October 2021
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October 2021
Four WAY members took on the ultimate challenge to raise an incredible amount of money for WAY earlier this month by und... Read more
World Mental Health Day: Advice from one of WAY's Ambassadors
October 2021
WAY Ambassador Norman Smart shares his advice to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October... Today is World Mental He... Read more
Marathon efforts for WAY this weekend
September 2021
We are thrilled that four WAY members are taking part in the Virtual London Marathon this weekend. Our four fantastic ru... Read more
WAY's Lockdown Legends revealed
September 2021
In recognition of all the incredible work that our members and volunteers have been doing since the beginning of the pan... Read more
WAY Ambassador Maria writes about what Pride means to her
September 2021
With Birmingham Pride coming up this weekend, WAY Ambassador Maria Margetts writes about what Pride means to her… Pride... Read more
On World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY Ambassador Diane shares her story
September 2021
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, we wanted to share the story of WAY Ambassador Diane Stuart, who lost her partner ... Read more
Three years after Supreme Court Ruling: Time for fair treatment for all grieving families
August 2021
"Weaselling out of giving bereaved families their fair due is not a good look. It's time to do the right thing and level... Read more
New fundraising challenge: WAYmoreSTEPS
August 2021
A September Step Challenge for WAY members, their families, friends and supporters. September can be another challengin... Read more
WAY members share how dogs have helped through their grief
August 2021
Today is International Dog Day and we are taking the opportunity to share the heartwarming stories of WAY Widowed and Yo... Read more
WAY members share their friendship stories
July 2021
On International Friendship Day, we wanted to share with you some stories of the friendship that have helped WAY Widowed... Read more
WAY receives £10k donation after Sandwell Council nomination
July 2021
Sandwell Council in the Midlands has nominated WAY Widowed and Young to receive this year’s donation from the Institute ... Read more
WAY appoints two new Ambassadors
July 2021
WAY is pleased to have appointed two new Ambassadors, who will play a vital role in helping to raise the profile of our ... Read more
Campaign news: Government to extend bereavement payments to cohabiting couples
July 2021
An announcement from WAY Ambassador Georgia Elms in response to the Government’s draft legislation that will extend bere... Read more
July 2021
We are delighted to announce the appointment of WAY’s new Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Patrick. Stephanie is curre... Read more
Trustee Jo-Sedley Burke named as new WAY Chair
July 2021
We are delighted to announce that Trustee Jo Sedley-Burke has been named the new Chair of WAY Widowed and Young. Jo joi... Read more
Marking International Widows' Day
June 2021
23 June is International Widows’ Day, which is a UN awareness day set up to highlight the plight of widows around the wo... Read more
June 2021
Father's Day is an incredibly difficult date for many WAY members - for so many different reasons. Whether they are pare... Read more
June 2021
This June, we are marking Pride Month by sharing the stories of WAY Widowed and Young members who are also members of th... Read more
Celebrating Volunteers' Week: members' stories
June 2021
To celebrate Volunteers' Week, we shared the stories of some of our inspirational WAY volunteers and WAY members who wer... Read more
June 2021
1-7 June is Volunteer's Week and we wanted to give a huge shout out to all our fantastic WAY volunteers! WAY has a volu... Read more
May 2021
Congratulations to these inspirational WAY Widowed & Young members, who walked 100km on an epic London2Brighton chal... Read more
Join WAY's Big Picnic at Home this weekend
May 2021
Over the weekend of the 15th-16th May, WAY will be hosting our annual Big Picnic Event. WAY are inviting our members,... Read more
How cats are helping WAY members through their grief
April 2021
For National Pet Day (on 11 April), WAY member Stephen talks about how a cat called Jelly has helped him to get through ... Read more
WAY's Chief Executive leaving to take up new role
March 2021
We are very sad to announce that WAY’s Chief Executive Rebecca Cooper will be leaving our charity in May to take up a ne... Read more
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