Meet Our New Chair: Sir Timothy Melville-Ross
In June, Headway London welcomed Sir Timothy Melville-Ross as its new Chair, bringing experience from leadership roles across business, education and healthcare including serving as Chief Executive of Nationwide Building Society, Director General of the Institute of Directors, and Chair of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Tim is now turning his attention to supporting […]
Headway London goes cycling!
Armed with tasty cheese sandwiches and plenty of snacks, we hopped into the minibus and soon arrived at the Olympic Park in the beautiful sunshine. A wide range of adaptive cycles awaited us, and members were able to choose the one that suited them best. Kim, one of our members who attended […]
Enter our poster competition!
We encourage submissions from a variety of health and social care settings on topics related to acquired brain injury (ABI). We particularly encourage submissions that align with this year’s conference theme: Together We Can: Where Lived Experience and Evidence Shape Action You may use the following structure as a guide: Background – What issue, challenge, or gap […]
Sam Jevon x The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap
Exciting news from our Art Studio, Submit to Love… Yesterday, Thursday 23rd July, Studio legend Sam Jevon touched down at LUSH’s flagship Oxford Street store to see her work, Satellite of Love, featured in the pages of The LUSH Guide to Knot Wrap – a new book celebrating the artists and stories behind Lush’s much-loved reusable gift […]
Wanted: Our Next Headway London Treasurer
At Headway London, we support people living with brain injury to build lives filled with connection, creativity and purpose. As our new Treasurer, you’ll get the rare opportunity to use your financial expertise to support a thriving, ambitious charity while helping to create a future where brain injury survivors are valued, respected and able to […]
Statement: Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
It is encouraging to see recognition that many disabled people experience the current assessment process as stressful, inconsistent and not always reflective of the realities of living with a long-term condition. We welcome the review’s commitment to working alongside disabled people and organisations to develop a system that is fairer, more consistent and better able to recognise individual needs. […]
Statement on the Welfare Reform Bill
As a result of campaigning, some of the previously proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) were removed from the bill. However, the government’s own poverty analysis shows that despite these concessions, 150,000 of the most vulnerable people would end up in relative poverty as a result. With 1.3 million people in the UK living […]
London Philharmonic Orchestra at Headway EATS
On Thursday 12 June we welcomed more than 50 guests at our Headway EATS supper club. We were joined by workshop leader Aga Serugo-Lugo and two musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, who, alongside our members, guided us on a musical journey through composition and improvisation. The menu, illustrated by member Simon Haliwell Sipping a fresh watermelon drink in the […]
Annual General Meeting minutes
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an opportunity for our members, staff, volunteers and Board of Trustees to come together, celebrate achievements and discuss future plans for Headway East London. Other topics discussed over the annual meeting are: legal requirements for Headway election of trustees finances Click below to read the minutes from our […]
ABI Week 2025
At Headway East London we are constantly working to bring together institutions, researchers, and public bodies to drive positive change for people living with brain injury. Brain injury is complex, often invisible, and lifelong and the needs of our community too often go unmet. For this year’s Action for Brain Injury Week, we’re proud to […]