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Leading child bereavement charities Winston’s Wish and Child Bereavement UK plan merger to multiply hope to grieving children and families

14th May 2025 News, Press Releases

We believe that every bereaved child, young person, parent and family across the UK should be able to access the support they need when they are bereaved of someone important in their life. To enable us to reach more grieving families, we are announcing our plan to merge Child Bereavement UK ...

Winston’s Wish Partner IAG Loyalty Raises More Than £100,000 To Support Bereaved Children

13th May 2025 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is delighted to announce that Corporate Partner IAG Loyalty (IAGL), has raised an incredible £100,000 as part of its two-year partnership with the charity. Two years ago, back in 2023, IAGL voted for Winston’s Wish to be its first ever group charity partner, as it was a cause close ...

Could you take on a walking challenge for Winston’s Wish this National Walking Month?

1st May 2025 Fundraising, News, Press Releases

As May marks National Walking Month, Winston’s Wish is inviting participants to get involved and sign up to a sponsored walk to raise awareness of the charity and its services in the local communities. The charity is calling upon local tenacious trekkers and novice navigators alike to sign up to a ...

Winston’s Wish Partners With Teapot Trust To Boost Bereavement Support For Chronically Ill Children

26th February 2025 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is delighted to be partnering with Teapot Trust, a mental health charity that provides support and improves the lives of children living with chronic health conditions through art therapy. Together, the charities will signpost children and young people to one another’s services and provide mutual training for staff ...

Winston’s Wish Partners Up With Olive Academies To Empower Bereaved Pupils To Reach Their Full Potential

22nd November 2024 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish has officially partnered with Olive Academies, a pioneering multi-academy trust, specialising in alternative learning provision supporting 7-16-year-olds who are unable to attend mainstream schools to reach their full potential. After identifying that 19% of academy students have experienced bereavement, with a significant proportion bereaved by acts of domestic violence, ...

Winston’s Wish Announces New Partnership With National Cancer Charity Maggie’s

21st November 2024 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish is delighted to announce its new partnership with cancer care charity Maggie’s. These two national charities are pleased to join hands to help ensure that children and young people receive true wraparound support when someone in the family or friend circle is living with advanced cancer.  Maggie’s has 24 ...

MPs urged to join new proposed Parliamentary Group for Childhood Bereavement

19th November 2024 Blog, News, Press Releases

A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Childhood Bereavement has been proposed with the aim of raising awareness of the impact of bereavement on children and young people and encourage debate between children, young people, families, and professionals to develop policy solutions. MPs are now being encouraged to join ...

Finding support after being bereaved by suicide: Caroline’s story

14th November 2024 Blog, Challenge Events, Fundraising, Press Releases, Stories

Caroline received the devastating news that her husband, Steve, had died by suicide after he had been missing for two days. It was a complete shock to Caroline and her family, and there had been nothing to make her believe that this would be the outcome when she initially reported ...

TV Star Alfie Watts Launches Charity Single for Winston’s Wish

7th October 2024 Blog, Fundraising, News, Press Releases, Stories

Television personality and BBC Race Across the World Winner Alfie Watts will release his debut single, Hopeless Wings, on the 31st of October to raise funds for Winston’s Wish. As an ambassador for the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Alfie is keen to be a grief advocate for ...

Winston’s Wish launches SEND Rapid Response training

25th September 2024 Blog, News, Press Releases

Winston’s Wish has launched a new SEND Rapid Response package designed to support educational providers following a bereavement in the school community. We have worked exclusively with Sarah Helton, a SEND Trainer and Consultant who specialises in grief and bereavement, to create this specific package designed with SEND pupils in mind. Sarah, ...

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