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The Calvert Trust 2017
In September Headway Lincolnshire enabled some brain injury survivors to attend The Calvert Trust in The Lake District. The members took part in numerous activities during the weekend including canoeing, rock climbing and abseiling.
Funding News
We wish to say a big thank you to the following for their recent donations and funding for the charity:
The Lincolnshire Co op - £36,000
The Bromhead Medical Charity - £56,402.25 which will enable us to employ our Information & Support Worker on a full time basis until 2019.
TSB Long Sutton raised over £1000 for Headway Lincolnshire by taking us on as their charity of the year between September 2016 and September 2017
Also to the following Trusts for their funding: Waynflete Charitable Trust, The Len Medlock Charitable Trust, Horncastle & District Wellbeing Fund, and Waitrose.
Our supporters have also been very busy organising events in aid of Headway Lincolnshire.
Trustee News
Headway Lincolnshire is a successful, local charity with 30 years’ experience in providing support for Brain Injury Survivors and those caring for them.
We have significantly grown and developed our services over recent years and now wish to strengthen our Board of Trustees and are therefore looking to recruit individuals who share our vision to help make a significant difference to the lives of people affected by brain injury.
Headway Lincolnshire is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. The role of a Trustee is an extremely important one and as a member of our Board you will have responsibility for the overall direction, vision and strategy of Headway Lincolnshire working with and providing support to the full time Information and Support Worker. We are looking for people who can bring innovative ideas, enthusiasm for our values and excellent judgement to help determine our objectives together with their time.
You will be prepared to assist our organisation in taking on any future challenges and play a key role in our success.
Whilst we keep an open mind on your key skills and experience, we are hoping to appoint individuals who may have one or more of the following in their background: Fundraising,
PR, marketing and/or business development skills
Commissioning/Adult Care – ie Local Authorities, Health Service, etc Business management, finance, law and/or governance
A connection with or experience of brain injury
Trustees/School Governor/Charity experience
All roles are on a voluntary basis. New Trustees will be appointed at Headway Lincolnshire's AGM on the 18th October 2018 If any person wishes to be appointed as a new trustee of Headway Lincolnshire at the charity's AGM, they must;
- 1) Be proposed by a member of Headway Lincolnshire by email to Lisa.preece@nelsonslaw.co.uk no later than Wednesday 4th October 2018 Such notice must contain the prospective new trustee's full name and address.
And 2) Must give notice of their willingness to be appointed as a trustee of the charity by email to Lisa.preece@nelsonslaw.co.uk no later than Wednesday 4th October 2018. Such notice must contain the prospective new trustee's full name and address.
If you would like further information please contact Lisa Preece at lisa.preece@nelsonslaw.co.uk
Headway UK News
Headway National has announced the launch of their new website. Now live at www.headway.org.uk.
The site is packed with new features, a modern design, and better navigation to enable visitors to quickly and easily find the information they need.