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Advent of Change Christmas 2020 products

Join the giving revolution this Christmas – Winston’s Wish is proud to be part of an innovative product line-up from Advent of Change

9th October 2020 Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is pleased to announce that we are once again part of a unique product line-up for Christmas 2020, alongside 47 other charities. The feel-good festive range has been revealed in partnership with John Lewis by the non-profit social enterprise, Advent of Change, which pioneered the UK’s first advent ...

In memory of dad: Doing a charity skydive for Winston’s Wish

19th August 2020 Fundraising

Poppy is taking on a charity skydive to raise money for Winston’s Wish and in memory of her dad who died four years ago. Poppy has an Instagram account sharing her grief journey called @thegriefcase What fundraising challenge are you taking on? The challenge I have decided to take on is the ...

How to explain an accidental death to a child or young person

21st July 2020 Advice

Deaths caused by an accident can be difficult to understand because they are so sudden and you may not know how or why it has happened. Telling a child or young person that someone has died is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do and can ...

A message from the founder of Winston’s Wish, Julie Stokes OBE

30th March 2020 Blog, News

In 1992, I returned to the UK after a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship with lots of exciting ideas on how we could bring children together, to help them support each other, express their feelings and ultimately rebuild their lives when someone had died. Winston’s ‘wish’ was that every child who ...

Winston’s Wish gives thanks to local family and the community in fond reflection of its bygone Boxing Day Challenge

23rd December 2019 News, Press Releases, Uncategorised

Earlier this year, Winston’s Wish made the difficult decision to withdraw its popular community event, the Boxing Day Challenge, which it ran for ten years at The Cheltenham Racecourse. As Christmas falls upon us, the charity reflects on the event’s rich history, and gives deepest thanks to the Cheltenham family at ...

Winston’s Wish launches UK’s first 24/7 bereavement crisis text service ahead of Christmas

4th December 2019 News, Press Releases

The UK’s first 24/7 crisis text service for bereaved children and young people goes live today. The Winston’s Wish Crisis Messenger text service is a free, confidential, anonymous text line available for children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis following the death of someone close, and who find themselves ...

Lost for Words book for bereaved children

New book to help young people through grief

18th November 2019 Advice, Blog

A new free e-book has been released for Children’s Grief Awareness Week, featuring a collection of personal insights and advice for bereaved children by bereaved children, including those who have been supported by Winston’s Wish. Lost for Words: Advice for Children About How to Deal with Grief was conceived and edited ...

Raising awareness of the thousands of children bereaved by suicide

10th September 2019 Blog, News

Childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, pledges to raise awareness of the thousands of children who are bereaved by suicide each year, through the release of a short film entitled #HopeAfterSuicide. The film, has been directed and produced by filmmaker Phil Beastall – the man behind the £50 ‘Love is a Gift’ ...

“I want to open up the difficult conversation around grief and death”

14th August 2019 Advice, Blog

We're delighted to announce award-winning author, podcaster, husband and father Mark Lemon as our newest Winston's Wish Ambassador. Mark has first-hand experience of the devastation of losing a parent at a young age and is determined to help us offer support and hope to other grieving children. Throughout my life, the ...

Sarah’s story: “There’s always something missing that should be there”

12th August 2019 Advice, Blog

Sarah Turner, aka The Unmumsy Mum, was a teenager when her mum died of cancer. This is an extract of her conversation with Mark Lemon on his podcast Grief is my Superpower about the death of her mum and how it has shaped her outlook on life. You can listen to ...

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