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In 2024, four of us ran 10km at the Love Luton RunFest raising £1,369. This year we are back for more, but this time with a bigger team and our sights on raising a larger sum of money for Headway Luton. The event takes place on Sunday 11th October 2026. Instructions for runners Step 1: Sign up to the Love…
Look at any large charity and you will find a marketing manager, a fundraising manager and sometimes someone who is in charge of evaluating and reporting on the impact the charity is making. Often these ‘departments’ have more than one person with the teams working together to plan social media campaigns, apply for all the grants available and gather detailed…
Grahame has been the CEO of Headway Luton for over 25 years. He is now ready to retire and move onto new projects. Kamani Patel now joins us as our new CEO, with Grahame still here for a few weeks more for handover. In this post, we learn a bit about Kamini and her hopes for Headway Luton as she…
Stef and Daisy, from Manshead Sixth Form, joined us at our Luton day centre for work experience. They spent a week with us in July 2026 and on their last day reflected on what they have learned through their time with us and how it would impact their studies and careers. How did you hear about Headway Luton? Stef: My…
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) runs Whipsnade and London Zoo. We have joined their Community Access Scheme which means tickets for our clients are only £6 (plus free companion ticket). For a limited time, Headway Luton will be offering the tickets completely free thanks to a grant from the Co-op Community Fund to be spent on day trips. When…
It is Volunteers’ Week, a time where as a nation we acknowledge, celebrate and thank all the work that volunteers do across the country in a range of organisations and roles. The graphic below is from Volunteers’ Week and shows the large numbers of people who volunteer and the benefits to the UK economy. Big thanks to all our current…