HEADWAY HERTFORDSHIRE - NOVEMBER 2022
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HEADWAY
HERTFORDSHIRE
NOVEMBER 2022
A MESSAGE FROM JOHN
COMMUNITY Amazingly this is the newsletter that will see us
FUNDRAISING approaching Christmas!! Where has the year gone?
UPDATE
Over the last three months I am writing this letter in awe of strength of the
…and still counting, Headway Herts Community and its supporters. Over
Community Fundraising has the past few months, the activity levels have been
raised over £12,000. fantastic with so many people doing so many different
and challenging things to raise awareness of the
charity whilst raising much needed funds too. You can
read more throughout the letter.
Read more about these
incredible achievements in
As a charity we exist to help those in need due to the
this edition of the newsletter.
impacts on their lives of a brain injury and that is our
focus but past that we also become “family” and there
are so many examples of how we help each other to
We have included some
reach individual goals, to socialize, have fun and be
photos that show what
there when anyone needs a bit more help, support and
wonderful fun and memories
love.
these fundraising events have
created.
It is and has always been such a great privilege to be
part of something really special that makes a positive
difference to all involved with the work we do at
Headway Hertfordshire.
In these difficult times, economically, financially and
personally it is great we have a community we can rely
on to go the extra mile and do what is needed to help
our friends and family.
I hope you enjoy this newsletter and hope you can see
opportunities to work with us over the coming months
and years to ensure we do all we can for those we
care for so much.
Peet Rudolph taking part in the Sidley
London Revolution Event, read more in the Thank you, John
newsletter.
The Big Half, London Marathon
Here are Philippa, Linsey and Jenny, who all ran
the Big Half Marathon to raise funds for Headway
Hertfordshire.
Phillipa said “The event was great! Really exciting
to be part of such a big race - I think around 12,500
people. I thoroughly enjoyed it, although did get a
bit carried away at the start running too fast so paid
the price for that in the final few
miles! Unfortunately didn’t see Mo or the course
breaking run from Eilish McColgan.”
Thank you all for your amazing endeavors ladies.
Total raised was £1700…wow!
Sidley London Revolution Ultimate 2 day Cycle
The Sidley London Revolution Event took place on
1st and 2nd of October 2022.
It is a 56.9 mile loop, which starts in London and
quickly heads out to the beautiful surrounding
countryside.
Peet Rudolph has been a client of Headway
Hertfordshire and along with his friend Craig and
raised an incredible £1500.
This event is set across two days (88.4 miles one day and then 68.5
miles on the second day. This includes camping overnight at Base
Camp.
How much did Santa pay for his sleigh? Nothing, it was on the house!
Fond Farewell
It is with great sadness that we said goodbye to a much-loved client, Derek
Tombs. Derek regularly attended the Welwyn peer support group with his wife
Gladys. Derek was well known for his love of a cup of tea and when he came to the
group, would always make sure he had his cup of tea, together with either a biscuit or
cake (sometimes both) before he did anything else! Headway Hertfordshire would also
like to say thank you to Gladys, the family, and all friends for their gift of donations that
have been sent, instead of receiving flowers at their funerals….Thank you again
I remember Coronation Day!
On the day of the Queen’s Coronation, each street in our village entered all the girls
names into a draw, the winner was crowned Queen for the day. I was one of the
attendants. There was a street party, and then everyone crowded into a house that had
a television to watch the Coronation.
The children all sat on the carpet while the adults stood shoulder to shoulder and filled
the room. Each family had to pay a penny for the privilege.
Carol Spiers (2nd from right)
And next year we will have the
coronation of Charles III on:
Saturday 6 May 2023
With an extra bank holiday on:
Monday 8 May 2023
Will you be watching?
What is Santa's dog’s name? Santa Paws!
Three Peak’s Challenge Adam Jones, husband and carer to a Headway client, along with five work colleagues raised £3700 by climbing 3 peaks, all in 24hrs. An amazing achievement for you all! Sept 6th 2022 AGM Yet again the AGM proved to be a wonderful social event once business matters were over. The Fruit Hamper Raffle was won by Linda from Stevenage, and a big thank you to Mick for the karaoke and our amazing band of volunteers for the lunch and refreshments. The craft stall was also successful raising over £300 in total. For more highlights click on the link below for a short video of the stars of the show! Video.mov
Welcome to Michelle Hart
Michelle joins us as a Support Coordinator covering
Broxbourne, Hatfield and St Albans areas.
Michelle has over 20 years’ experience working within
social care and the voluntary sector, becoming aware
of Headway during her time at St Albans Volunteer
Centre. She is passionate about creating inclusive,
accessible spaces to benefit the wider community.
‘I am excited to be part of the Headway Hertfordshire
family and have been warmly welcomed by everyone I
have met so far. I look forward to being able to share
my skills and experience to help Headway
Hertfordshire to thrive’.
Coop Stotfold 23rd July 2022
Headway Hertfordshire
Mental wellbeing
We would like to provide counselling
to those with an acquired brain injury
and their carers, who may also need
mental health support.
Total received £3,574.79
ABI Games 2022
A group of clients with John, travelled to
the West country to attend the Inaugural
ABI Games. The team won a Silver medal
in the cricket and Denice got a highly
commended for one of her paintings which
she had entered.
To the left are our three little supporters
owned by one of our clients, proudly
showing off their bandanas on the day,
Next year looks to be bigger and better, so
watch this space for further details.
St Albans Fun Run
15th September 2022
This planned ‘little’ fun run event by the
St Albans Peer Support Group has
raised £462.50!!!
What a fantastic effort from fantastic
supporters!
This is the second year this has taken
place at Westminster Lodge, perhaps a
third year will be planned…we will let
you know!
Why does Santa always enter through the chimney? Because it soots him
Headway Hertfordshire and Earthworks have worked together
to benefit our clients, see below for full details.
Growing Together at Earthworks
Earthworks St Albans’ Growing Together project connects people with low-level support needs in
their 3.5-acres of eco-gardens: working, learning and growing together through social and therapeutic
horticulture.
The project offers gardening and nature-based activities for people who do not have local authority
funding for community opportunities, aiming to fill the identified gap in provision. Two individuals from
Headway Herts have joined Growing Together as Gardeners and have immersed themselves in a
variety of gardening and craft activities, focussed primarily in the Re-Circled, Sensory, Beach and
Patio gardens. Ornamental and creative gardening has quickly become a firm favourite in the
accessible gardens and you can see on site all sorts of reclaimed items that have been beautifully
painted and/or planted with great care. A very popular activity is using our old-fashioned water pump
to draw up water from the rainwater storage tank under the patio to fill watering cans. The Gardeners
have also engaged in woodwork activities such as sawing wooden branches into discs to make
interactive crafts for the Sensory garden and measuring and sawing planks of wood into triangles to
be painted and made into wooden bunting.
Project coordinator Michele Seymour says “Our Growing Together Gardeners have quickly become
very invested in our lovely site and it is wonderful to see them take great pride in maintaining and
enhancing it alongside our Earthworkers, staff and volunteers. They have fitted in very well with the
Wednesday team and are very much a part of the Earthworks family. Our Earthworkers love to meet
and welcome new people.”
Growing Together runs on Wednesdays 10am – 2:30pm year-round and is heavily subsidised by
grant funding, with Gardeners contributing £5 per session. Gardeners may have a mild learning
disability, learning difficulty, autism, acquired brain injury or other needs. There are currently spaces
on the project. If you or someone you know might be interested in joining this group, please contact
Bianca on 01727 847311 or earthworks@earthworksstalbans.co.uk for more information.
I will not be defined by my Brain Injury
Click the following link to read an article on James Cracknell -
https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1677189/James-Cracknell-brain-
injury-rowing-Beverley-Turner/amp
Hertfordshire Warm Spaces Heating our homes is more expensive than ever, due to the rising cost of living. If you're struggling to heat your home this winter, follow this link to Hertfordshire County Councils: a list of places where you can stay warm. There is also information about other energy and heating support, as well as Central Government schemes. The link also contains information on Food Support. And finally…. While it might seem a bit premature, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Headway Hertfordshire offices will be closed from 23rd December 2022 and will reopen on 3rd January 2023. We hope you have enjoyed reading this edition of the newsletter. For any news or views, contact us at: enquiries@headway-herts.org.uk or call 0300 330 1455
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