HEADWAY WORCESTER TRUST LTD The Mill, Gregory's Mill Street Barbourne, Worcester WR3 8BA Tel: 01905 729729 Fax: 01905 729696 [email protected]HEADWAY WORCESTER TRUST Ltd December 2010 Issue 1 Happy wonderful new year to you and yours Look to this day For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow is only a vision; And today well-lived, makes every Yesterday a dream of happiness And every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day; (sanskrit proverb) May you all have many happy days From Karen Pearce Client’s The Headway clients, relatives, carers, staff and volunteers all enjoyed the Christmas party at the Vine! There was a disco, a buffet, karaoke, laughter and generally Christmas Cheer. and Staff Staff members, volunteers and Trustees enjoyed a Christmas meal at the Diglis which was followed by a Disco – unfortunately a few people had to leave early because it was snowing! Don’t forget it’s a leap year! Girls! Ask your loved one to marry you! Tuesday 14th February Valentines Day 20th – 27th February Student Volunteering Week Tuesday 21st February Shrove Tuesday/ Pancake day Wednesday 22nd February Equality and Diversity Meeting @ Headway Thursday 23rd February Client Involvement Meeting @ Headway Tuesday 28th February 6pm @ Ranelagh Road Barry Imms retirement party 12th – 18th March Brain Awareness Week Wednesday 14th March No Smoking Day Sunday 18th March Mothering Sunday Thursday 22nd March Client Involvement Meeting @ Headway Sunday 25th March British summer time begins – put your clocks FORWARD by 1 hour! Thursday 29th March Health and Safety Meeting @ Headway Calendar Sponsor our Newsletter: February 2012 Issue 8 Walk to Success! Marion Stokes and her son achieved a ‘milestone’ as they walked just over 11 miles to raise money for Headway Worcester. Together they managed to raise over £250. Thank you and well done! Student Volunteer Week: It is National student Volunteer week starting on February 20th 2012. We are hoping to run some stories in the Worcester News so watch this space! We are looking for sponsors for the Newsletter to help cover the costs of printing it. In exchange we will print a banner on the Newsletter with your company’s details. Any possible sponsors – however big or small the sponsorship, please get in contact with Claire at Headway on 01905 729729 Charlotte Parrett to do a Sky-Dive: Please look at the following website http://www.bmycharity.com/charlotte2012 as she is going to do a fundraising skydive for Headway Worcester. Charlotte is a volunteer from the University and comes to the Day Ops on a Tuesday and needs some sponsors to get the sky-dive ‘off the ground’! Thank you Charlotte – very brave! Christmas Parties HeadwayNletter Iss8_Layout 1 10/02/2012 13:42 Page 1
Look to this day For yesterday is but a dreamAnd tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes everyYesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.Look well therefore to this day;
(sanskrit proverb)
May you all have manyhappy days
From Karen Pearce
Client’sThe Headway clients, relatives, carers, staff andvolunteers all enjoyed the Christmas party at theVine! There was a disco, a buffet, karaoke, laughterand generally Christmas Cheer.
and Staff Staff members, volunteers and Trustees enjoyed aChristmas meal at the Diglis which was followedby a Disco – unfortunately a few people had toleave early because it was snowing!
Wednesday 22nd February Equality and DiversityMeeting @ Headway
Thursday 23rd February Client Involvement Meeting@ Headway
Tuesday 28th February 6pm @ Ranelagh RoadBarry Imms retirement party
12th – 18th March Brain Awareness Week
Wednesday 14th MarchNo Smoking Day
Sunday 18th March Mothering Sunday
Thursday 22nd March Client Involvement Meeting@ Headway
Sunday 25th March British summer time begins– put your clocksFORWARD by 1 hour!
Thursday 29th March Health and Safety Meeting@ Headway
Calendar
Sponsor our Newsletter:
February 2012 Issue 8
Walk to Success!Marion Stokes and her son achieved a‘milestone’ as they walked just over 11miles to raise money for HeadwayWorcester. Together they managed to raiseover £250. Thank you and well done!
Student Volunteer Week:It is National student Volunteer weekstarting on February 20th 2012. Weare hoping to run some stories in theWorcester News so watch this space!
We are looking for sponsors for the Newsletter to help cover the costs of printing it. In exchange we will print a banner on the Newsletter with your company’s details. Any possible sponsors – however big or small the sponsorship, please get in contact withClaire at Headway on 01905 729729
Charlotte Parrett to do a Sky-Dive:Please look at the following website
http://www.bmycharity.com/charlotte2012as she is going to do a fundraising skydive for Headway
Worcester. Charlotte is a volunteer from the University andcomes to the Day Ops on a Tuesday and needs some sponsors to
get the sky-dive ‘off the ground’! Thank you Charlotte – very brave!
News From Malvern OutreachHappy New Year to everyone!
Everyone is now able to relax after a verybusy Christmas. The Christmas party at TheVine was a great night and everyone whowent had a brilliant evening........ Moreplease!!
The Team would like to wish EvetteColeman all the best in her new secondmentto Headway North. As a result of this, ScottMitchell has been seconded to ServiceLeader, again we wish him luck. We arehappy to welcome Dawn Brooks to theMalvern Outreach Team. Dawn has workedfor Headway for many years and has joinedus from Worcester Outreach. Wehope you settle in well!
Jim Mercer wearing his AngryBird hat.Maureen and the team
News FromWorcester Outreach
Bug Boxes that were made forKaren P in Barry's Woodworkworkshop by Steve Synnockand Jeff Robinson – aren’t theyamazing! Karen is obviouslyvery pleased with them andwould like to pass on hersincere thanks to Jeff andSteve for kindly completingthem.
The staff had a lovely Christmas party at theDiglis, All had a well deserved boogie, mealand a few sherbets. Clients enjoyedthemselves greatly at the Vine. WorcesterOutreach Worker Damien did a fantastic jobas mc!!! A record number of clients turnedup to dance the night away.
Lyn and the team would like to welcomeKerry Tudge and Jan Hughes to theoutreach team. Kaz organised a Christmasparty at Dickinson Court for the clients andthey all had a ball. They also raised £52towards some new furnishings for theconservatory. Damo dj'ed and a beautifulbuffet was provided!Lyn and the gang wish all Headway clientsa HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!
News from EveshamOutreachEveryone had a great Christmas, howeverthe staff are now on a diet, which has notproven very successfully so far....Apart from Christmas it has been quiet overin Evesham Evette and the team
News from The Charity ShopWe need willing and able volunteers to comeand support client volunteers in the charityshop as part of their volunteer placements –for more information contact Mo or We now have lots of Client volunteers at theShop and it is working out very successfully!
If you would like to be a Client Volunteer,please contact Claire on 01905 729729or your support worker for more information
News from Day OpsWorcester University Volunteer DeborahSouth organised a fundraising ‘Cake Bake’at the Student’s Union and raised a massive£110 for the Day Opportunities – thank youDeborah and all the other students who gotinvolved or bought the yummy cakes!
We had a lovely but hectic Christmas week– Thank you Pat and all the volunteers whohelped make it a very special week foreveryone!.
Santa’ and David’s mate Tom alsopopped in to wish everyone a happyChristmas. Stuart was out and aboutwith all his friends for various mealsand bowling nights and Jean alsoenjoyed a visit from her daughter aswell as dining out several times.Emma, Jean, Stuart and Alf all wentto the Disco at the Vine and had afantastic time, Emma was a” DiscoDiva” on the dance floor. Both Jean and Stuart enjoyedhelping out at the Charity Shopleading up to Christmas and are nowlooking forward to helping out everyweek, Jean has said she could gothere everyday as it is so much fun.We would like to take thisopportunity to say thank you to Patand her helpers for cooking andserving such a wonderful Christmasdinner and for making Christmas a
special time at the DayOpportunities. A week beforeChristmas we said goodbye to Alf ashe was offered a flat and we arepleased to say the move wentsmoothly and Alf is now settled in hisnew home. He will still be going tothe day ops so you will still be seeinghim. We did have one little mishapleading up to Christmas, a flood inthe kitchen from the cold water tapunder the sink, the tenants were allgetting ready to practice theirswimming skills but after a couple ofattempts it was finally fixed and thesnorkels and wet suits were putaway! A final note Jean is veryhappy to announce the arrival of herfirst grandchild Jean has spent timewith grandson Charlie and hisparents and says he is absolutelyperfect, congratulations Jean!
News from Brickfields Bungalow
December was quite a busy month at the Bungalowbeginning with a visit to the Swan Theatre to watchthe panto. Alf, Jean and Emma really enjoyed theafternoon and rounded the visit off with a takeaway. Support staff were kept really busy taking everyone intotown on shopping trips to buy all their Christmas gifts.All the tenants and staff met at the Barn Owl along withDavid Milner and his carer after enjoying a 3 courseChristmas lunch everyone received presents from ‘Secret
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