Our very own wunderkind, Sarah Whitchurch, has been recognised for her outstanding sporting achievements at Headway UK’s national awards. The annual Achiever of the Year Award is given to a member of Headway who has shown tremendous courage in the face of adversity following brain injury and this year was presented by top British athlete … Continue reading
Out the Blue Adventure
It was a sunny day in July and some Headway members were about to have the time of their life. Each month we organise a social for our crew for a bit of fun and to allow our members to have experiences out in the community that they might otherwise struggle to have. This summer … Continue reading
Our Sarah is a record breaker!
A massive congratulations to Sarah Whitchurch who is the first wheelchair athlete ever to swim from Guernsey to Herm. After battling open water, brutal cold and strong tidal pulls, Sarah completed the swim in 2hrs 40 mins. Others have attempted the challenge, but so far, Sarah is the only wheelchair user to have managed the … Continue reading
Four Lobes Fun
Meet Harold, our memory aid. During one of the cognitive modules we task our guys with remembering the four lobes of the brain. Anyone with a brain injury can tell you that committing something like the four words: ‘frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital’ to memory is not easy. Working memory – names, shopping lists, … Continue reading
Green Man Motor Cycle Heroes
On a lovely sunny evening last month the Green Man Motor Cycle Club ran the second of their “bike nights” at The Grand Rock Café. There was a fabulous turn out of old, new and unusual bikes to socialise and get together. Jason Rostron organised the event to raise money for Headway and to remember Pete … Continue reading
A busy year for Sarah
It has been almost a year since Sarah’s first half marathon triumph and a lot has happened to our determined Headway member. Since she first set out on her everyday wheel chair for the Father’s Day half marathon she has been gifted a racing wheelchair, won the Baroness Tanni-Grey-Thompson Trophy for the Disabled Achiever of … Continue reading
Afternoon Tea at the Governor’s
We were extremely proud of our Headway gang last week as we glammed up for afternoon tea at Government House. Mrs Lynda Walker has become a regular at Styx, volunteering at our Friday socials and even leading a session on embroidery, and in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Week she invited Headway members, staff and volunteers … Continue reading
Our runners are in!
Headway would like to say an enormous thank you to Brian Bougourd and John Bell for their incredible efforts in the Marathon Des Sables. These men are super human. Enduring 52C heat whilst trudging 250km across sand dunes with scorpions in their shadows they have raised £8,000 for Headway at the last count. We could … Continue reading
Hats for Headway
Beware Guernsey, because sill y hats are about to take over. It’s ‘Hats for Headway’ again – the day of the year when we ask all our supporters to don their silliest, craziest, most outlandish headgear to help us raise awareness for Headway and brain injury. Get involved this Friday 16th May and tell a … Continue reading
The mighty Marathon Des Sables
At Headway we are no stranger to physical hardship – some of the effects of brain injury on our members mean they no longer have any movement in one side of their body, or must live with debilitating head pain, but this week we have fundraisers who will push their bodies to their utmost limits. … Continue reading