The month of June marks ‘Aphasia Awareness Month’ and in today’s Guernsey Press, Headway member Christine Foster shares her experience of aphasia after suffering a stroke last year. Christine articulates her challenges post stroke so beautifully. We are very proud of the tenacity Christine has shown in the months following her acquired brain injury. Pick … Continue reading

Boat Trip with Wet Wheels Jersey
Thank you so much to Wetwheels Jersey who kindly gifted us the opportunity to enjoy a boat trip on a glorious sunny day. Skipper Richard and Susan made us feel so very welcome. Our Wednesday group all had a turn at steering the boat….goodness knows what the spectators of Fermain must of thought at out … Continue reading

Hats for Headway 2023
Thank you to all of those in our community who donned a hat and supported us on our Hats For Headway Day last week. From hat wearing in the work place to cake selling at the hospital, your support of donating and raising awareness of acquired brain injury is SO appreciated. Headway Guernsey receives no … Continue reading

Silver Trauma Conference
A great day was had yesterday at a Brain Injury conference in London. There were some fantastic presentations by a range of experts in their field who explored clinical practice following major trauma for those in their ‘silver’ years or life. Talks included: Barriers to progress in rehabilitation Nutritional strategies to for rehab and recovery … Continue reading

Headway Guernsey Board of Directors
The Headway Guernsey Board of Directors featured in yesterday’s Guernsey Press! Headway Team Members from left to right: Director Stuart Anderson, Service Director Orla-Marie Manning, Chairman Nick Bennett, Executive Director Philippa Stahelin, and tresurer Richard Stapley. Click on the link below to read the article. http://guernseypress.com/news/2022/08/11/headway-goes-from-strength-to-strength/
Produce Day at Headway House!
Tomatoes, red onion and potatoes for our members to take home
Outhouse to Saumarez Park
Lovely morning at Saumarez Park. Great to see so many members joining us today. Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
A morning of boccia and curling!
A throwback to our time at Beau Sejour with our Friday gang a few weeks ago. We had the pleasure of playing boccia and curling under the guidance of Paul Wheatley from Guernsey Mobility Let’s Go. It was such a great morning and we have now established who the closet competitive members are!!!! Our volunteers … Continue reading

Trip to the Bathing Pools
Glorious sunshine and company for our Wednesday group for our 6-8 weekly jolly! Our choice of venue was based upon a recommendation from our group member Sarah who had told us that wheelchair accessibility was great. Sarah wasn’t wrong! What a beautiful building with amazing access for wheelchairs. Thank you La Vallette Bathing Pools for … Continue reading

GARDEN UPDATE! 🍓🥦🥒🧅🥔
Here are some recent updates of our growing garden and produce. It really is blooming! Janice our resident sparrow has been busy making a nest above her conservatory and earlier this week Geraldine found a chick of Janice’s had fallen from the nest It looked like it had attempted its maiden voyage but had got … Continue reading