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How 11-year-old Isla raised £1,000 for Winston’s Wish in memory of her mum

23rd April 2021 Fundraising, Stories

Budding entrepreneur, 11-year-old Isla has raised £1,000 for childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish by designing and selling pin badges featuring the different emotions bereaved children might feel. Isla’s mum died from cancer in October 2020 and she wanted to do something to help other children grieving for a parent. Isla ...

Hattie’s story: Losing my mum during coronavirus lockdown

7th January 2021 Stories

Hattie’s mum died suddenly during the height of the coronavirus lockdown in May 2020, when Hattie was just 17 years old. Following her mum’s death, Hattie reached out to Winston’s Wish for support. She wanted to share her story and her experience of grief to help Winston’s Wish be there for ...

Kristin Scott Thomas - Winston's Wish BBC Lifeline Appeal

Kristin Scott Thomas presents BBC Lifeline Appeal on behalf of childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish

18th December 2020 Press Releases

Winston’s Wish will be featuring on BBC One this Sunday, 20th December, as it takes the spotlight in the BBC Lifeline Appeal. The appeal, fronted by Dame Kristin Scott Thomas DBE, features three families who all share their experiences following the death of a parent and shines a light on ...

Parent using tablet device with child with SEND.

How to tell a child with special educational needs and disabilities that someone has died

29th October 2020 Advice

Telling a child or young person that someone close to them has died is one of the most difficult things you will ever have to do. It’s natural to want to protect them from any pain and when your child has special educational needs or disabilities you may wonder whether ...

Winston’s Wish wins five-star Teach Primary Award for SEND specialist bereavement book We All Grieve

15th October 2020 Press Releases

We All Grieve, our specialist publication on supporting bereaved children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities, is a five-star winner in the SEND category of the Teach Primary Awards. “Given the current global pandemic this book is not only thoughtful, accessible and well set out but also very ...

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 ...

Preparing children for the death of a parent

How to prepare children for the death of a parent

29th September 2020 Advice

Preparing children for the death of a parent is an incredibly difficult thing to do. Whether this is from a long-term illness, like cancer or MS, or a more sudden circumstance, such as an accident or stroke, this is a heartbreakingly sad situation for the whole family. There is no right ...

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 ...

Are my children too young to know about a death

Are my children too young to know how their parent or sibling died?

30th July 2020 Advice

It is a natural instinct to want to shield children from further pain when someone important has died and you may feel that your children are too young to be told how they died, especially if the death was sudden or violent, for example through suicide or homicide. However, from experience ...

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 ...

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