National Grief Awareness Week

How to get involved in National Grief Awareness Week 2025

NGAW25 CAMPAIGN PACKS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW - TO INCLUDE
"Growing with grief" seeds, year planners, wooden plant markers

NGAW25 campaign t shirts – available now!

Please order via shop here: https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/good-grief-shop/

This year our theme is "Growing with Grief"

Losing a loved one feels like an ending in so many ways, but in time, it can also become the ground from which something new begins. After that loss, we can't go back to who we were, but instead, we can grow into someone new shaped by love, memories, and resilience. This growth doesn’t erase the pain, but it allows HOPE to return. We may even become more present, more compassionate, more aware of what truly matters in life.

Plant seeds in memory of someone you love
Share your photos on social media
Don’t forget to tag us in!
Enter our 2026 Photography Competition
Organise Walk and Talk events in your local community.

Please wear our t shirts during the campaign & on your Walk and Talk events.
Order via our shop here: https://www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/good-grief-shop/

Send details of your events for our NGAW25 online calendar - IMAGE/DATE/TIME/LINKS [email protected]

Every year on the final day of the campaign (8th December) we light the country orange to remember those who have died and support those bereaved across the UK.

Please join us and arrange for local landmark buildings to light up orange or simply light a candle at 6pm, on the 8th of December.

Download our campaign posters and logos here.

National Grief Awareness Week 2025 Press Release

Get in touch with any queries: [email protected]

Campaign Posters

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Previous campaign posters

Check in on your neighbours
Stop for a chat
Put the kettle on
Go for a walk and talk

Distance shouldn’t mean we can’t share our grief

This year during the Covid19 pandemic, we know that those grieving at home, have endured a myriad of restrictions and limitations that have profoundly affected their grief. The bereaved have not been able to reach out to family and friends for a much-needed hug and human connection has been incredibly difficult. This has caused a great deal of trauma and distress. However, distance should not prevent us from reaching out to others and sharing our grief wherever and whenever we can. Download our campaign posters and logos here.
Your story could become someone’s hope

We know that many have not been able to share their stories of grief this year. The bereaved have often felt alone and isolated during the Covid19 crisis. Sharing our stories can help those grieving to know that the person who has died will be remembered and can help the bereaved to process their grief. Sharing stories will help others to understand the impact of grief and loss and will enable conversations to take place, to open up to emotions and feelings that are often difficult to express. Download our campaign posters and logos here.

Just because I’m smiling doesn’t mean I’m not grieving

The bereaved often have to hide their grief from others. Sometimes it is from their friends and family as they do not want to burden them. Sometimes it is from their colleagues at work. Please look out for them, check they are okay, in the early days and ongoing. They may look alright, they may be going to work, but deep inside they could be struggling and just need your support and understanding
Download our campaign posters and logos here.
Say their name, I’m thinking about them anyway

We are often afraid to mention the person's name who has died. We think we will upset our friend or family member, but it is generally the opposite. By saying their name, remembering them and talking about them, you are helping to share your love and affection for that person. This is very important and will help those grieving to know that you will help to keep their memory alive.
Download our campaign posters and logos here.
There’s no one face of grief

Grief does not discriminate. We will all be affected by a bereavement. Children, young people, the older generation, all faiths, all religions, all cultures, all sectors of our community will grieve. We need to help all minority groups who are often stigmatised to #OpenUpToGrief and help to support anyone, anywhere who needs help.
Download our campaign posters and logos here.
There’s no set time for grieving

There is a myth that you 'get over' grief. That you 'move on'. You don't. You move forward with your grief, but you may be affected by a bereavement throughout your whole life. Often after the funeral, people leave and things go 'back to normal'. This is the time when the bereaved most need support, when they feel alone and isolated. We need to understand that there are triggers that may come from nowhere that will affect them in the weeks, months and years after the death.
Download our campaign posters and logos here.

Featured Organisations

Ripples of compassion

Ripples of Compassion was set up in memory of Ripely Olive Corless who died after a 9 month battle with acute myeloid leukaemia at the age of 2 in October 2017....
Little Things

Little Things & Co is a baby bereavement charity. They provide emotional and practical support to those affected by the loss of a baby, regardless of gestation, circumstance or time ago....
Dragonflies

Dragonflies offer families, children and young people a safe space to share their feelings and experiences of bereavement, and provides creative and therapeutic activities alongside group discussion. For children aged 5-18...
Compton care

Compton Care supports people living with complex and incurable conditions both in our inpatient unit and in the community. Our Bereavement team supports family members and loved ones of Compton patients...