Brain injury survivors from across Devon and Torbay were delighted this week to meet Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex at a special event with local brain injury charity Headway Devon.
During the visit, The Countess of Wessex toured the XCentre – which is the headquarters of Headway Devon as well as the charity’s Exeter-based day centre for people with brain injuries – speaking to people affected by brain injuries and supporters of the charity.
Earlier this year and following a two-year fundraising appeal Headway Devon successfully purchased the XCentre, a...
Headway Devon’s popular Autumn Bazaar and Coffee Morning will be returning to the Open Door Centre on Church Street in Exmouth on Thursday 29th October. Organised by the charity’s Exmouth centre for people with acquired brain injuries, the event will run from 10.30am-2.30pm and is open to all. Centre manager, Diana Russell, says, “This regular event in Headway Devon’s fundraising calendar will offer something for the whole family. As well as teas, coffees and delicious homemade cakes there will also be a charity raffle, which has a great range of prizes to win” “Events like this are a...
One of Exeter’s longest standing chartered accountants, Bush & Co based in Barnfield Crescent in the heart of the city’s professional services district, is this year celebrating 60 years in business.
Founded in 1955 by Paul Bush, the accountancy firm has grown in size from just one man to a team of 4 directors and 25 staff, with clients across the South West.
Specialising in a range of services for both individuals and businesses, Bush & Co offers everything from help with business start ups, to business advice for owner managed businesses and high growth companies...
Exeter Chamber of Commerce helped nine local charities raise over £1,000 at their Christmas Charity Auction Lunch last week, held at the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel.
The auctioneer for the special lunch was Mel Everett, weekend presenter for Devon/Cornwall Heart radio.
Items for auction included a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the RAMM, in aid of the museum’s development trust, for six people to see some of the reserve collections; and an annual membership for four people at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park to raise money for WESC Foundation. Also up for auction,...
A volunteer cook from Exeter who has dedicated the past 17 years of her life to catering for people affected by brain injury is to be honoured at a national awards ceremony.
Margaret Bird, 82, from Silverton village, on the outskirts of Exeter, will compete against only two other nominees from across the UK for The Stephen McAleese Outstanding Contribution to Headway Award, which will be presented at an annual awards ceremony organised by Headway – the brain injury association.
Margaret, 82, moved to Exeter from Cambridgeshire with hopes of retiring almost twenty years ago...
On Friday 11 April, Casa Maroc in Exeter will be laying on a special menu for Headway Devon in their function room.
For just £10 each, you will be able to enjoy a three-course meal in the lavishly decorated Casablanca Lounge.
Fundraising Manager, Holly Keatings, said: “We’re really grateful to Casa Maroc. The team there have really gone out of their way to support the charity – not only will the food be a bargain, they are also doing discounted drinks for us plus the staff are donating their wages for the evening to Headway – so we really hope that you will consider coming...
Teas and coffees and cakes will all be on offer at an Autumn Bazaar organised by Headway Devon’s centre in Exmouth.
The event will take place from 10.30am-2.30pm on Thursday 31st October at the Open Door Centre on Church Street.
Centre manager, Diana Russell, says, “Events like this are a great way for us to raise funds for the centre and let people know about the vital work that is going on right here in the local community.
“Our cake sales are always popular in Exmouth and we’re very grateful to all the members of the public who come in to see us to escape the...
To celebrate Action for Brain Injury Week, local charity Headway Devon will be touring the county with an exhibition of client artwork and coffee morning.
Having made stops in Torquay, Tiverton, Exmouth and Honiton, this "roadshow" will be making it's final stop in Exeter's St Stephen's Church on Saturday 18th May.
The event will be running from 10am-1.30pn and as well as an exhibition of artwork, there will be information stands, delicious homemade cakes, children's activities, space to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, and a range of stalls to browse.
Brain injury survivors in the city now have access to top-of-the-range IT facilities thanks to the generosity of the Exeter Foundation.
The Foundation, which supports a range of charities in the Exeter area, made a donation towards Headway Devon's day centre in Exeter, enabling the charity to invest in a brand new computer hub for the use of the people with brain injuries who attend the centre. The computer hub, which was opened on Monday by Michael Caines MBE, highly acclaimed chef and Trustee of the Exeter Foundation, consists of three desktop computers, a laptop for those...
Bristol-based St. John’s Chambers, the premier barrister set in the South West with over 80 barristers including seven silks, hosts the national Headway Brain Injury Rehabilitation Conference for the second year running.
Headway Bristol invited St. John’s Chambers’ Personal Injury Team, which provides first class legal representation and advice to businesses and individuals across the country, to organise the charity’s national 2012 conference following the success of last year’s event. Sponsored by Irwin Mitchell, the conference attracted over 150 legal practitioners throughout...
