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Marking International Men's Day

November 2019

Tuesday, 19 November is #InternationalMensDay. From 7-9pm we will be taking over footballing legend Neville Southall's... read more

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Wise words on World Kindness Day

November 2019

This World Kindness Day, we wanted to share with you some wise words from one of our members, Corrina, about the small a... read more

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Trustees' Week: Celebrating WAY's Trustees

November 2019

To celebrate Trustees' Week, we would like to say an enormous thank you to WAY's fantastic trustees who dedicate so much... read more

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WAYers in Center Parcs

October 2019

More than 120 widows and widowers gathered at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest last weekend along with their children – b... read more

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WAY members in Christmas issue of Good Housekeeping

October 2019

WAY members Gaynor and Rupert are featured in the Christmas issue of Good Housekeeping - talking about how their love ha... read more

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WAY members in Christmas issue of Woman & Home

October 2019

WAY members Jannine and Mark are interviewed in the Christmas issue of Woman and Home magazine about their heartwarming ... read more

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MP committee critical of support for bereaved families

October 2019

The Work & Pensions Select Committee has published a compelling report calling on the Government to extend bereaveme... read more

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Decanter to donate £20k to WAY

October 2019

We are thrilled to announce that staff at Decanter, the world’s leading wine media brand, have voted to support the char... read more

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WAYers together in the Lake District

October 2019

A group of 40-plus WAYfarers recently spent a few days walking in the Lake District  with other people who understand wh... read more

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WAY awarded National Lottery funding

October 2019

Volunteers are at the very heart of WAY Widowed and Young’s peer-to-peer support network – helping us to support more th... read more

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WAY appoints National Volunteer Manager

October 2019

We are thrilled to announce that WAY Widowed and Young is appointing Scottish WAY member Veronica Currie as our new Nati... read more

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Food and grief: tips for healthy eating

September 2019

To mark British Food Fortnight, we invited WAY member and nutritionist Sabine Horner to share some tips about how to eat... read more

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Back to school tips from WAY members

September 2019

In a week that sees children going back to school across the UK, we asked WAY members to share some of their tips to hel... read more

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Getting away with WAY

September 2019

Holidays can be such a difficult time when you've been widowed. This summer one of our members, Alison, took the plunge ... read more

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One year after Supreme Court ruling: cohabiting couples still in limbo

August 2019

On 30 August 2018, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in favour of WAY member Siobhan McLaughlin from Northern I... read more

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WAY's Summer Photo Competition

August 2019

We're delighted to announce the winners of WAY’s Summer Photo competition, based on the theme of Summer Reflections. We... read more

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WAY adventure in Scotland

August 2019

More than 60 WAY members and children have just enjoyed a summer break at Comrie Croft in Scotland with other people who... read more

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WAY walkers strike gold

July 2019

Congratulations to the Walk this WAY team who between them walked nearly 700km on Saturday over the Chiltern Hills – and... read more

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Walk this WAY

July 2019

WAY member Pardeep tells us why she is walking 50km this weekend with a group of 14 fellow young widows and widowers to ... read more

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Storming success in the Dragon Boat Race

July 2019

We are delighted that two boats full of WAY members dressed up as swans raised more than £20,000 for our charity on Sund... read more

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Two WAY teams take on Dragon Boat Race

July 2019

Last summer, 15 WAY members dressed up as jellyfish and rowed down the River Thames - raising more than £11,000 for WAY ... read more

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Surrey school shows support for WAY

July 2019

WAY Widowed and Young is absolutely thrilled that Year 9 students from Gordon’s School in Surrey were on the winning tea... read more

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Ten lessons on life after loss

July 2019

WAY member Lizzie wanted us to share some lessons she has learned in the five years since she was widowed:   "I am now... read more

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Member becomes Smurf for a day for WAY

July 2019

Derby WAY member Phil White braved the warmest day of the year last weekend with his eldest son and best friend to walk ... read more

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WAY receives £8,000 donation from Mortlake Crematorium

July 2019

WAY was delighted to take part in the Full Circle Festival at Mortlake Crematorium this weekend alongside other bereavem... read more

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