HEADWAY Worcestershire has revealed the date for the 2023 national Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) games after the success of the inaugural event over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Thanks to a two-year £50,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund, he ABI Games paid tribute to the Queen in her Platinum Jubilee year by naming the event the ‘Queen Elizabeth II Games for People with Acquired Brain Injury’.
Adults with an acquired brain injury from across the UK made their mark with remote creative applications prior to the event and over 80 other contestants tested their abilities by participating in 24 various activities over the weekend.
Activities included physical games such as boccia and bowls, as well as walking tennis, cricket, rugby, and football. There were some impressive entries in the category for creative expression which encompassed pottery, art, creative writing, and photography, as well as life skills comprising some delicious entries in the form of baking a cake, scones, and making a preserve.
Cognitive ventures like dominoes, quizzes, Uno, drafts, cribbage, and chess were a huge hit.
Mandie Fitzgerald, CEO at Headway Worcestershire, revealed the 2023 event will take place on August 3 and said she was proud of the inaugural event.
“We only had four months to create this special event after our funding was confirmed,” she said.
“The weekend surpassed all my expectations; Thank you for the amazing support from friends, family and volunteers and the National Lottery Community Fund for making this weekend possible.
E-mail [email protected] or visit https://headwayworcestershire.org.uk/abi-games or call 01905 729729 for more on the project.
