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Challenge Weymouth for Headway Thames Valley
Gisela was taking part in a charity bike ride with some colleagues in May 2015 when she was hit by a car. After making good progress in her recovery from several physical injuries, Gisela soon realised the severity of her brain injury. She started seeing Carol from...
Rugby and the Brain – Tackling the Truth
"Rugby and the Brain - Tackling the Truth" Monday night on BBC One at 20:30 As the Rugby World Cup kicks off, former rugby international John Beattie investigates the link between the sport and brain injuries. He hears worries from those inside the industry that...
How to Have a Better Brain
Tune in to BBC Radio 4 at 13:45 every day this week for techniques and tips on how to boost brain power throughout our lives. In today's episode journalist and broadcaster Sian Williams, analyses the importance of physical exercise to brain health with Dr...
Headway Barbecue
On Saturday 8th August we held a barbecue at our centre in Henley. The barbecue went well, with a good mixture of clients and their families and some members of the public. Â The tombola proved a big success, as did the burgers, hot dogs and cakes. Tara Bishop, who...
All-Ability Cycling at Palmer Park, Reading
On Wednesday 5th August we took some of our clients to Palmer Park to tackle a few laps on their adapted bikes. As well as two wheeled, three wheeled and four wheeled bikes, there were recumbents, handcycles and wheelchair friendly bikes; so every one of our...
Thank you to our Team of Cyclists
On Saturday 18th July, 8 friends set off on a bike ride from Wokingham to Paris to raise money for Headway Thames Valley. On the first day the team - who were supported by two friends in a car, cycled 85 miles to Newhaven, climbing over 4000ft in the process. After...