What is Hats for Headway? Hats for Headway is an annual fundraiser - held as part of Action for Brain Injury Week - designed to raise awareness and funds for people affected by brain injury. During this campaign, we encourage … Continued

ABI Week provides an annual platform on which Headway can raise awareness of brain injury and the work it does to support those affected. Each year, Headway UK launches a new campaign during ABI Week, encouraging and supporting the Headway … Continued

The Day Centre will be closed due to the Spring bank holiday.

Volunteers' Week celebrates the amazing contributions volunteers make to communities across the UK.  The celebration starts on the first Monday in June every year.  It’s a chance to recognise, celebrate, and thank the UK’s incredible volunteers for all they contribute … Continued

A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, illness, mental health condition, addiction, or who needs extra help as they grow older.  It isn’t someone who volunteers or … Continued

Headway North Cumbria will be lunching at the Lakeland Gate Brewers Fayre, Walkmill Crescent, Carlisle, CA1 2WF on Monday 8 June 2026.  We will meet there from 12:45 for lunch at 13:00. Cost is £8 a head, payable in advance, for … Continued

A Headway North Cumbria committee meeting will be held at the New Waterton Hall, following the Day Centre session. Any member with issues to be discussed should please contact one of the committee members in advance of the meeting.

Branch VOICE is a discussion forum for all branch volunteers to come together and share and collaborate. It is an additional engagement mechanism to other regional meetings and is just for branches. The key purpose of the Branch VOICE group … Continued

An afternoon tea will be held at the New Waterton Hall instead of the normal day centre routine.  Our bakers and members of the cooking group will prepare elements of a standard afternoon tea – savouries, sandwiches, tray bakes, cakes … Continued

A Headway North Cumbria committee meeting will be held at the New Waterton Hall, following the Day Centre session. Any member with issues to be discussed should please contact one of the committee members in advance of the meeting.

The Day Centre will be closed due to the Summer bank holiday.

Headway North Cumbria will be lunching at the Toby Carvery, 491 Warwick Rd, Carlisle CA1 2SB on Monday 7 September 2026.  We will meet there from 12:45 for lunch at 13:00. Cost will be £7 a head for the carvery, … Continued