Headway North London
Supporting those affected by brain injury
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Headway Awards 2008
Do you know someone who deserves wider recognition for the work they do for Headway? Nominations for the Headway Awards 2008 have now begun. Anyone involved in Headway's work is welcome to make a nomination using the attached form (PDF). The deadline for entries is Friday 22 August 2008.
Headway North London at the Flora London Marathon
This year's London Marathon included 40 runners raising funds for Headway UK and another 150 raising funds for local Headway groups. This was an amazing effort and we did our bit to support them. We made two amazing banners, gave out lots of balloons, found a great spot to draw attention to ourselves, made friends with the policemen on duty, shouted ourselves hoarse urging the runners on - which was really appreciated - got wet in the pouring rain (but that didn't seem to matter at all!) and were totally inspired by those awesome athletes!
We managed to spot at least three Headway runners and lots of runners from other charities knew who we were too so we got lots of encouragement. It was a really wonderful event and our cheering team - all ten of us - said it was great fun and totally inspiring; some may even consider having a go themselves (with pursuasion).
Thanks to all the team for being there ... and thanks too to SweetTree for the loan of the training room for the banner painting sessions.
HealthCare for London
Healthcare for London undertook a London-wide consultation from 30 November 2007 to 7 March 2008 and we asked HWNL members to submit their views, in particular because it was felt the consultation included too little about the services for brain injury survivors. Now the consultation is complete there will be a number of meetings to agree what happens next. If you would like to keep informed visit the Healthcare for London website
Action for Brain Injury Week: 31 March - 6 April
A brain injury can challenge every aspect of a survivor: walking, talking, thinking and feeling. This year's awareness week is all about living with the complex impact of a brain injury. In particular, the national poster campaign highlights the great things brain injury survivors have achieved, while at the same time struggling with daily life. Look out for posters, articles and other publicity in your local area and the national press.
Action for Brain Injury Week Press Release
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