Brain Injury Awareness Month
As March is the month of Brain Injury Awareness, we thank Rosie Buckley, a freelance writer who has produced this article for us to help raise awareness about brain injuries and how to provide support to those affected. Thank you Rosie! Navigating Brain Injury: Facts, Challenges, and Ways to Support Loved Ones this March Every […]
Brain Injury Awareness Month: How to Support Your Loved Ones Through Recovery and Onwards
As March is the month of Brain Injury Awareness, we thank Rosie Buckley, a freelance writer who has produced this article for us. This piece explores practical ways families and friends can support people living with a brain injury and it covers emotional and long-term recovery strategies. Thank you Rosie! March is Brain Injury Awareness […]
Big Thanks To The Britannia Coconut Dancers For Raising £1,203.62!
A huge thanks to The Britannia Coconut Dancers for their support to @after_matters – helping to raise a fantastic amount of £1,203.62! This local folk troupe based in the Rossendale Valley took to the local streets on Easter Saturday performing their Easter Boundary Dance routines to help raise funds for our charity. The event proved to be […]
Brain Injury in Young People…After Matters
Thank you to all who attended our free event held on Wednesday 20th March at The Midland Hotel in Manchester. The day proved to be huge success as we had an overwhelming response from our attendees. The guests first listened to the journeys of some of our young people living with an acquired brain injury […]
Exciting News! New Grants Available For Support!
As we enter the Brain Injury Awareness Month of March we have some very exciting news for you all! We are launching our grant application process as detailed below. So if you are a young person (aged 16-25), or a parent or carer of a young person living with an acquired brain injury within the […]
Luxury Holiday Competition Raises over £1,100 for After Matters!
On behalf of all trustees of After Matters, thank you so much to everyone who purchased a ticket for a chance to win a 3 night stay in an incredible 6-bedroomed (12 person!) dog friendly house located in the heart of the Lake District. Thank you also to our very generous donor of this prize […]
Proactive Personnel raise £1,450 For After Matters!
A huge thanks to Proactive Personnel for their support to After Matters – helping to raise a fantastic amount of £1,450! Working together, @proactivepersonnel , @brooksonone and @triad_fabrications generously stepped forward to sponsor a 300 mile cycling charity challenge that Zak Williams and Antony Brown decided to take on in aid of After Matters. The challenge was absolutely smashed by […]
£1,155 Raised at the Afternoon Tea Held at Tunshill Golf Club, Milnrow
Thank you to all the ladies who came along to our afternoon tea event to raise funds for therapy & treatment for our young brain injury survivors! With extra special thanks to Tunshill Golf Club & Dave Dean and the team, the amazing ladies from The Sandwich Station, Farrel Ltd in Rochdale for kindly sponsoring […]
Mandy Smashes the Manchester Marathon Challenge for After Matters & raises £1,130!
We are super proud of one of our biggest supporters Mandy Fallon who took on and successfully completed the Manchester Marathon in aid of After Matters. She absolutely smashed her goal and completed her very first EVER Marathon in an amazing 4 hours, 18 minutes! YES FOLKS, OUR SUPER HERO RAN 26.2 MILES IN JUST 4 HOURS […]
After Matters Annual General Meeting – Friday 2nd December 2022
The Annual General Meeting of After Matters was held at Jolly Josh on Friday 2nd December at 3.30pm. A great round up of what has been achieved during 2022 was discussed along with the financial performance and total of funds raised which will go a long way to helping and supporting a lot of our […]