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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 ...

Christmas Appeal – The Hepburn Family

14th November 2024 Blog, Stories

Winston’s Wish service user and supporter, Lisa, shares how we supported her children, Olivia, Tilly and Ellis after their dad died in 2016. “When Christmas came that first year without him, our walls started to crumble, the bubble burst and none of us wanted to even mention the word “Christmas.” ...

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 ...

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Free Webinar with Kate Jones

23rd October 2024 Blog, News

WEBINAR FULL If you would like to keep up to date with more webinars like this, please email your contact details to communications@winstonswish.org. Acclaimed Teacher, Author, and TES writer Kate Jones is teaming up with Winston's Wish to deliver an exclusive webinar exploring how to support bereaved pupils in the classroom. When: Wednesday 13th ...

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Halloween half term tips from WAY

21st October 2024 Advice, Blog

Supporting bereaved children during half-term and Halloween can be challenging, especially when the nights are closing in and talking about ghosts and other spooky themes may trigger emotions linked to loss. Here are some helpful tips from our friends at WAY Widowed and Young to help navigate the upcoming school ...

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, ...

Coping with bereavement by suicide: Thoughts from WAY members

20th September 2024 Advice, Blog

To mark Suicide Awareness Month, members of the charity WAY Widowed and Young share their thoughts on coping with bereavement by suicide and how to look after themselves and their children. Diane's Story "For me, the suddenness was also really difficult to deal with – one minute Graham was there and the ...

Greeting Card Association Consults Charity Youth Ambassadors

20th August 2024 Blog, News, Press Releases

The Greeting Card Association has joined forces with Winston’s Wish to create a new set of principles to be rolled out throughout the greeting card industry to remember grieving young people in sympathy card spaces. Moonpig recently hosted a special workshop at their headquarters with industry professionals and members of the ...

Back to school tips for bereaved children: Practical advice from WAY members

14th August 2024 Advice, Blog

Navigating the back-to-school routine can be daunting when your child has suffered from a significant bereavement. To help, our friends at WAY Widowed and Young have shared some helpful tips from their members - offering advice from widowed parents to make the school year a little less stressful for bereaved children ...

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