Welcome to Headway Dorset

Headway Dorset awarded 3 year contract

We have been awarded a 3 year contract for Community Rehabilitation funded by the two Primary Care Trusts and the three Local Authorities in Dorset.  It runs from the 1st October 2009.  Without the continued help and support from our members we would not have achieved this.  The attendance and the consultation meetings, written testomonials and helping with our presentation to the panel really made a difference.  Because of our three year funding we can now apply for other funds.  We could not do this with an annual contract as we were seen as "unsustainable".  We have received £1000.00 from the Modernisation Fund and have put in for a further £10,000 to look into ways of making the charity more robust.  We heard on Monday 16th November that our bid to the "Hardship Fund" had been successful.  We have been awarded £76,060.00 to develop our Buddy Scheme and to work together on how to provide long term support for our members.  The aim of the grant is to give us time to get back on our feet after evictions etc. and to look into a way of ensuring financial viability and to ensure that we develop the service that is needed.  We have to spend the money by September 2010.  We are planning an away day in January for the Clients, Carers, Trustees, and Staff in order to come up with a business plan which will determine the way forward for Headway Dorset.  Once a date and venue is finalised we will let everyone know.  Questionnaires will be sent to people who cannot attend.

As from 1st November 2008, Headway West Dorset will have a new home in Dorchester.The address is

Whitfield Rural Activity Centre
Poundbury Road
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 1SF

Telephone 01305 257990, e-mail address This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Alternatively, you can contact the office in Poole on 01202 606560

Fun Day Update
The Headway Dorset Fun day was on Saturday 27th September 2008 from 12 noon.
The day and further donations as a result of the day raised a whopping £2400!! Well done to all those who worked so hard to organise the day and a big thank you to all those who gave their time and donated prizes, cakes etc.
So much fun was had for the whole family including stalls, raffles, games and of course a chance to find out more about the work of Headway Dorset.

Road Safety Week 10th - 16th November 2008
National Road Saftey week is fast approaching. If your organisation would like us to come along to talk about wearing cycle helmets and why they are so important please contact us to have a chat.

Tom's Great Bike Ride -Update
Tom Kelly, Dorset Police Officer Simon Lee and keen cyclist James White completed their 50km cycle ride in aid of Headway Dorset last weekend in appalling weather. It took them five hours but this was with an unscheduled stop of 45 minutes for a puncture repair.
After a live interview on Hope FM and coverage in the Daily Echo, Tom hopes to raise in the region of £1300.
Our grateful thanks to all for their wonderful efforts in such weather!
 

A New Place to Chat
By request of some of the IT course members, Headway Dorset has set up a Message Board group on MSN. It is a place to chat, support each other and have some fun.

The group can be found at

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Coping With Memory Problems?
Gary Ford, Headway OT and the OT Community Brain Injury service are running a group over 8 weeks to include topics on understanding memory after brain injury, memory strategies, Memory Exercises and Fatigue.

For further details and a referral form, please contact Gary Ford on 01202 606560.