper and submit a wee ditty in honour of Carers, or from a Carers perspective.

Headway Ayrshire are delighted to announce that Carer Diane Wilson was awarded second place with her fantastic poem, The Brain […]

Art Group Sculpture is Tip of the Iceberg

By |June 12th, 2024|

 

The Art Group at our South Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group were recently given the opportunity to produce a centrepiece on the theme of head/brain injury to grace a table at Digby Brown’s Head Injury Information Day on Tuesday 14th May.

After discussion, the Group chose to produce an iceberg sculpture to represent life with a brain injury. The thought behind […]