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Coping with Valentine’s Day as a widowed parent

24th January 2024 Advice

Valentine’s Day can be tough when you’ve been bereaved, particularly when you’ve lost your life partner. We asked our friends at the charity WAY Widowed and Young to share some tips from their members – who’ve all been widowed before their 51st birthday – to suggest ways of coping with this ...

Dive into Charity: How cold water swimming can improve your health and warm hearts

19th January 2024 News

As the temperature drops, the idea of taking a plunge into icy waters might sound a bit intimidating. However, cold water swimming is gaining popularity for its numerous physical and mental health benefits. Beyond personal well-being, it can also be a powerful tool for supporting charitable causes. In this blog, ...

Inner Reflections: Why Winston’s Wish and their mission to support grieving children is critical

4th January 2024 Advice, Inspiration

Author: Rob Harper, Senior Director, Enterprise Sales at PayPal UK It’s never easy to open up and talk about tragedies we have faced—but I’ve learnt since, that it’s okay to be honest; it’s okay to talk about grief and trauma that we have faced. 1982. It’s the year my sister was murdered. ...

Child's hands decorating a Christmas tree

My Christmas as a widowed parent with bereaved children

21st December 2023 Advice

Written by Gary Andrews, Winston's Wish Ambassador My wife, Joy, died just two months before Christmas 2017. It was a sudden death (a result of sepsis) – totally unexpected and as you can imagine we were left totally stunned. She was just 41 and our two children, Lily and Ben were ...

Child's hands putting decorations on a Christmas tree - Winston's Wish

How to cope at Christmas as a widowed parent

22nd November 2023 Advice

Christmas as a widow can be an incredibly challenging time when you’ve lost a loved one, particularly if you’re a parent also supporting grieving children as you navigate your own bereavement. We asked our friends at the charity WAY Widowed and Young – which supports people who’ve been widowed before their ...

Bereavement charities partner to provide full circle support

22nd November 2023 News, Press Releases

This Children’s Grief Awareness Week, we are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership between Winston’s Wish and the national membership organisation WAY Widowed and Young, which supports people across the UK who have been widowed before their 51st birthday. A recent poll of WAY’s members with children – which make up ...

Bill Bailey gig raises £45,856.48 for Winston’s Wish

14th November 2023 Fundraising

From the glitz of the Strictly dancefloor to his many appearances on such shows as Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and QI, Bill Bailey has been delighting audiences across the UK for decades. He also recently delighted audiences at The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse during ...

Christmas grief activities for children and young people

7th November 2023 Advice

Grief can feel too much during the Christmas season. It may be a time when you are surrounded by memories and other people making plans with their loved ones. There are lots of potential triggers which could pop up at any time – Christmas adverts, personalised cards, poignant films and ...

Young boy looking sadly out of the window

Government responds to call for official childhood bereavement data

13th October 2023 News, Press Releases

Earlier this year Winston’s Wish, in partnership with Child Bereavement UK and The Childhood Bereavement Network, lead a petition to government calling for official data to be recorded to uncover the true scale of childhood bereavement in the UK. Amassing over 11,000 signatures of support the petition, along with an open ...

Teenage girl lying down and using a phone - Winston's Wish summer services

Winston’s Wish services open over the summer holidays

1st August 2023 News, Press Releases

UK childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish is reminding bereaved young people that its services will remain open during the summer holidays. At a time of the year when many are making plans and enjoying the summer break, we continue to support grieving young people who may find the break in routine ...

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