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The sound of music

Our service users have really been enjoying the benefits of music therapy which is currently offered during Tuesday and Thursday day service. Music therapy provides an environment for service users to increase their self esteem and confidence through music. It also provides service users with an opportunity manage and express emotions through music. Thank you to Dunnes Stores who contributed £600 and Bombardier who contribued £2,000 towards music therapy enabling us to continue to provide this service.

Dubshed car show

Thank you to all involved in the Dubshed car show held at King’s Hall in March. The car show was organised by GTINI and they very generously donated an MK3 Golf which was raffled off raising £5,052.58 for Headway Belfast.

Climb every mountain

A huge thanks to all the staff from the Castlecourt Charity Committee who completed a sponsored walk over the Mourne mountains during very hot weather on 25^th May. The staff also took part in a charity abseil earlier that month also raising money for Headway Belfast.

castlecourt staff

A marathon effort

A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Belfast City Marathon 2012 for Headway Belfast. In marathon2012logo spite of the awful weather two relay teams and three full marathon runners took part raising money for Headway Belfast. We’re still waiting on all the money coming in but so far we’ve received £2,541, a massive well done and thank you to all involved.

Action for Brain Injury Week

Action for Brain Injury Week is between 13-19 May 2013!!

As part of this week Headway Belfast are hosting a number of events during the week and would love to see as many of you involved as possible.

For Headway Belfast this week is very significant as it helps raise awareness of Acquired Brain Injury and the importance of getting help should you fall ill as a result of an accident in any way.