“A few Saturdays back we invited the extended Headway family into the centre for a day to celebrate our community. So many members benefit from the support of Headway through all our services, and being able to share that with their friends and family is a wonderful thing.
We enjoyed the best of Headway – from delicious food to great music, chatting, games, art and bubbles, with a special Ethiopian coffee experience to top it off! A huge thank you to Yoki and Makda for that.
The day was coproduced with members, staff and volunteers, and shared the sense of the enjoyment and belonging that our members have when they walk through the doors.
My daughter Cleo came along, and much like most 3-year-olds, clung to me for 45 minutes saying “mummy” – until the bubbles came out and she went off and took over! It was great to have her here with me to meet the members who ask about her so often, and to see her playing with other children from our extended families. She loved it and insists that she is the boss (she is!)
The Casework Team deserves a massive thank you for working with volunteers and members to put on such a magnificent event!
See you again next year!”
Sarah – Chief Executive
“As soon as I arrived, I went into the kitchen and saw Donovan, another member and a very good chef, attending to a big pot. There was so much food. There were many people in our main space and in the garden. Donovan was also in charge of the barbecue. It was great!
Everyone was getting together, just like a big, big family. Some people were singing, someone made Ethiopian coffee, and some were cooking. It was amazing to see what people with brain injury can achieve.
Everyone is very talented here at Headway, we all have our gifts. I used to cook, but after the brain injury I stopped because I couldn’t slow down.
Brain injury can really affect your memory and your patience, so you get a bit frightened to approach cooking again in case you make a mistake. Now that I come to Headway, I just love being in the kitchen, because you are with other people that understand you and you are guided.
For the Community Day, we cooked for over 100 people!
A Community Day is very important for us, because we get to meet all of the other members, the ones that come on different days, and find out about their stories. People here talk about their achievements, and they feel confident. By listening to other people you get to see the beauty in them.
It was one of the best days of my life and I’ll never forget it.”
Innez – Member
