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Julie Stokes

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

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 ...
Boxing Day Challenge

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

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 ...
Hope After Suicide

Raising awareness of the thousands of children bereaved by suicide

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’ ...

How can social media impact a bereaved child?

Advice, Blog, News
Social media is so much a part of everybody’s lives today, especially children and young people. When you’re bereaved it can be helpful but it can also raise challenges. It can provide networks of support Social media can provide a support network, whether that’s your family and friends or support groups of ...

Being Mum and Dad on Father’s Day

Advice, Blog, News
Through his Doodle Diary, our new Ambassador Gary Andrews tells us about being Mum and Dad on Father's Day after the unexpected death of his wife Joy, aged just 41, in 2017 left him the sole parent to their two children Lily and Ben, who were just 10 and seven ...
How to prepare a child for the death of a parent by cancer

How to talk to a bereaved child

Advice, Blog, News
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. The following blog post is an extract from our podcast on the importance of conversation. It features Debbie and Gemma in the South West team. You can listen to the podcast below.   For Parents and Carers When somebody dies sometimes people just don’t know ...
Parent sitting on the the bed talking on the phone and looking at laptop. Son sitting behind facing away.

How to answer difficult questions about a bereavement

Advice, Blog, News
Children and young people will often have lots of questions after the death of somebody close to them. Sometimes, those questions are difficult to answer. How do you answer those questions? Emma and Gemma, from our Bereavement Support Team, discuss these situations and how you can answer the difficult questions from ...
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