Busy West Wales schedule for Headway, the brain injury association


The Pembrokeshire branch of Headway, the brain injury association, is getting ready for a busy summer schedule.
Top of the agenda will be a major Headway Wellness Day at the National Botanic Garden of Wales in Llanarthne, near Carmarthen, in September.
“We have been doing a lot of work to spreading the word about Headway, particularly since the national Brain Injury Awareness week earlier this year,” said Rebecca Proctor, the treasurer of the Pembrokeshire branch of Headway.
“The association works as a registered charity and works very hard to raise awareness of what support is available to brain injury victims and their families.
“It is estimated that across the UK there are around 500,000 people (aged 16 - 74) living with long term disabilities as a result of traumatic brain injury.”
Some of the members of the Pembrokeshire branch of Headway attended the recent South and West Wales brain injury Conference in Swansea.
The event included a number of excellent guest speakers and gave members of Headway the chance to learn more about the effects of brain injury and to listen to some inspirational stories from people who who have experienced head injuries.
Members of Pembrokeshire Headway have recently enjoyed visits from guest speakers to the association’s meeting HQ at Haverfordwest Rugby Club.
Speakers have included Dr Tracey Ryan Morgan and Roger Weddell, consultant neuro-psychologists who lead group discussions on living positively with brain injury.
Forthcoming events for the group include the annual summer BBQ and a boat trip.
A West Wales training day is scheduled for Wednesday, July 17, with the likely venue being in Carmarthen.
The national Headway association will be running a conference in Nottingham on July 12-14.
New members are warmly welcomed to meetings of the Pembrokeshire branch of Headway. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month at Haverfordwest Rugby Club, 6.30 pm. For further information please call Barbara Moules on 01348875313
Meanwhile, staff at West Wales legal firm QualitySolicitors Redkite and Cardiff legal firm Slater and Gordon have been busy raising funds for Pembrokeshire Headway. A recent fund-raiser saw staff wear silly hats for ‘Hats for Headway Day’.
Both QS Redkite and Slater and Gordon (supporters of Pembrokeshire Headway), along with other firms and other South and West Wales branches of Headway, are contributing £250 a piece towards the cost of the Headway Wellness Day which will be held at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on September 7.

Weblinks –
https://www.facebook.com/headway.pembrokeshire
http://www.qualitysolicitors.com/redkite
http://www.slatergordon.co.uk/contact-us/cardiff/
https://www.headway.org.uk
http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/


Pictured at the South and West Wales brain injury Conference in Swansea are members of Pembrokeshire Headway branch Jo and Kevin Patterson and Andrew Davies, together with Rebecca Proctor of QS Redkite (treasurer) and Bethan Drinkall, specialist neuro-physiotherapist from Equinox rehabilitation.


Staff at QS Redkite wore silly hats for ‘Hats for Headway Day to raise money for Headway.

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