By Bea Ray, professional garden designer I was delighted to be asked by Calvert Reconnections to  come up with a design for a garden at their new acquired brain injury unit. We met at the site, Old Windebrow, an old C18th tithe barn, tucked away between Keswick and...

By Bill Braithwaite QC I have spent the past quarter of a century seeing families dealing with the victims of catastrophic brain injuries. The main focus of our discussions has been that they need to have a plan for the whole of an injured person’s life, even if that...

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Calvert Reconnections – the UK’s first intensive Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) rehabilitation centre focused on outdoor activities – has been hailed as “the most exciting development in brain injury case management for 20 years” by a nationally renowned barrister. Bill...

Calvert Reconnections – the UK’s first intensive Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) rehabilitation centre focused around outdoor activities – has unveiled its panel of expert advisors. The ground-breaking centre, run by The Lake District Calvert Trust (LDCT), is being...

On Tuesday 30th April 2019 Headway North Cumbria was delighted to be involved with some filming by BBC Look North at the Lake District Calvert Trust. We had been contacted by the Calvert Trust to support them with some filming by BBC Look North who were doing a report...

Today, Wednesday 1 May, The Lake District Calvert Trust has revealed that it has now passed the million-pound mark in its fundraising efforts to create a unique and ground-breaking rehabilitation centre for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) – ‘Calvert...