Welcome to Headway Plymouth
Oliver Colvile
A wonderful friend to Headway Plymouth
In Memorium
Oliver Newton Colvile, aged 66 years, died peacefully on 21st October 2025 after a long illness. Funeral Service 12 noon on 4th December 2025 at St Peter’s Church, Alvescot, OX18 2PT.
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.
Read the latest Headway Headlines
- Our Christmas Newsletter is Out Now
Read our Christmas Newsletter here: - Headway Plymouth hits the Headlines on BBC Spotlight South West
We were so delighted to host a team from Spotlight South West last month who joied us to learn about how we use our kitchen and work with our brilliant collaborators, Food is Fun CIC and Fareshare South West to use food to re-enable our clients around all aspects of nutrition, budgeting, menu planning, shopping, … Continued - Letters from Louise – November 2025
Our wonderful client, Louise, has taken time out to produce her next monthly blog telling us about her experience at Headway Plymouth in November. Tuesday 4th November – Adaptive Fitness with Megan Megan was back in to keep us in shape from head to toe. I was a tad late to proceedings, but I joined … Continued
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We're looking forward to a visit from D&C Directory tomorrow at 11:30 to learn more about this amazing directory of support services and how our clients and team can best use it as a valuable signposting tool.
All clients are welcome to come along to meet Tiffany, learn about the directory and ask any questions they might have about how to find support on a range of issues in the area.
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Check out our Christmas fundraising campaign and what's on at Headway Plymouth this week.
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You may have attended one of our free peer support groups or acquired brain injury education sessions. Maybe you are are a regular at our centre hub and have enjoyed some fantastic group activities.
A lovely end to the week with our final Mindful Art Club CIC session of the year. Fun and vibrant colours to brighten the dullest of wet and grey days in Plymouth.
Thanks to Peggy, Emma and the whole MAC team for all your support in 2025.
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A lush morning at our women’s peer support group with a visit from the team at Lush, Plymouth who offered a group of our female clients, team, volunteers, activity partners and trustees a morning of head massage, festive bath bomb stars and lots of products to enjoy.
Thanks to Hannah and the Lush team for another fantastic visit.
We’re on telly!
We're so proud of our clients and team who spoke so brilliantly about their lives with a brain injury and what they get from being at Headway Plymouth.
Thank you to BBC Devon’s Spotlight team, Food Is Fun CIC and FareShare South West for the support you have given us to spread the word about what we do and, most importantly, the improvements we can make to lives after brain injury.
Superstars every one of you!
Look out for us on BBC Spotlight tonight as we get some wonderful coverage of our work in collaboration with Food Is Fun CIC and FareShare South West.
Our clients were amazing in telling their brain injury stories on camera.
Here’s to many more years of exciting cookery sessions in our fabulous new kitchen!
Devon charity Headway uses cooking to aid brain injury recovery
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Headway Plymouth says there are about 80,000 brain injury survivors living in Devon.