Staff at Stephensons Solicitors LLP and many other businesses at Wigan Investment Centre (pictured) have helped to raise £207.01 for the brain injury charity, Headway, by creating and wearing hats for the charity’s annual Hats for Headway day.
The day is held each year as part of the National Action for Brain Injury week, which raises funds
and awareness of brain injured survivors.
This year, Stephensons’ Clinical Negligence team, which is based at the Wigan Investment Centre, commandeered the support of the other businesses in the building, to make even more people aware of the charity.
A competition was held to choose the top three hats, (pictured) with prizes, while the staff also paid to dress down for the day. The Wigan Metropolitan Development Company also provided a hog roast lunch for all businesses, from which 50% of the ticket sales were donated to Headway.
The winning hat was made by Kirsty Waite from Wigan Metropolitan Development Company, with Rebecca Fairclough and Nicola Hamblett from Stephensons in second and third place. Kirsty’s winning hat was a brain made from decorator’s caulk and wrapped in a protective bandage. Rebecca’s hat was a stunning garden scene while Nicola created a butterfly-adorned hat.
Stephensons’ Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury departments act for people who have been affected by life-changing brain injuries on a daily basis.
Judith Thomas-Whittingham, partner and head of Clinical Negligence at Stephensons, said: “I am proud of the efforts the team has gone to, to take part in Hats for Headway day. Everyone at Stephensons, and across the Wigan Investment Centre, has got into the spirit of the day and we hope our joint fundraising efforts will go some way to helping Headway to support survivors of brain injury.
Sue Brown from Headway, judged the top three hats. She said: “Thank you to all at the Investment Centre for supporting the vital work that Headway does. There were so many fantastic entries and we could tell everyone put in so much effort. All the hard work in raising the money today will go towards helping the drop in sessions we offer people in Ashton, Wigan and Leigh to continue.”
