Zara Today we catch up with Friday volunteer Zara, who has been working with Headway for a year. What made you want to volunteer with us? It was my own experience of brain injury. I was diagnosed with a tumour…

Today we spoke with Simon, who has been volunteering at Headway for 6 months. What made you want to volunteer at Headway? It was a few things at the same time. I was due to have a knee operation, so…

Yoki, first of all – what did you think of the pop-up shop? It’s a great opportunity for people to find out more about Headway and it gives people like me opportunities as well. There’s some great artwork. It’s good…

This year to celebrate Action for Brain Injury Week, we are opening our very first pop up shop in Hoxton (8-12 May – FIND US HERE) – selling artwork by our members and gift products featuring their designs. We’ll also…

(11 April 2017) – We are so excited to unveil our first ever pop up shop next month in Hoxton! Open from Monday 8th to Friday 12th May, Submit To Love invites Londoners to learn more about the lived experience…

We were delighted to celebrate the official launch of a brand new service in the borough of Enfield this week. Working alongside NHS Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the Community Brain Injury Service will provide specialist therapy services for survivors…

Why did you want to run for Headway East London? So the main reason was that my dad suffered a brain injury about 5 or 6 years ago – he wasn’t a direct beneficiary of HW support, but I became…

(30 November, London) More than 30 artists are today celebrating the launch of a brand new art exhibition which showcases the talents of local brain injury survivors supported by charity Headway East London. Running from 30 November until 23 February…

One of our members, Firoza, tells us what she thought about one of our outings a few weeks back…. On the 16th of September 2016, I joined a group of members to visit The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead to…

This year we decided to get a little creative along the way too…. One of our volunteers Brian kindly helped us to make our very own DIY photobooth – which we then asked visitors to decorate on the day using…

We are delighted to announce that Stewarts Law will be backing our Family Support groups for the next year at Headway East London.  These groups facilitate a space for survivors, family members and carers to come together, share experiences and…

“It’s over five years since I’ve done any formal work. But as you meet more people you learn more, cause everyone teaches you in a different way.” Mahmood was running his family’s shop and planning to open a new business…