Headway Cardiff & South East Wales

Dazza's 100km "Race to the Stones" Challenge
2022-07-09 - 2022-07-10
Darren Green is taking on a challenge to raise money for Headway Cardiff and South East Wales.
Please visit the just giving link below to find out more and to donate. Huge thank you to Darren for choosing to raise money for us, and to everyone who has donated so far!
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ultradazza

'Ginatra' Ladies Gin Tasting & Entertainment Evening
2022-06-24 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Wenvoe Castle Golf Club, Wenvoe, Cardiff, CF5 6BE, United Kingdom
A fantastic fundraising event is coming up at Wenvoe Castle Golf Club!
Organised by Wenvoe Castle Golf Club’s Ladies Captain, Lynda Hudd, enjoy a ‘Ladies Gin Tasting’ evening with live entertainment, light refreshments, quiz and prizes!
Friday 24th June, £25pp
Contact Lynda on 07809765069 for tickets and information.

Hats for Headway Day!
2022-05-20 | Headway Cardiff & South East Wales, Rookwood Hospital, Fairwater Road, CF5 2YN, United Kingdom
Friday 20th May is…
Hats for Headway Day!
All you need to do to get involved is wear your hat with pride, make a donation to Headway Cardiff & South East Wales and post a picture on social media using the hashtag #HatsForHeadway to show your support. To tag us in to your social media posts, you can find us on Facebook (HeadwayCardiff), Twitter (@HeadwayCardiff) and Instagram (Headway_Cardiff). To donate, please click the link below:

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Every silly hat equals more funding towards our vital support for those affected by brain injury! We can’t wait to see your photos and there will be a prize for the best individual hat and best team effort!!

Porthcawl Community Orchestra and soloist Stef Harvey-Powell in Concert
2022-05-15 19:30 (Europe/London) | Christ Church, Radyr
Radyr & Morganstown Festival 2022 in aid of Headway Cardiff and South East Wales.
Sun 15 May 2022, 7:30PM. Christ Church, Radyr.
Tickets available at: Closing Concert for Headway Cardiff & South East Wales – RMFestival2022 at Christ Church, Radyr event tickets from TicketSource
A concert with the Porthcawl Community Orchestra and soloist Stef Harvey-Powell, a sensational soprano vocalist and graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Led by conductor, Jack Bridger, this will be an evening of well known classical music, suitable for the whole family.
The Radyr Festival Draw will be made during the concert interval.

Headway Select XV vs South Wales Jets
2022-05-13 19:15 UTC | Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1JA, United Kingdom
Are you ready for some more RUGBY?!

Please join us on Friday, May 13th at Cardiff Arms Park as the Headway Select XV take on the South Wales Jets in another fantastic fundraising event!

£5 entry, kick off is 7.15pm

Following the match, there’s live music from James Egan along with a charity raffle and auction raising money for Headway Cardiff & South East Wales and Signposted Cymru.

Radyr & Morganstown Festival Fete 2022
2022-04-30 12:00 UTC | Old Church Rooms, Park Road, Radyr CF15 8DF, United Kingdom
The Traditional Fete returns, opened by Kat Jones (Headway Cardiff & South East Wales).
Enjoy stalls, music, displays, competitions, games, bar & BBQ, and more. Free Entry.
Don’t forget to wear your ‘Happy Hats’
Contact Richard Wales fete@rmfestival.org.uk for further details or if you would like to have a stall.

'Hats for Headway' Coffee Morning
2022-03-31 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Radyr Golf Club, Drysgol Road, Radyr, CF15 8BS, United Kingdom
Join us at Radyr Golf Club on Thursday, March 31st at 10.30am for a coffee morning organised with our friends at Radyr Women’s Institute. Featuring stalls, cakes, tombola, raffle and delicious tea and coffee we’d be thrilled if you could come along. All proceeds raised will be donated to Headway Cardiff & South East Wales. Don’t forget to wear your hats!
Tickets are available on the door but if you’d like to purchase in advance, please contact our main office on 02920 577707 or email kathryn.jones@headwaycardiff.org.uk.

Six Nations Culmination Event with Mike Phillips
2022-03-17 18:30 - 22:30 UTC | The Angel Hotel, Castle Street, Cardiff, CF10 1SZ, United Kingdom
Join us for a fantastic evening as we celebrate this year’s six nations rugby competition with special guest, Mike Phillips! He will be taking your questions and giving us an insight into his career while we enjoy a delicious curry. The night also includes live music with the brilliant James Egan, charity auction and a raffle with all proceeds going directly to Headway Cardiff & South East Wales.
Thank you to Chris Case for all the help with organising and Dave Mertens with publicity.
Thanks as well to our sponsors, AML Scaffolding, who have helped make this fabulous event possible!

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Spring 2022 Newsletter
2022-03-01 - 2022-05-31 | Online
We’re pleased to announce that our Spring Newsletter is now available to view!
Please click on the image below to find out more about our news and up to date information!

Tea and Talk with Cardiff Wellbeing Support Service
2022-02-03 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Are you interested in finding out more about our service?
Join the digital well-being drop in on Thursday 3rd Feb at 2:30pm and hear from our Information and Outreach Officer, Emily Brennan.
To register, please email wellbeingteam@cardiff.gov.uk

Headway Cardiff & South East Wales' BIG ONLINE QUIZ
2022-01-26 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom
Our BIG QUIZ is back for 2022 and once again it will take place ONLINE! Please join us for a night of trivia as we raise money for those affected by an acquired brain injury.
Organised and created by the members of our Fundraising Committee, there are also fabulous prizes to be won! Put yourselves to the test, get ready to put your thinking caps on and most of all……have fun!
Please purchase a ticket for each player/member of your team (maximum of 6 per team). Please note that this is an online event and will take place via Zoom. Once tickets are purchased, you will received the zoom link on the day of the event.

Enter our Luxury Online Raffle!
2021-12-20 08:00 - 2022-01-04 12:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Help us raise money to support those who have been affected by an acquired brain injury. Buy your raffle tickets now! You could be the lucky winner of one of our amazing prizes!
Click on ‘buy items’ below to see the prizes and enter the draw!

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£400 raised

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Cancelled: Sparkling Afternoon Tea
2021-12-15 14:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Angel Hotel, Castle Street, Cardiff, CF10 1SZ, United Kingdom
Due to the rising concerns around the omicron variant and following advice from the Cardiff & Vale Health Board, we have made the decision to cancel this Wednesday’s afternoon tea event. We are really disappointed, but we definitely feel that it’s the right decision.

Thank you so much to those who purchased tickets and planned to join us, we are hoping to arrange another event for the Spring if conditions allow. Please contact Kat on 07507600888 to discuss any refunds.

We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (let’s hope for a better 2022!). If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to give us a call.

Take care and best wishes,

Headway Cardiff & South East Wales

Get ready for Christmas - send a festive E-Card
2021-11-30 - 2022-01-01 | Online
Sending a Christmas eCard to your loved ones is a great way to show that you’re thinking of them, while also supporting our work to improve life after brain injury.

Choose one of our Christmas eCards here.

30th November 2021 is #GivingTuesday
2021-11-30
Headway Cardiff & South East Wales are thrilled to announce that we’re one of the thousands of organisations taking part in this year’s #GivingTuesday campaign, to be held on 30 November.
If you’d like to support Headway Cardiff & South East Wales, please click here to donate or contact kathryn.jones@headwaycardiff.org.uk to find out how you can help in another way. We’d love to hear from you! Here are some ideas: Giving-Tuesday-Fundraising-Ideas-1

Brought to the UK in 2014 by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), this year #GivingTuesday offers the opportunity to give back to good causes, either by donating to charity, reaffirming commitment to a cause, volunteering time or supporting others by simply helping a friend, neighbour or family member.
From providing established front line services like health support to the rise of local giving networks delivering food to their next door neighbours, over the last year the global pandemic has seen charities step up like never before, helping keep communities going across the country.
In the face of this rising demand, a number of charities have faced financial and social challenges as traditional fundraising opportunities have been shut off to them. Giving Tuesday is a chance to secure their future in the post-pandemic world.
Andy Frain, #GivingTuesday UK Lead at the CAF, adds:
“We’re all looking forward to moving on from the pandemic as soon as it is safe to do so, but it’s so important we remember the work done to help keep communities going over the last year and a half.
Giving Tuesday is a great chance to Give Back to the charities and causes that we care about, and thank them for overcoming some immense challenges over the course of this pandemic.
People can Give in so many ways and we’re always amazed at the diversity of people’s generosity – whether it is donating money, volunteering time or just amplifying your support for a charity, any act of Giving can make all the difference to a cause you care about.”
To find out more about #GivingTuesday, and how you can get involved, visit: http://www.givingtuesday.org.uk/

Help us to win £1,000 festive boost
2021-11-15 08:00 - 2021-12-21 22:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Your nomination really counts.

Ecclesiastical Insurance are running their annual ’12 days of giving Christmas’ campaign. They are giving 120 different charities an early Christmas gift of a £1,000 donation, with 10 winners announced each weekday from 6 to 21 December.

£1,000 could make a real difference to the work we do, helping people affected by acquired brain injury to rebuild their lives. Please share this with your friends, friends and colleagues to get involved too. Your nomination could be the one that helps us win!

To nominate us, simply click here.

Thanks for your support!

Headway Select XV vs Llanishen RFC
2021-10-22 17:30 (Europe/London) | Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1JA, United Kingdom
We cannot wait to see the Headway Select XV back in action!! Please join us for another exciting fundraising event and a brilliant game of rugby!
A huge thank you to organizer, Chris Case, who this time brings together two fantastic teams as he continues to support Headway Cardiff & South East Wales whilst raising awareness of concussion in sport and the services that the charity provides.
Doors open at 5.30pm with kick off at 7pm. Post game drinks along with an auction and raffle will be held in the Sir Gareth Edwards Lounge.
Entry £5.

The exhibition of our service users artwork
2021-07-27 08:00 - 2021-09-06 17:00 (Europe/London) | University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Rd, Llandough, Penarth, Cardiff, Wales, CF64 2XX, United Kingdom
You can view the amazing art work and photographs our members produced at the Finding our Place & Making our Mark exhibition at the Hearth Gallery just off the main concourse in Llandough from 27th July – 6th September. It is also be available virtually here: https://cardiffandvale.art/2021/07/06/headway/

This exhibition at University Hospital Llandough is accessible for current patients, staff and visitors on site.

The Hearth Gallery – Arts for Health and Wellbeing
Open Daily 9am-8pm
Ground Floor, University Hospital Llandough,
Penlan Road, Llandough. CF64 2XX

100k for Hobbsy Silent Auction and Raffle
2021-07-03 | Online
The Hobbsy 100k team are hosting an online charity auction in aid of us on 3rd July. There are some highly desirable lots with signed Welsh rugby jersey, Wales shirts, six nations match ball, British Lions rugby ball and Wales rugby fab four portrait. Andrew McIntyre’s family have generously donated this season’s Cardiff City signed home and away kits and ball in his memory.
For a more information and to register an online bid, click here.

100k for Hobbsy challenge inspired by Dave Hobbs, vice Chair of Rhiwbina Rugby Club and community linchpin, after his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, members of local rugby clubs took on challenges to fundraise for local charities. Our charity was chosen for April, and their efforts raised so far £3,162.

Hats For Headway Cardiff & South East Wales
2021-05-21 | Online
Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI Week) takes place from 17 – 23 May 2021

Wear a silly hat, donate £2 and share a photo to help raise funds and awareness of brain injury!

To donate click here (PayPal) or here (JustGiving).
You can also donate through Facebook by clicking here

This years campaign is titled A life of lockdown? and aims to give a voice to brain injury survivors and carers, helping them to explain the isolation that many people experience due to the ongoing effects of brain injury and empower others to provide the support they need.

Here is an overview of the campaign theme and call-to-action:

Covid-19 has been tough on everyone. Repeated lockdowns have left people isolated and lonely, often harming their mental wellbeing.
But imagine living every day of your life in isolation
The effects of brain injury, such as problems with memory, information processing, or speech, compounded by a lack of understanding of this often hidden disability, can leave survivors lacking the confidence to interact with society.
Let someone know they are not alone. Reach out to help out.

As always, Hats for Headway Day will take place on the last Friday of Action for Brain Injury Week, which is 21 May. This is a great chance to have fun (something we all need this year!) while raising money to support Headway Cardiff & South East Wales. Simply ask your members to wear a hat for the day in return for a donation, then share a photo on social media using #HatsForHeadway.

Partnership with University of Sunderland
As part of the campaign and to help us better understand the impact of social isolation after brain injury, we’ve teamed up with researchers at the University of Sunderland. They are looking to interview brain injury survivors who are willing to talk about their experience through lockdown.
The interview will involve being asked questions about the survivor’s brain injury, their support network, socialising, loneliness and how lockdown has affected them. It will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams and is expected to last approximately 40 minutes. A Headway member, family or friends can be present during the interview.
If you are interested in taking part or would like further information, they can contact Dr Stephen Dunne at Stephen.Dunne@sunderland.ac.uk.

Get your Thinking Hats on Zoom Quiz
2021-05-20 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Zoom

Headway Big Christmas Zoom Quiz!
2020-12-17 19:00 (Europe/London) | Zoom

Use Easyfundraising and help raise money for Headway Cardiff and South East Wales.
2020-10-26 08:00 - 2020-12-25 17:00 (Europe/London)
A really simple way to support us while you’re doing your Christmas shopping is to use easyfundraising® . It’s straightforward and free. Visit the website, search Headway Cardiff & South East Wales, use the pink button to choose us, register through your email, or facebook, apple address, then visit retailers and shop online through the website and we receive a donation for the purchases you make. Win, win all round! Use the link below.
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/headwaycardiffsoutheastwales/q=headway%20cardiff&cat=cause-autosuggest

Send a Christmas E-Card and help raise money for Headway Cardiff & South East Wales!
2020-09-21 08:00 - 2020-12-25 17:00 (Europe/London)
If you’re looking for a way to support Headway Cardiff & South East Wales this year, why not send eCards and donate the cost of greeting cards!
Make a donation in lieu of cards this Christmas and send festive e-cards. Your loved ones will see your generous donation and Christmas message.
Simply click on the link below, choose your card and make a donation of your desired amount. We are so grateful of any donations received. All donations will go a long way in helping us to support those who have been affected by an acquired brain injury.
https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/charities/rYCY

Jade Fest
2020-06-27 15:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Pontllanfraith RFC, Tram Road, Pontllanfraith, NP12 2JF, United Kingdom
If you’re available on the 27th July 2020, please head to Pontllanfraith RFC for a fantastic event, ‘Jade Fest’!
On February 28th 2019, 30 year old Jade sadly passed away due to a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage.
Her amazing family have decided to hold this exciting event in her honour and help raise money for 2 chosen charities.
A huge thank you to Carla and family for making Headway Cardiff & South East Wales one of those charities ❤️
Please come along and show your support…it’s set to be a wonderful day 😊
Save the date! Further information TBC.

Hats for Headway Day!
2020-05-15 | Headway Cardiff & South East Wales, Rookwood Hospital, Fairwater Road, CF5 2YN, United Kingdom
Raise funds to help those affected by an acquired brain injury!
During ABI week, our annual ‘Hats for Headway Day’ will be taking place and once again we’re asking you to get involved, wear your funky hat and donate to Headway Cardiff & South East Wales!
This year, we’d like to encourage you to make you own hats – whether it’s a school activity, an office fun day or a family challenge….create your hat, send us your pictures and you could be featured on our social media pages and our website!!
For more information or to tell us about your plans for the day, please contact Kat on 02920 577707, 07507600888 or email Kathryn.jones@headwaycardiff.org.uk.

Headway Select XV vs London Welsh
2020-03-07 13:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | Old Deer Park, Richmond, London, United Kingdom
We are extremely excited to announce that The Headway Select XV’s next fixture will be against London Welsh RFC at Old Deer Park in Richmond, London, on Saturday 7th March 2020, the same day that Wales will be playing England at Twickenham in the Six Nations…
Old Deer Park is notoriously an incredible day out when England host Wales in the Six Nations, with some 2500 people having attended in recent years to enjoy the day and watch the game live in their marquee event. This will provide a fantastic platform for our game as the curtain raiser to the day and we are very grateful to all at London Welsh RFC for deciding to move forward with us for this fixture and support our cause.
The game will be kicking off at 1pm with the international due to follow at 4:45pm. We will be fundraising pitch side and post match so please, if you can, come along, enjoy a fantastic day of rugby and help us raise crucial funds to support brain injury survivors in our local community.
Tickets for the day will cost £20 and are available via London Welsh RFC’s website.
For more information please contact Chris Case via – 07800 971 528.

Christmas Fayre
2019-11-30 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | CF5 2YN, Rookwood Hospital, 18-20 Fairwater Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YN, United Kingdom
Come and join us for this year’s annual Christmas Fayre!

£1 Entry

With a selection of stalls, cakes, refreshments and some festive
entertainment, please join us and help raise money for those affected by an acquired brain injury.

If you have any raffle prizes, toys, games, books, dvds, craft items or gifts that you’d like to donate we’d love to hear from you!

We’ll also be looking for cakes and treats for our bake sale so if you’re a budding baker, please get in touch!

Please contact Kat on 07507600888 kathryn.jones@headwaycardiff.org.uk

Afternoon Tea at The Angel Hotel
2019-11-14 15:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Angel Hotel, Castle Street, Cardiff, CF10 1SZ, United Kingdom
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Please join us for Afternoon Tea! A beautiful event in aid of Headway Cardiff & South East Wales.
On Thursday 14th November 2019, we’ll be enjoying scones, sandwiches, cakes and tea at the Angel Hotel and hope you can come along too to help us raise money for those affected by an acquired brain injury.
With luxury prizes and light entertainment during the afternoon, this is an event not to be missed!

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BIG QUIZ
2019-10-16 18:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | CF5 2YN, Rookwood Hospital, 18-20 Fairwater Road, Cardiff, CF5 2YN, United Kingdom
Put yourselves to the test in this year’s fabulous, fundraising, fun-filled quiz with a difference….
Wednesday 16th October, 6.30pm
Independence & Wellbeing Centre,
Recreation Hall,
Rookwood Hospital
Teams of 6 £30, teams of 8 £40
The night will also include a bar and raffle.
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