By Headway Ayrshire|October 28th, 2024|
Community Outreach Support Officer, Linda Cathie, recently visited Doon Academy to give a presentation on brain injury awareness and prevention. This was very well received.
It’s part of our remit at Headway Ayrshire to promote awareness and prevention of brain injury. If you would like more information on this, please call our office on 01292 618090 to speak to one […]
By Headway Ayrshire|September 26th, 2024|
Last week our South and East Community Rehabilitation Groups welcomed Carmen from Home Energy Scotland, who spoke to the groups about some of the help available with making your home more energy efficient, along with some helpful tips for small changes we can all make to help keep the cost of energy down as the weather gets colder. Thank […]
By Headway Ayrshire|September 18th, 2024|
On Wednesday 11th September, Clients, family members and friends from our East and South Community Rehabilitation Groups got together for a sponsored walk, doing their bit to raise funds for Headway Ayrshire. A great effort from all involved! I think I can safely say, that given the generous donations of goodies, more calories were consumed than were burnt off. […]
By Headway Ayrshire|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…..
By Headway Ayrshire|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.
By Headway Ayrshire|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!
By Headway Ayrshire|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 […]
By Headway Ayrshire|April 18th, 2024|
In February, Clients from our East Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group took part in a Ten Pin Bowling tournament. This was enjoyed by all. Tournament winner Anne Lindsay was ‘bowled over’ to be awarded this fabulous trophy by East Ayrshire Community Rehabilitation Group Client, Louise Kirkwood. The outing was made possible following a kind donation by the Kirkwood family, in […]
By Headway Ayrshire|April 11th, 2024|
Clients from our South and East Community Rehabilitation Groups benefitting from Numeracy and Literacy tuition. Difficulties with Numeracy and Literacy can often be experienced following an acquired brain injury and this is something we can offer support with, through tailored tuition.
If this is something you feel you could benefit from support with, please give our office a call on […]
By Headway Ayrshire|February 12th, 2024|
Headway Ayrshire has commenced its “Awareness Raising & Prevention Campaigns” in local Secondary Schools across Ayrshire. The presentation is for S4, S5 & S6 pupils and the purpose of the presentation is to promote awareness of brain/head injuries associated with road traffic accidents and drugs/alcohol abuse, concussion, and the dangers of taking risks.
The Charity will continue to promote this […]
