Luton is celebrating 150 years since it officially became a borough in 1876. Across the town there have been a range of celebrations, exhibitions and events to commemorate the occasion. At Headway Luton, we decided to host our own week of celebrations at our day centre on Alma Street. The building was decked out in blue and orange to represent…
Luca Gordon works at Joe Graham & Son in their kitchen design department. His mother and sister both work at Headway Luton – a local charity that supports survivors of an acquired brain injury. When he heard from his mother that Headway wanted to raise their income, he lept into action thinking of ideas of what he could do and…
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…
On Saturday 28th March, All Saints’ Church in Houghton Regis hosted a coffee and cake morning with proceeds going to Headway Luton. Coffee and cakes were only £1 each and participants raised £145. That is a lot of coffee and cake eaten! The organisers like to select a new local charity for each of their fundraisers, and we were really…
We are one of the recipients of the Luton Rising Community Investment Fund which is administered by the Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation. The fund contributes to around 10% of our core income to enable us to offer 1:1 support, advocacy and signposting for our clients and their families who live in Luton. We have reached the end of our…
Grahame Atkins has led Headway Luton for 20+ years. As he begins to step down for retirement, we are now recruiting for a new CEO. There will be a hand over period so the wealth of knowledge from Grahame will be passed on. You can view the job description and apply via our advert on CharityJobs.co.uk