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Visit from Lord Bradley of Withington
We were very pleased to be visited by Lord Bradley of Withington on Friday 16 April. Lord Bradley presented a certificate to Desmond Flanagan to acknowledge the 10 years of service given by the Head Forward Centre to brain injury rehabilitation in the Greater Manchester area. Lord Bradley spent most of the morning with us and chatted to the attendees as well as the staff and volunteers. We are very grateful for his continued support.
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
This year we held our annual social gathering on Friday 2nd October and the theme was "Mad Hatter's Tea Party". We had a "hat parade" which featured some very interesting and individual creations!
CHRISTMAS MEAL 2009
On Friday
4th December 2009 the patrons, volunteers and staff of the Head Forward Centre
went to the Red Lion on Wilmslow Road for a meal. We enjoyed the
food and it was a good opportunity for us all to get together in an informal
atmosphere.
Head Forward Centre- Past Events
Christmas Party
Lord Bradley of Withington, (one of our patrons) and Maggie Cottam (Centre Manager) before the start of Christmas 07 gathering which was attended by attendees and their families. The event raised over £700.
On Friday 7th December 2007 Head Forward Centre opened its doors for the Christmas gathering which as usual was very well supported by the head injured attendees and their families for an annual fund raising Raffle and mince pies. We were also delighted to welcome the three Head Forward Centre Patrons: Lord Bradley of Withington PC, Mr John Kennedy CBE & Professor David Neary MD FRCP.
It was a chance for everyone to meet in a festive setting which was also enlivened by our student volunteers from the Manchester University Psychology department.
George Pascoe midst the Sale of Work auction
Left to Right Prof. Neary, John Kennedy and Desmond Flanagan(Programme Director)
Greater Manchester Neurological Alliance
The management committee of the Head Forward Centre are pleased to announce that the charity has now joined with the Greater Management Neurological Alliance which unites charities working to improve the quality of life for people in Greater Manchester with a neurological condition.
In General
Our
activity year is approximately forty six (46) weeks divided into four
Terms, Spring, Summer, & Autumn & Winter. In order to enable the continuation of our
voluntary sector service, all Attendees must be funded per term either by
their Case manager, Trustee, or the Social Services. For details of our
Service Contract and funding requirements please contact Maggie Cottam at
headforward@tiscali.co.uk 
or
telephone 0161 434 2150.
Due to an increased number of attendees since September we are now having to create a waiting list for those wishing to attend on Fridays - but we have some vacancies available on Mondays and Tuesdays (10.a.m. – 3.30 p.m.). Please check our web site for the Head Forward Centre attendance/exclusion criteria and further information.
5K Run
Tony Cottam (left,below) pictured with his brother John in Alexandra Park, Manchester. Tony had just completed a 5k run with 10 colleagues from Irwell Valley Housing Association raising a total of £810 for Head Forward Centre.Tony's brother, John, is a Trustee of the Head Forward Centre charity and sustained his injury in 1979.We are obviously very grateful to Tony and colleagues for the training and effort they put into raising this money.With the proceeds from this race we purchased some display boards which will be very useful for advertising our service at various exhibitions.
HEADWAY SOUTH MANCHESTER AND STOCKPORT BRANCH NEWSLETTER
October 2009
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Contacts: Rachel Rees 0161-442-5552 and
0773320049 or Karen Titheridge 0161-276 4300
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Park View Programme
You’ll
see this in NOT attached. We are
happy that our members like to socialise outside Headway but at present we
regret we don’t have sufficient volunteers to supervise any activities before
the formal Park View Drop-in hours of 1-3pm. So the Programme will not be continuing for the foreseeable
future. We are looking at ways to support these social activities and will
provide more information in future newsletters.
Future Newsletters
We would like further
ideas for future venues/outings etc from you our Headway Members. Do you have
any ideas about trips or events for the Parkview programme or as a
group?
Contacts: Reg Bowdler
485 6603