Pandemic deepens isolation for bereaved families
November 2020
90% widowed parents say that feelings of loneliness or isolation have been more of a problem for them during the pande... Read more
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WAY members in Radio 2 Grief Conversations
October 2020
"You have to take one day at a time, one moment at a time...." WAY members Corrina and Leon take part in B... Read more
WAY joins call for new Bereavement Standard
October 2020
WAY Widowed and Young is joining together with charities such as Cruse Bereavement Care, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and At ... Read more
October 2020
For World Mental Health Day, WAY members poured out some fantastic advice to help others with the night’s drawing in and... Read more
Welcome to WAY's new Ambassadors
September 2020
We are delighted to appoint seven new Ambassadors who will play a vital role in helping to raise the profile of our char... Read more
Marking World Suicide Prevention Day
September 2020
10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day. It’s a day to talk about suicide, to work to reduce rates globally, to ack... Read more
August 2020
Following on from the success of our Virtual Big Picnic Weekend in May, our Membership Services Manager Colette Scarbrou... Read more
Creature comforts - International Dog Day
August 2020
On International Dog Day we share stories from WAY members about how their beloved dogs have provided comfort in their g... Read more
Widowed photographer raises funds for WAY
July 2020
A photographer from Tunbridge Wells who lost her husband suddenly five years ago has been using lockdown as a way of rai... Read more
Birthday boy raises funds for WAY
July 2020
When Judith Burr’s husband Andy died last September, his best friend Steve Cavell was devastated. The pair were more lik... Read more
WAY receives funds through Government's Coronavirus Community Support Fund
July 2020
We are delighted to announce that WAY Widowed and Young has been awarded six months of funding from the UK Government’s ... Read more
Congratulations to WAY's skydivers
July 2020
When WAY member Laurent Lucas shared on Facebook that he was scared of heights, he never imagined that nine months later... Read more
WAY receives £10k donation from Hither Green Crematorium
July 2020
WAY has received a generation donation of £10,000 from Hither Green Crematorium. WAY’s Chief Executive Rebecca Cooper s... Read more
Marking International Widows' Day
June 2020
Today is International Widows' Day - a day that was set up by the UN ten years ago to recognise the plight of widows aro... Read more
Reflections on Father's Day from widowed parents
June 2020
Father's Day can be challenging for WAY members for many different reasons, whether they're strugglling with raising chi... Read more
Reflections on Father's Day from WAY members without children
June 2020
Father's Day can be a challenging time for WAY members for so many different reasons. Today, we share three incredibly m... Read more
Men's Health Week: Tips on men and grief
June 2020
To mark Men’s Health Week, WAY member Seth Williams encourages widowed men to reach out for support and to talk with oth... Read more
WAY wins £1,000 Movement for Good award
June 2020
We’re delighted to announce that WAY Widowed and Young has won a £1,000 Movement for Good award, thanks to nominations f... Read more
June 2020
Celebrating WAY Volunteers: Lizzie’s story To celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2020, we are talking to different WAY voluntee... Read more
Celebrating WAY volunteers this Volunteers' Week
June 2020
Celebrating WAY volunteers on Volunteers' Week 2020 Read more
May 2020
Every year, WAY holds our Big Picnic weekend in the middle of May. It’s a chance for people who have been widowed young ... Read more
May 2020
Help us to win £1,000! Ecclesiastical is giving 500 charities £1,000. To nominate us for one of these awards. Read more
WAY members tell BBC about virtual pub quiz
May 2020
WAY members talked to BBC News this week about how WAY's virtual pub quiz on Friday nights is helping other young widowe... Read more
Tips on coping with lockdown isolation from WAY members
April 2020
Grieving and isolation are not always the best of bed fellows. We asked WAY members for their reflections on what has he... Read more
Tips on coping with Coronavirus lockdown from WAY members
April 2020
We asked WAY members to share their advice on getting through the current Coronavirus crisis. Here are some of their tip... Read more
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