2023 Events

? As part of National Grief Awareness Week, The Good Grief Trust is connecting communities & bereavement services around the UK with a variety of different events!

? ? From art exhibitions to coffee mornings, to webinars & support groups, there is something for everyone. ? ?
Visit: www.thegoodgrieftrust.org to find out more!

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This café will be hosted on Wednesday 29th November 2023 from 6pm-8pm.

Better Together Cafe bringing Rolls Royce employees together to connect, share and raise awareness of the breadth of support available to the bereaved.

Coffee Community and Chat with Yeatmans Funeral Directors and Parkstone URC. Pop in for a hot drink and a chat. Find out about the support that is available locally for those suffering bereavement. 10.30am-12noon, this is a drop in event and no booking required.

On Saturday 2nd December there will be a 5k run/walk fundraising event for the Good Grief Trust.

White Balloon are holding a coffee morning this Saturday from 8.30 – 11am in the Nether Wallop Village Hall.

#BetterTogether Café – Hosted by Dr Amir Khan and The Good Grief Trust
Saturday 2nd December – 10am – 12 noon – Bradford

Invitation to all local bereavement support services, charities and other organisations supporting bereaved people in Yorkshire and the surrounding region.

Please join us for our NGAW23 Launch event hosted by The Good Grief Trust and our Ambassador, Dr. Amir Khan.

Come together for cake and tea, to raise awareness of the support available to the bereaved locally and nationally.

Please RSVP for venue details and time – [email protected]

Better Together Café from 14:00pm – 16:00pm.

All bereaved people welcome for a soft drink, cake and a chat. Come and join us. Please register on [email protected].

NFG is hosting a Pop-Up Bereavement Café from 10am till noon. Inviting those who are bereaved to connect with each other and to find out about support available. Come along for a cuppa and a chat, bring a friend along too!

Coffee morning in our GP practice at Redlands primary care in Crediton 10.30 – 11.30am.

On Monday 4th Dec we have our monthly Bereavement Cafe 10:30 at Halton Lea Library. Everyone is welcome & some of the feedback we received was “everyone who participated seemed to get something out of the group”.

The Northern Care Alliance will be supporting Grief Awareness by having an opportunity to sit and talk or support those who are grieving or know someone who is grieving to encourage them how to reach out at this time of year.

The stands will be supported by both the bereavement nurses and the palliative care teams between 11 am and 2 pm.

Please register here to join our webinar.

Sarah Burley, Celebrant with Hampton and Hampton Hill Voluntary Care Group

Whether you’ve experienced a bereavement this week, this year or half a lifetime ago, join us for a cuppa and a chat, at the Better Together, Good Grief Café, in The Greenwood Centre on December 4th 2:30pm – 4:00pm.

Carol Wilkinson, local writer James McDermott and Simon Arthur, a Grief Recovery Specialist, are hosting a cafe and exhibition or art and resources that can help people learn to live with grief.

Carol Wilkinson, local writer James McDermott and Simon Arthur, a Grief Recovery Specialist, are hosting a cafe and exhibition or art and resources that can help people learn to live with grief.

A discussion exploring the subject of grief, past and present. Prior registration to this event is required.

North Manchester General Hospital are holding a cafe for staff  in the maternity unit and are raising funds for the charity via a raffle and bake sale.

From Tuesday 5 December, we’ll have a stand at St Christopher’s Sydenham where we’re inviting people to create a collective poem. The stand will also signpost support for our community, including staff, and feature case studies from peer support groups and 1-2-1 peer support. The poem will be entitled ‘My Grief is…’

Event hosted by Irwin Mitchell, joined by frontline charities and organisations. SWAN nurse in attendance at conference. *Registration required.

This café will be hosted on Tuesday 5th December 2023 from 10am-2pm.

This café will be hosted on Tuesday 5th December 2023 from 10am-12noon.

Join us at 10:00 AM GMT for a heartfelt and creative event. Our Creative Bereavement Event – Memorial Bauble provides a safe space for individuals to talk about and remember their loved ones.

During this in-person event, Vikki will guide you through the process of creating personalised memorial baubles. These beautiful ornaments can be customised with cherished photos, heartfelt messages, or any design that represents your loved one.

Please bring along your loved one’s mementos (materials will be available as well) and Vikki will offer guidance throughout the event. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crafter, this event is open to all skill levels. It’s a wonderful opportunity to express your emotions, connect with others who have experienced loss, and find solace in the act of creating something meaningful.

Take this chance to share stories, memories, and laughter with a supportive community. By the end of the event, you will have a unique memorial bauble to treasure and hang on your tree each year, keeping the memory of your loved one alive.

Don’t miss out on this special event – a session of creativity, support, signposting and remembrance. Even if you don’t want to make anything, please just come along and join the conversation!

The hospital will be hosting a NGAW stand from 11:00 – 15.00.

The Northern Care Alliance will be supporting Grief Awareness by having an opportunity to sit and talk or support those who are grieving or know someone who is grieving to encourage them how to reach out at this time of year.

The stands will be supported by both the bereavement nurses and the palliative care teams between 11 am and 2 pm.

St. Elizabeth Hospice are very pleased to share that the hospice’s LivingGrief team will be hosting a free lunchtime webinar.

This café will be hosted on Tuesday 5th December 2023 from 2-4pm.

This café will be hosted on Tuesday 5th December 2023 from 2-4pm.

To show our support for National Grief Awareness Week, we are transforming our Talking Elephants bereavement sessions into Better Together Cafes for the whole of December. Everyone is welcome – friends, family and colleagues – for a cup of tea or coffee, festive mince pies and the chance to win a prize hamper on the night. Our Better Together Cafes will take place on the usual Talking Elephants dates, Tuesday December 5th, 14:00-16:00.

To show our support for National Grief Awareness Week, we are transforming our Talking Elephants bereavement sessions into Better Together Cafes for the whole of December. Everyone is welcome – friends, family and colleagues – for a cup of tea or coffee, festive mince pies and the chance to win a prize hamper on the night. Our Better Together Cafes will take place on the usual Talking Elephants dates, Tuesday December 5th, 19:00-20:30.

Join Julie New with expert friends (Fiona Murphy RGN, MBE and Dr Kathryn Mannix) at 7.45pm on Tuesday 5th December. Please register for the webinar below.

Time: 10am – midday (registration from 9.30am)

We are really pleased to welcome Ted Bowman back to Leeds for his fourth visit, after his most recent appearance at our last ‘in real life’ pre-pandemic AGM in 2019. At our AGM this year he will be speaking about “Narrative Power: Finding Words for Living, Dying, Death and Bereavement.” Ted Bowman is a grief and family educator based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. For over 40 years he has been teaching, leading workshops, writing and providing consultation about disruptive changes and their resulting loss and grief. He was an adjunct instructor in the School of Social Work for the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, teaching courses on grief counselling and therapy. For the past 20 years, he has travelled annually to England, Scotland and Ireland for work with hospice, mental health, and grief and bereavement care settings.

Drop-in event at our GP practice at Station Road Surgery in Sowerby Bridge from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

This event is very informal and although it is being hosted at Station Road Surgery, it is open to anyone. Two bereavement counsellors have been invited and the Sowerby Bridge councillor will be attending too. Refreshments will be available.

This café will be hosted on Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 10am-2pm.

This café will be hosted on Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 10am-2pm.

The Good Grief Trust team have shared this years theme of ‘better together’. This is one that focuses on the connection of communities with professionals, to help those who have maybe experienced a bereavement, to help them feel less alone.

When someone is experiencing bereavement, some don’t like to talk about it, but it can be easier to talk about it, with those who have experienced something similar.

With this in mind for anyone who feels they may need support, please do join us as we deliver our Exploring Grief & Depression webinar.

⭐️ Exploring Grief & Depression – For those looking for practical strategies to navigate through grief and to learn how to cope with overwhelming emotions
⭐️ Online Session | 6th December | 10:00am – 11:30am

Register now to help find solace, support and guidance during this emotional time by securing your place on this free session ?Booking is simple, you can either –

? Email: [email protected]
☎️ Phone: 01924 234860
? Book via our website: https://talking.turning-point.co.uk/workshops – scroll down the page, click onto the title of the workshop and hit the Book Now button.

This café will be hosted on Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 10am-12pm.

All welcome for a cuppa, cake and a chat, making connections in your community from 10am till 12noon.

We will be hosting a #BetterTogether drop-in café from 10:30am – 11:30am, for Tapestry staff and employees. To share personal experiences and raise awareness of the support available to the bereaved over a cup of tea, a slice of cake and a chat.

The Northern Care Alliance will be supporting Grief Awareness by having an opportunity to sit and talk or support those who are grieving or know someone who is grieving to encourage them how to reach out at this time of year.

The stands will be supported by both the bereavement nurses and the palliative care teams between 11 am and 2 pm.

Please join us for our #BetterTogether Cafe event from 11.00-13.00.

Grief Warriors Society are planning a volunteer event with arts and craft on December 6th from 12 to 3 pm.

To show our support for National Grief Awareness Week, we are transforming our Talking Elephants bereavement sessions into Better Together Cafes for the whole of December. Everyone is welcome – friends, family and colleagues – for a cup of tea or coffee, festive mince pies and the chance to win a prize hamper on the night. Our Better Together Cafes will take place on the usual Talking Elephants dates, Wednesday December 6th, 12:00-14:00

Drop-in event at York St John Communities Centre on Clarence Street from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm.

Join us for teach and cake. We’ll tell you about our bereavement service, the work we do, and the research we carry out here. We’ll explain what grief is like when you lose somebody close, and give you some ideas of how to support grieving family and friends.

Coffee afternoon in our GP practice at Wallingbrook Health Centre in Chulmleigh 2:00 pm– 3:00 pm.

This café will be hosted on Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 2-4pm.

This café will be hosted on Wednesday 6th December 2023 from 3-4pm. Register Online – https://www.stchristophers.org.uk/virtual-bereavement-help-point-sessions/

All welcome for a cuppa, cake and a chat, making connections in your community from 4pm till 6pm.

Better Together Café at Peterstone Lakes Golf Club from 10:00am – 12:00pm. Hot drinks and refreshments will be available.

This café will be hosted on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 10am-2pm.

This café will be hosted on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 10am-2pm.

This café will be hosted on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 10am-12pm.

This café will be hosted on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 10am-12pm.

This café will be hosted on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 12pm-2pm.

Coffee morning in our GP practice at Bow Medical practice in Bow 10.30 – 11.30am.

Join us for a very special bake sale in aid if the Bodie Hodges Foundation at Volpo Lounge, Fosse Park for our #BetterTogether grief cafe from 10:30am – 12 noon.

Pop down to hear about our bereavement services, the work we do and how you can access our support or how your business can get involved with the the work we provide to local families after the death of their child.

The Northern Care Alliance will be supporting Grief Awareness by having an opportunity to sit and talk or support those who are grieving or know someone who is grieving to encourage them how to reach out at this time of year.

The stands will be supported by both the bereavement nurses and the palliative care teams between 11 am and 2 pm.

North Bristol NHS Trust are running a grief awareness stand in the main hospital atrium, Brunel building on Thursday 7th December 11am – 3pm.

Please join us for our #BetterTogether Cafe event from 11.00-13.00.

Bereavement Support Café from 11am – 1pm. The aim of the morning is to bring communities together by supporting individuals who have experienced the loss of someone close to them, recently or in the past, it does not matter how long ago. Members of the Bereavement and Family Support Team will be present to welcome you and are able to offer support and guidance if needed.

For more information:

• Enquiries 01768 245985
• Fundraising 01768 210719

Drop in Bereavement Café from 11:00 – 13:00. Everyone welcome and refreshments are provided;  No registration required, just turn up.

Facilitated by:

• Muslim Bereavement Support Service
• Cruse Bereavement Support
• Newham London Council
• Young Lives vs Cancer

St. Elizabeth Hospice are very pleased to share that the hospice’s LivingGrief team will be hosting a free lunchtime webinar.

Better Together Café from 1.30-3.30pm; with Christmas Carols sung by St John’s School Choir at 2.15pm.
Tea, coffee, cakes and what’s on in your area and support from:

• Salford Community Libraries staff,
• Salford Community Leisure Active Lifestyles
• Salford Health improvement Team
• Inspiring Communities Together
• Answer Cancer
• Rev Vera Tyldesley from St John’s Church
• PCSO Nishan Singh and more.

We are holding an event an event on the 7th of December from 13:00 – 14:30, for people to come in and have a chat and a cuppa and also to place a memory tag on our tree.

This café will be hosted on Thursday 7th December 2023 from 2pm-4pm.

Please register here to join our webinar.

Thank you to Lytham Windmill for lighting orange in support of our campaign.

Thank you to Cardiff Castle for lighting orange to support our campaign and those bereaved in Wales.

Later today our most iconic buildings will light up orange as we mark the start of #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek (2-8 December). Led by The Good Grief Trust, it aims to raise awareness about the impact of grief and create a unified voice for all bereavement support services across the UK.

Grief is a natural response to loss and should be met with understanding and support. This year’s theme of #BetterTogether is about connecting with communities through shared events, sharing their stories and learning how to support one another during difficult times. Find out more at www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
#GriefAwareness #HelpandHope #BetterTogether #ABCLightsUp

Thank you Andover Guildhall for lighting orange in support of our campaign.

Stacey Tudor will be running a #BetterTogether Café morning at the Cotswold Centre, Dursley Road, Shirehampton BS11 9XH on Friday 8th December 10 am – 12 pm.

This café will be hosted on Friday 8th December 2023 from 10am-2pm.

To show our support for National Grief Awareness Week, we are transforming our Talking Elephants bereavement sessions into Better Together Cafes for the whole of December. Everyone is welcome – friends, family and colleagues – for a cup of tea or coffee, festive mince pies and the chance to win a prize hamper on the night. Our Better Together Cafes will take place on the usual Talking Elephants dates, Friday December 8th, 10:30-12:30.

Please join us for our #BetterTogether Cafe event from 11.00-13.00.

Jayne Prior Funeral Directors will be hosting a coffee morning to raise awareness in our local community along with a charity named Hebburn Helps;  from 11am until 2pm.

Coffee afternoon in our GP practice at Mid Devon Medical practice in Witheridge 2:00 pm– 3:00 pm.

Thank you to Penpol School for hosting a Better Together Cafe Event in Hayle, Cornwall on Friday 8th December from 2-3pm. Please call us on 01736 753472 for more info.

The Compassionate Friends Talk from 2.00-3.00pm. Join Pauline Gallagher in discussion about The Compassionate Friends charitable organisation for families that have suffered the death of a child or children.

This café will be hosted on Friday 8th December 2023 from 4pm-6pm.

All welcome for a cuppa, cake and a chat, making connections in your community from 2pm till 4pm.

Thank you to Appledurcombe House for lighting orange on the final day of the campaign; 6pm on the 8th of December to support those grieving across the UK.

Please come and join our Gathering at Appledurcombe House Wroxall on Friday 8th December 2023; we gather from 5.30 onwards in the Main House where there will be a short talk at 5.45 and 2 Minutes Silence at 6pm to Remember our Loved Ones. There will be Hot Drinks and Mince Pies after. The Car Park will be Open from 5.30pm

Our Thanks to James Owen and Neil Lilley Lighting for enabling this event which is in it’s 3rd year. All welcome, we do hope you will be able to join us. For any further information please phone Jenny Girvin-Baker on 07812 103339.

Thank you to the Commodore and The Flag Officers of the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight for lighting the Royal Yacht Squadron orange on the final day of the campaign; 6pm on the 8th of December to support those grieving across the UK.

Thank you to Wainhouse Tower for lighting orange on the final day of the campaign; 6pm on the 8th of December to support those grieving across the UK.

Thank you to Blackpool Tower for lighting orange on the final day of the campaign; 6pm on the 8th of December to support those grieving across the UK.

Thank you toTelford Southwater One Library for lighting orange on the final day of the campaign; 6pm on the 8th of December to support those grieving across the UK.

Brechin Bereavement Cafe is a space to talk about the pain of loss and find mutual support and encouragement when you most need it.  Please join us on 14th December 18.30 – 20.30.

To show our support for National Grief Awareness Week, we are transforming our Talking Elephants bereavement sessions into Better Together Cafes for the whole of December. Everyone is welcome – friends, family and colleagues – for a cup of tea or coffee, festive mince pies and the chance to win a prize hamper on the night. Our Better Together Cafes will take place on the usual Talking Elephants dates, Monday December 18th, 13:30-15:30.