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On Sunday 13th October 2024, Staff members Annika and Maria with their friends Laura and Sherrese ran the Love Luton Run Fest to raise money for Headway Luton. They have never ran a 10km before and have been training hard since February. Their original target was £1000 but they reached this goal faster than expected, so increased it to £1250,…
I started my career as a teacher, but then retrained as a Speech and Language Therapist working primarily with children and young people. I worked with deaf children, young people who stammer as well as within the youth offending services. I had been retired for a year and was looking for volunteering work. I heard of Headway through my work,…
Today I finished four months of volunteering at Headway Luton. During my time at Headway, I have had the opportunity to engage in a variety of tasks that have significantly contributed to my personal and professional growth. My responsibilities have included serving clients tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and lunch, which allowed me to build meaningful relationships with both clients and…
Headway UK put a call out for all groups and branches across the UK to enter their ‘design a Christmas Card competition. Kym, our Friday art tutor leapt into action, encouraging our clients to create and submit their designs. Millie submitted two designs – ‘Robin’ and ‘Santa Stuck Down a Chimney’. Today we found out that Millie’s got chosen alongside…
Amara and Momina, Year 8 students, helped to organise their Year 8 fundraiser event: The Green Tie Food Sale, on Friday the 3rd of May. There was a range of delicious multi-cultural foods, baked goods and drinks for sale. We were delighted to receive a phone call from head of year, Mr Hince to tell us about the event and…
Headway Luton is having a charity fundraising event at Mecca Bingo (Skimpot Road) on Sunday afternoon, May 19th 1-3pm (arrival from 12:30pm). This is the Sunday just before Brain Injury Awareness week and part of our plan to raise awareness about Headway Luton. Tickets are £15 (+£1.50 booking fee) which includes the games plus a free soft drink. £5 of each…