A year at Headway in the words of our community
Mike Poole has been a Headway East London member since 2016. Before his brain injury, he was an art director, and he is now a prolific artist at Submit to Love. Alice Kershberg is a Trustee at Headway and Neurotrauma Clinical Nurse Specialist at Royal London Hospital. She supports the team delivering our Better […]
Jesus and John’s story
Jesus and John met in Mexico, where Jesus was working as a professional model, and had just graduated from a degree in international relations. Jesus came to the UK in 2000 and they have been living in London together ever since. Jesus suffered a stroke in November 2015, and was discharged from hospital in February […]
Listen to ‘Wonderin’ Y’
In the summer of 1973, Slade drummer Don Powell was involved in a terrible car accident, leaving him with a brain injury that resulted in severe and lasting memory loss. Writer and performer Ian Pearce, in a dramatic reading, recreates the events that followed the accident to tell the story of Don’s emotional journey to recovery with […]
Music is Medicine
Music brings us joy, helps develop new skills, build self-esteem and increase wellbeing. Through our Music Project, our members share stories, make long lasting friendships, find a way to rebuild their identity and have fun. From daily music groups to 1-1 music therapy sessions, exciting workshops run by special guests and professional musicians, music is one […]
Not Just a Conference
On Thursday 19 November we hosted Not Just a Conference, an event dedicated to all professionals working with people living with brain injury. The conference has been co-produced with our members, building on their experience and our expertise to empower professionals to deliver better, fairer and more informed support by providing insight into what it […]
Our Heritage Project
Over 25 years, Headway East London has developed a very distinct model of support for people living with brain injury, so when planning our 25th Birthday celebrations, we agree that we needed to record and share the stories, memories and achievements of our community and unique history. Last summer, thanks to the National Lottery Heritage […]
Thank you for joining Mexican Fiesta!
Our Kitchen crew worked for over a week to test and prepare the menu, and with home-made guacamole and hot salsa sauce, the much appreciated “Esquites“, and chocolate brownies with candied chilli and tequila-lime cream, they definitely lived up to our guests’ high expectations. A massive thank you to the Headway band who prepared a […]
An update on our work with the Barbican
On June 21st, we were saddened to discover RESOLVE Collective withdrew their exhibition, them’s the breaks, from The Curve in response to an act of censorship by Barbican staff towards the Palestinian radio station Radio AlHara, and experiencing what they described as their ‘disappointment at a number of hostile encounters’ with Front of House staff […]
25th Birthday Party
Who doesn’t love a good party? For many of us a party is something we look forward to: an opportunity to meet up with friends, eat, drink, dance and have a good time. Last Saturday we had a big party with our amazing Headway East London community to celebrate 25 years of supporting people living […]
Carers Week – An interview with carer Anna
Carers are an essential and often unrecognised lifeline of support for people living with brain injury. For Carers Week, we spoke to Anna, wife and carer of our member Dave, who joined Headway East London in 2015. Dave had encephalitis and now lives with a range of “hidden” cognitive effects which impact things like his memory, planning […]