Head Injuries need not limit creativity. At Leicestershire Leicester and Rutland Headway members are encouraged to develop their creative skills in many ways which surprise everyone, even themselves, and encourage them to try more and more projects. Over the past few months pottery, fabric craft, woodwork, digital photography and video, mosaics and the creation of greetings cards are some of the project areas covered at their day centre in Leicester.

Headway and the Leicester City Gallery are getting together to put on an exhibition of members’ work. This is just one way of marking 2003: The European Year of People with Disabilities. The exhibition will show examples of work produced in groups, guided by tutors and the patient support of volunteers.

Marietta Sharp, House Manager at Headway, says: “Individuals work at their own pace and finish any piece of work which has been started, as huge encouragement and a great sense of achievement is gained by a complete piece of work.”

The exhibition, called “Headway Works”, will be at the City Gallery from August 19th to 30th.

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