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New ABI statistics from Headway UK
To mark Action for Brain Injury Week, Headway UK have launched the first dataset on all ABI-related hospital admissions in the UK. These include non-superficial head injuries, strokes, brain tumours, encephalitis, and a variety of additional conditions.
The figures show a concerning growth in the number of people sustaining injuries to the brain each year, particularly among females, where the number being admitted to hospitals in the UK with non-superficial head injuries has risen by a shocking 24% since 2005-06.
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HSWL Allotment
Recently, HSWL have been luck y enough to acquire an allotment for our members, family and friends at Martin Way Allotments. Find out more
The allotment has been cleared but we now need your help to get tools together, build raised beds and plan what and when we are going to plant.
If you are interested in helping out, please come along on Saturday 16th May. We will be meeting at 10:30 am at Drake House, Wimbledon, or at 11 am at the allotment. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to info@headwayswlondon.org. We hope to see you there!
We need to following list of equipment and tools. If you are able to donate any of these, please let us know at info@headwayswlondon.org.
Wheelbarrow
Watering can
Water butt
Compost bin
Rake
Spades
Secateurs
Small forks
Trowels
Shears
Gardening gloves
Seeds
Plastic chairs & table
String
Scissors
Rooting powder
Seed trays and pots
Kneelers / seats for people with limited mobility
Any other donations would also be very gratefully received.
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March group meetings
March’s Wimbledon meeting was about goals, and setting ourselves targets. We met for an evening of discussion and sharing of personal experiences. We discussed the SMART process of setting personal targets to ensure success. There were some interesting discussions about whether goals need to be realistic or whether they need to make you aim high and be ambitious. Everyone was able to involve themselves in the discussion and helped each other to set some detailed, specific and time defined goals. Some members of the group were able to discuss how they had achieved things in the past and some adjusted current goals they have set themselves, to be more detailed. Thank you all for coming and making this such an interactive evening! Let us know your goals by writing to HSWL on Facebook.
At the March Croydon meeting we had a lovely visit from Chris Patterson of the Croydon Carers’ Centre. We discussed the variety of useful services provided by the centre, including day trips and a discount card – which caught much attention! Again, we had a good show of people, many of whom were able to share experiences with Chris, who has first hand experience of caring for a loved one.
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March group meetings
March’s Wimbledon meeting was about goals, and setting ourselves targets. We met for an evening of discussion and sharing of personal experiences. We discussed the SMART process of setting personal targets to ensure success. There were some interesting discussions about whether goals need to be realistic or whether they need to make you aim high and be ambitious. Everyone was able to involve themselves in the discussion and helped each other to set some detailed, specific and time defined goals. Some members of the group were able to discuss how they had achieved things in the past and some adjusted current goals they have set themselves, to be more detailed. Thank you all for coming and making this such an interactive evening! Let us know your goals by writing to HSWL on Facebook.
At the March Croydon meeting we had a lovely visit from Chris Patterson of the Croydon Carers’ Centre. We discussed the variety of useful services provided by the centre, including day trips and a discount card – which caught much attention! Again, we had a good show of people, many of whom were able to share experiences with Chris, who has first hand experience of caring for a loved one.