About WAY
Join us!
You don't have to face widowhood alone – join over 0 other young widowed people across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales who ‘get it’.
If you've lost your partner before your 51st birthday and live in the UK – married or not, with or without children, inclusive of sexual orientation, gender, race and religion – you are welcome to join us.
Joining up to WAY takes just minutes and costs just £30 per year.
Membership FAQs
Time to renew?
If your annual WAY membership is up for renewal all you need to do is log in to your member account on the website, and renewing your membership is quick and easy via our online payment system.
To continue attending local events and holidays, receiving WAY magazines and email newsletters, and getting access to our members only web community, you need to keep your annual membership up to date.
Financial support for your membership
We are well aware that, as a result of bereavement and its consequences, many people can struggle financially.
The WAY Memorial Fund has been established to support our members who may need help to enjoy the benefits of membership. Currently there are funds available to assist members in both the payment of their annual membership fees and to attend WAY-organised events in the UK.
If you, or a member you know, would like to apply for assistance please apply here.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Age 51 or over?
Our constitution limits us from enabling those aged 51 or over at the time of their bereavement from joining WAY. You are still able to join, and remain a WAY member, past your 51st birthday if you were bereaved before then.
If you are age 51 or over, we can signpost you to WAY Up which is an online community of widowed men and women that is UK wide.
Most WAY Up members are aged 52-65 and they offer each other support and friendship on their forum, as well as holding gatherings and parties that are becoming the stuff of legend.