Donate as you Shop on Amazon

Gone are the days when Amazon only sold paperbacks...

From Aeros to ZZ Top albums, you'll probably find anything you're looking for on Amazon, and the great news is that now you can donate to Headway Nottingham with your Amazon shop, without it costing you an extra penny!

The Amazon Smile scheme donates 0.5% of the price of all eligible items to the charity of your choice. Visit Headway Nottingham's page on Amazon Smile to chose us so we can benefit from items you'd buy anyway!

Smile indeed!

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Adam Sutcliffe
A Colourful Christmas Shopping Event

This year's beautiful Colourful Christmas Shopping Event is happening at the Poppy & Pint in Lady Bay (West Bridgford) on Saturday 23rd November from 11am to 3pm. Do your Christmas shopping with local businesses whilst supporting Headway Nottingham in the process!
Ken Bird - Global MD to Trustee

From global business MD to Headway Nottingham Trustee... This Trustees Week, Ken Bird tells us what motivates him to give up his time to fulfil a voluntary governance and strategic role with Headway Nottingham's Board of Trustees.
Vacancies

With the support of the BADTH Charity, Headway Nottingham is excited to be recruiting for a freelance Dramatherapist to build on the cognitive and behavioural rehabilitation we provide at our centre.

Volunteer with us

What could you do with three hours? Watch three episodes of the latest must-see series. Go out for a meal. Interact on social media. All very enjoyable to do, but will any of those positively impact your local community and simultaneously enhance your sense of self-worth? Volunteering with Headway Nottingham will, and three hours a week is all we need from you.
Referrals

At Headway Nottingham we accept referrals from all sources, be that a self referral to a referral from a professional health or social care worker. Once the referral is made we will make contact with the individual or their carer and work with them to formulate a suitable plan of progression.
Charlotte Leask (Services Manager)
Outreach

Our Outreach Worker is likely to be the first person you will meet from Headway Nottingham as they handle all new referrals. Our Outreach Worker will aim to visit you at home within one month and work with you to formulate a plan to help you progress.
Mission Statement

The principle objectives of Headway Nottingham are to promote the understanding of all aspects of brain injury. To provide information, support and services to those living in Nottinghamshire who have sustained a brain injury, along with their families and carers.
Where we work

At Headway Nottingham we offer support to people who live in the City of Nottingham and the County of Nottinghamshire.
Ette's Story

In January 2011 I suffered a TIA which affected the right hand side of my face. Although doctors didn’t think this would happen again, in June 2011 I suffered a stroke.
Alexandria Smith (Outreach Worker)
What is brain injury?
Chris Musson (Senior Support Worker)

At the behest of the Fundraiser...

She wants me to write a blog post. Urgh. “People give to people”, she says. “You’ve got lots to say”, she says. Okay, well, from what angle? What kind of a point do you want it to make? What do you want it to achieve? Read more

Story of a Volunteer Maintenance Engineer

Providing life-changing brain injury rehabilitation in a safe and welcoming environment doesn't happen by magic. Alex Thornton from Ignite Gas Plumbing and Electrics supports Headway Nottingham by volunteering his time and expertise to keep us safe, warm and to help us keep our running costs to a minimum. Here's his story... Read more