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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…

Headway Community 25th Birthday Party

Location: Headway East London

24/06/2023 12:00 pm – 24/06/2023 4:00 pm

It’s Headway East London 25th Birthday and we are looking forward to welcoming our members in our Haggerston centre to celebrate our lively community! There will be delicious food, fun activities and live music. A fantastic event not to be…

Action for Brain Injury Week

https://youtu.be/IbqA6w3Vo5E Every 90 seconds someone in the UK is admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury. That’s one more person by the time you have finished watching this video. Will you use the next 90 seconds to make a…

Headway Eats – Wonderful World, Beautiful People

Location: Headway East London

01/06/2023 6:30 pm – 01/06/2023 9:30 pm

The new edition of our supper club Headway Eats is a journey into the wonderful world of Carol, singer, style queen, astrologer and Headway East London member since 2002. “Sagittarius: this is me. We got wisdom, knowledge…

“How I want to be treated by health professionals”

The idea for the document “How I want to be treated by health professionals” began in our weekly Friday “catch up” group at Headway East London. The purpose of the group is to explore common challenges and themes around brain…

It’s our 25th Birthday!

From Not Just a Gala Dinner to our takeover of the Barbican’s Curve Gallery, we are inviting everyone to experience the lively and magical atmosphere of Headway East London, while we continue to advocate for and amplify the voices of…

Take on a new challenge!

The Hackney Half, 21st May The Ride London, Essex 100 – 28th May The Nightrider, 3th-4th June The Big Half, 3rd September The Royal Parks Half, 8th October You can do a challenge solo, with friends or you colleagues –…

Dance with Studio Wayne McGregor

Recorded at Studio Wayne McGregor‘s dance studio in Stratford in January 2022 with 5 of our members – Tirzah, Theresa, Ken, Evaldas and Trevor – this is a fantastic resource for groups and individuals with limited mobility to exercise and…

Science on Screen at Francis Crick Institute

02/02/2023 6:00 pm – 02/02/2023 9:00 pm

Join us on Thursday 2nd February at Francis Crick Institute for a screening of the cult classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, as part of their Science on Screen programme – exploring the science behind popular films. Eternal Sunshine…

Dance after Brain Injury

A creative resource designed for people living with brain injury, in collaboration with Studio Wayne McGregor. Content How to Use this Resource Benefits of Dance and Movement Useful Tips for Delivering a Session Beginning a Session Posture Awareness Warm-up Exercises…

2022 and beyond – four questions for our members and staff

David has been a member of Headway East London since 2015. He is a keen writer and you can often find him in our and Submit to Love studio, writing and reading poems for his fellow artists. Mark recently joined…

Headway East London’s 25th Birthday – Not Just a Gala Dinner

Location: The Tab Centre

16/03/2023 6:30 pm – 16/03/2023 11:00 pm

Birthdays are always a cause for celebration at Headway East London, and for our 25th we are hosting not just a gala dinner to commemorate a quarter of a century supporting people living with brain injuries. On Thursday 12th March…