Welcome to Headway Plymouth
Support the amazing Jeremy Carr and his fundraising challenge for Headway Plymouth
Jeremy is the incredible survivor of a brain aneurysm on 30 April 2025. He was supported by the neuro team at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and, on Sunday 21st June 2026, he is taking on the challenge of a 45 mile cycle ride across Dartmoor to raise vital funds for Headway Plymouth.
Please support Jeremy and Headway Plymouth by scanning the QR code on the poster or clicking here to make a donation (don’t forget to add Gift Aid).
Who are we?
Headway Plymouth is an independent, non-profit charity with over 35 years of experience in supporting individuals, families and carers affected by acquired brain injury (and the professionals who work with them).
Our mission is to help survivors regain independence and improve their quality of life through specialist social and cognitive rehabilitation and re-enablement.
We provide tailored support for adults with brain injuries, as well as respite and guidance for their families and carers. Our services include centre-based rehabilitation, group programmes and one-to-one outreach support – all designed to promote independence, self-esteem and overall well-being.
What’s On?
Devonport Centre Opening Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
By Appointment only
0900 – 1500
0900 – 1500
1000 – 1400
0900 – 1500
Closed
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Thursdays are dedicated to our peer support groups which typically take place from 1030 – 1230. Please check our Peer Support page for details of groups, dates and times.
Read the latest Headway Headlines
- Letters From Louise – May 2026
Here’s the latest blog from our amazing client, Louise, who reflects on activities at Headway Plymouth in May. Friday 1st May – Mindful Art Club CIC Well, it was a lovely sunny day today and everyone seemed to be in a good place when Emma did the rounds, along with some mindfulness, of course. We … Continued - Letters from Louise – April 2026Here’s the latest blog our wonderful client, Louise – who’s updated us on activities at Headway Plymouth in April 2026. Wednesday 1st April 2026 – Chill Time at Headway As you already know, this isn’t one of my usual days here. However, as it’s Good Friday in a couple of days and Headway will be … Continued
- Karen Triumphs in her 2026 London Marathon Challenge
She’s only gone and done it. In hot hot conditions and with “less than perfect training” (her words), Karen has completed her first mass participation road marathon and what a doozy to start with. The most finishers in the fastest competitive marathon ever! We hope you had the most unforgettable day and an experience that … Continued
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Please support the amazing Jeremy and his fundraising cycling challenge at the Dartmoor Classic this weekend for Headway Plymouth.
Jeremy is the incredible survivor of a brain aneurysm on 30 April 2025. He was supported by the neuro team at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and, on Sunday 21st June 2026, he is taking on the challenge of a 45 mile cycle ride across Dartmoor to raise vital funds for Headway Plymouth.
Please support Jeremy and Headway Plymouth by scanning the QR code on the poster or clicking on the link below to make a donation (don’t forget to add Gift Aid).
givestar.io/gs/ruptured-brain-aneurysm-survivor
Our next Family and Carers Peer Support Group takes place next Wednesday 24th June at 2pm at our Devonport Centre Hub.
It’s face to face, free and open anyone living with and/or caring for any brain injury survivor.
Facilitated by our education lead, Penny Weekes, it’s an opportunity to chat, learn and share experiences.
For these sessions, we do ask that you book a free space via our Eventbrite page at:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1991973756127?aff=oddtdtcreator
…just so we have a clear idea of the likely numbers of attendees.
Yesterday saw the welcome return of Tami and the team from the brilliant Food Is Fun CIC who are always so supportive in guiding our clients and helping them re-learn tasks that we might take for granted.
Yesterday there was the planning and preparation of a delicious lunch menu which included home made quiche, mixed and potato salad - and a super healthy fruit salad.
The best part, of course, is enjoying the fruits of our efforts by eating that delicious lunch together.
FND FRIENDS PEER GROUP CANCELLED THIS WEEK.
Apologies, but we have been advised that FND FrieNDs will not be able to host their monthly peer support group at our centre this Thursday 18th June.
Watch this space for news on the date for the next FND peer group meeting.
Just a reminder that the next FND FrieNDs peer support group will take place at our Devonport Centre Hub on Thursday 18th June from 11:00 - 13:00.
Free and opened to anyone living with or affected by functional neurological disorder.
Here's the latest blog from our amazing client, Louise, who reflects on activities at Headway Plymouth in May.
Friday 1st May – Mindful Art Club CIC
Well, it was a lovely sunny day today and everyone seemed to be in a good place when Emma did the rounds, along with some mindfulness, of course.
We did some colouring on canvases in this relaxing session and had a bit of a laugh whilst at times, listening to eighties and nineties music- I remember watching some of the music acts on Top of the Pops!
Emma also told us about a Women’s Art Exhibition on Friday May 15th 2026 (free entry) that will be put on at the Leadworks, 170 Rendle Street, Stonehouse, PL1 1TP. Please check out on www.mindfulartclub.co.uk or ring 07877 290961. It will start at 7pm and finish at 9pm. All are welcome.
This exhibition will feature artwork from Plymouth’s women, and will consist of an evening of music, poetry and entertainment. It does sound interesting and I'm certainly looking forward to it.
I finally finished typing a letter to my Dutch pen pal and posted it, so I was relieved as I’d been procrastinating a bit with completing it.
Tuesday 5th May 2026 – Cooking with Jo
I didn’t actually take part in making the meal, but other clients did. The recipe was called Diet Coke/Pepsi Max Chicken, and it was very tasty. I’m not usually keen on rice, but it was fine rice and added some bulk which thankfully wasn’t too much. The recipe was from Slimming World and it was good to try it. Like I said, it’s not usually something I would eat, as I associate rice with feeling very uncomfortable after eating it but that rice didn’t affect me at all, thankfully.
I also played a few games of Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit with clients and volunteers, which was a nice change.
Friday 8th May 2026 – Pottery Workshop with Rachael from Clay Club
Rachel joined us at Headway for a pottery masterclass. I had been a bit wary of having a go at making something, but Rachel was very helpful and encouraging, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was good to see that quite a few clients were present, and some had had previous experience of making things with clay. We all had a bit of a laugh as well, which always makes a pleasant environment. I made a cowboy hat, and I was very impressed with Anna’s creation of a Witches hat.
I also played some Scrabble with a volunteer and someone who did a week’s placement with us, as part of her Paramedic Science course.
Tuesday 12th May 2026 – Quiz Time
I wasn’t supposed to be at Headway today due to a dental appointment, which was then cancelled at the last minute. So I arrived later than I usually would, but at least I got there on time to participate in the main bulk of the quiz. I wouldn’t have known any of the logos that we had to guess, but I still managed to get half of the other questions correct, so I was very pleased. I did particularly well on the Words and Language round, getting nine out of ten answers correct (we all thought it was a difficult round).
Apart from that, I played a couple of games of Scrabble with Jonathan and Alberto, who is a first-year paramedic student and will spend a week at Headway, like Molly did last week. As I won’t be in this Friday due to going away for a few days, Alberto said he’d paint the hat-shaped pottery piece that I did last week when Rachel did the workshop at Headway.
Tuesday 19th May 2026 - games day
What has really irked me today, was that I left the Scrabble board (which I usually loan to Headway Plymouth) at home. I took it with me to play at the caravan with my dad and a friend, then completely forgot to bring it with me today – damn!
I played several games of Boccia with another client, started typing another letter to my Dutch pen pal, played a couple of games of Scrabble (using another boardgame) with Domas, who will be here as a placement as part of his Paramedic course until the end of the week, and spoke to Jo about some exercises.
Friday 22nd May 2026 – Boat Plymouth Boat Trips
Well, it was a bit of a palaver just getting to the harbour when my dad tried to drop me off there. I ended up getting the bus to Headway Plymouth and Jonathan dropped me off at the appropriate place, thankfully.
Unfortunately, I missed the free drink at the The Boathouse Plymouth and majority of the presentation, which was given by Richard, the Harbour Master of Cattewater Harbour Plymouth.
Alex, who is a client at Headway Plymouth, and who had worked with the Harbour Master prior to his present condition, managed to arrange a boat trip around Plymouth Sound for the Headway staff and clients.
This was a new experience for me and very relaxing as well as informative to learn about the Maritime history of Plymouth. My brother used to work at the Dockyard, designing things for submarines there, but that was all he could tell me, as he’d signed the Official Secrets Act.
Some of us then went for lunch together afterwards nearby, and it was nice to have a change from my usual sort of lunch. All in all, I think that we all enjoyed ourselves and I would highly recommend going on the boat tip to others.
Tuesday 26th May 2026 – Stitch & Splodge with Louise
Today I took part, along with the other clients, in decorating individual letters that spelt out Headway. We were given coloured tissue paper which we then cut into small pieces, after using different wooden stamps to print various designs on the tissue paper. We then had to glue the pieces of tissue paper onto the letter we were given; I shared mine with Cody and I think that we did a good job overall.
I didn’t have time to do anything else, apart from to have lunch at Headway and chat in German with Annika, who was one of the weekly Paramedic student placements, as I was going to meet a friend and see The Devil Wears Prada 2 at the cinema. Sequels are usually a bit of an anticlimax, but I would definitely recommend this one, as it had a few twists and turns to it.
Friday 29th May 2026 – Exercise with Megan from Plymouth Neurophysio
My dad joined us for this exercise session, and Brian was also present after not being at Headway for a week, so it was good to see him again. I felt quite unfit as we hadn’t had an exercise class for a month, even though I go to the gym. But I do different exercises at the gym.
After lunch I played Scrabble with Jonathan, a few games of Uno with volunteers, had a bit of a natter and caught up with my blog.
Louise
