brainstrust

Our intrepid founders Helen and Peter decided they wanted to be closer to the sea and sailed with their home and dogs in tow to West Cowes last week.

For all of you that rely on brainstrust for advice and support please update your address books. Although don't worry all your post and phone calls will be forwarded to the new brainstrust HQ on the Isle of Wight to smooth the transition.

Please update your address books

brainstrust HQ
4 Yvery Court
Castle Road
Cowes
PO31 7QG

01983 292 405

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We wish Helen and Peter the very best for their new home on the island. It's good to know the Red Jet ferry to Southampton only takes 20 minutes so they're not far away!

Our director and co-founder Helen Bulbeck has been nominated for the Wessex Chief Executive of the Year! She is still bemused and startled by this, but is delighted for the nomination as it reflects the success of brainstrust. Helen says:

I'm hoping that others from brainstrust may also be nominated for their role in developing our young charity. So many people have given generously of their time and skills, working tirelessly on our behalf.
The ethos of brainstrust is one of collaboration – so everyone deserves to be nominated!

Fingers crossed for Helen, we hope she wins the praise she deserves for all her hard work and determination setting up our wonderful young charity. You can follow the awards on the Wessex Charity Awards website.

Don't miss our patron Mr Andrew McEvoy, consultant neurosurgeon at the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, perform an amazing brain surgery in front of TV cameras tomorrow night! Andrew is the star performer in the first episode of a new BBC Four series:

Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
BBC Four, 9pm, Wednesday 20th August

If you miss the show you can still catch it on BBC iPlayer »

Victoria Green has been appointed brainstrust's first Executive Fundraiser. We are absolutely delighted to have Victoria on board!

Victoria brings over 10 years of experience in charity fundraising and corporate sponsorship to help us take brainstrust's fundraising initiatives to support brain tumour patients in the UK to the next level. She has previously worked for the Guide Dogs Association and Southampton University.

After her first day at HQ yesterday Victoria said:

It is a privilege to join such a proactive young charity who are already taking big steps towards achieving their aims.

brainstrust is delighted to announce that it has a new Patron. Jan Leeming has agreed to support us, but only if she can 'play an active role in supporting the charity'. She is certainly starting as she means to go on. Jan will be flying a Spitfire to raise funds in the early Autumn.

Jan is already supporting several charities so we have been lucky to secure her attention. For more information about Jan and her work have a look at her website: www.jan-leeming.com »

And if you follow the link to her blog you can read about her evening with brainstrust at the May Ball!