Good luck to our Listening Tree in the competition at Leaside Church in Ware High Street. Pop down to support the design by our brilliant Samaritans volunteer Lorraine this evening or tomorrow. It's opposite TSB.

#NGAW21 #Spreadsomewarmth

Conversations start in communities. We’ve launched a community grants programme, supported by Dignity Funerals for community-led arts & culture projects that approach the subject of dying in an innovative & creative way. More info: loom.ly/bsufZZQ

On the final day of #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek, WAY Widowed and Young Ambassador Maria Margetts (pictured right), WAY's Colette Scarbrough-Jelfs (left) & Stephanie Patrick met with WAYers at the Birmingham Christmas Market to #spreadsomewarmth 💙🧡 #NGAW21 #peersupport

#shareyourstory #dyingmatters #hospicecare

“To be honest, I don’t think it has sunk in yet because it happened so quickly.” This powerful article from The Guardian has given some of the many grieving families the space to pay tribute to their loved ones and tell their story: loom.ly/dR57iuE

"As the winter draws in, it was so nice to get out and about with new and old 2 and 4 legged friends. WAY helped me blow the cobwebs off both mind and body as the difficult Christmas season creeps up on us.” 🐶 #peersupport #friendship #walk #Sussex #widowedyoung #TilgatePark

#dyingmatters

💬 Talking helps - for yourself, and others in a similar situation. That's what the Dying Matters community is all about. Join over 14,500 others and help us break the taboo around death. loom.ly/WHIlCXg

.@HospiceUK estimates that nearly 67,000 people have died at home without the right care in place since the start of the pandemic – that’s tens of thousands who fear that the death of their loved one wasn’t as comfortable as possible. loom.ly/8XTzmYg #DeathsAtHome

It’s both healthy and normal to talk about grief. So why don’t we do it? 🤷‍♂️ Dying Matters is the campaign trying to change that and we want to make spaces where people can talk. Join #DyingMatters today and help us break down the taboo around deathL loom.ly/WHIlCXg

“I’ve noticed that I have started incorporating traditions we had at home into my home & that way, Mum’s memory will continue to live on.” 💙 Claire’s mum died in November 2019. “It was unexpected, unpredicted & so sudden that the shock still follows me around," she says 1/2

Each person’s bereavement is unique to them, but there are certain emotions that a lot of people experience when they are grieving. Everyone’s circumstances are different. Make sure to take care of yourself and don't be afraid to get support: loom.ly/ej_guQg

"The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours." Today, we along with our parent charity Hospice UK are marking #InternationalWomensDay, and celebrating the work of people like Elisabeth Kübler-Ross #IWD2022 #BreakTheBias #DyingMatters #Grief

"Can you think of any woman... who founded not only a hospice but a branch of medicine around the world?" Dr Mary Baines was there at the start of the #hospice movement, working with Dame Cicely Saunders. Her story: loom.ly/2n4pYi4 #IWD2022 #InternationalWomensDay

Each person’s bereavement is unique to them, but there are certain emotions that a lot of people experience when they are grieving. Everyone’s circumstances are different. Don't be afraid to get support: loom.ly/ej_guQg

"There's an expectation that you're the 'strong' one in the relationship, the person that needs to be there." Melanie Scott is giving a voice to bereaved fathers and non-birthing partners. "Don't feel that everything is on you, you've got to grieve too." loom.ly/eQ1ph-c

Grief can be tough. And it isn't always easy to know where to turn or who to speak to. But don't forget that there is support out there if you need it. You are not alone. Find out more about bereavement support here: loom.ly/bSPiXhY

Did you know we have a podcast series? Grab a cuppa & explore 16 episodes discussing everything from the importance of music at the end of life to racism in palliative care, with guests including Kathryn Mannix, actor Greg Wise & Dr Rachel Clarke. 🎧: loom.ly/4nXVlJk

VAN MORRISON + SQUEEZE + DEL AMITRI - historic concert at the Sandringham Estate, Fri 25th Aug 2023: arep.co/rmjJ32