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Boxing Day Challenge

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

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

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’ ...

Being Mum and Dad on Father’s Day

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

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 ...
Young girl hugging parent

How to approach the New Year after a bereavement

So, you’ve manage to make it through Christmas. Well done! There’s every chance that there’ve been times that were good or dare I say even fun, but with every likelihood also times tinged with sadness when the loss of your loved one was so obvious and evident. Now, as you ...

Beyond Today: ‘When my brother died, I lost a part of myself’

My name’s Georgia Coan. I’m a producer on BBC Radio 4’s podcast ‘Beyond Today’. Recently I made the decision to openly discuss my experience with grief for a podcast episode with our presenter, Matthew Price. In 2013, at the age of 19, I lost my younger brother Elliot due to complications in ...
Explaining homicide to children

How school teachers can help bereaved children

The following blog post has been written by Robert Kruze, a Primary School teacher in the North West and a volunteer at Winston's Wish. He explores the ways in which teachers can provide bereavement in schools for grieving children.  The daily life of a classroom teacher can be extremely manic but ...
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