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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

WAY appoints new Ambassador

March 2021

On this National Day of Reflection, we are pleased to announce the apppointment of a new Ambassador, who will play a vit... Read more

WAY supports National Day of Reflection

March 2021

WAY Widowed and Young supports National Day of Reflection on 23 March 2021 A day to reflect, grieve and remember WAY ... Read more

WAY dad shares his story on Mother's Day

March 2021

Richard’s story To mark Mother’s Day, we wanted to share the story of WAY dad Richard, 33, whose wife Helen died last y... Read more

WAY member in Woman magazine

March 2021

WAY member Susannah's story was featured in Woman magazine this month... Read the full story here... Read more

Recent media coverage of WAY: a statement from our Chief Executive

March 2021

“As Chief Executive of the charity WAY Widowed and Young, I wanted to respond to the recent coverage in several publicat... Read more

Three WAY members in Fabulous magazine

February 2021

Three WAY members - Lewis, Michael and Sam - shared their moving stories with Fabulous magazine in an article about men ... Read more

WAY campaign in the news

February 2021

WAY member Laura Rudd shared her story with the Daily Mirror to highlight that the government are still dragging their h... Read more

Welcome to three new WAY Ambassadors

February 2021

We are delighted to appoint three new Ambassadors, who will play a vital role in helping to raise the profile of our cha... Read more

Safer Internet Day: Tips for staying safe online

February 2021

To mark Safer Internet Day, we wanted to share these tips written by WAY member Alyson to raise awareness about internet... Read more

Tips on coping with Valentine's Day when you've been widowed young

February 2021

Valentine’s Day is tough when you’ve been widowed. So in the run up to 14 February this year, we asked our members to sh... Read more

WAY joins call for Government action on extending bereavement support to co-habiting couples

February 2021

On the anniversary of a landmark judgment from the High Court, WAY Widowed and Young is joining the Childhood Bereavemen... Read more

A partner's view for World Cancer Day

February 2021

To mark World Cancer Day, we would like to share this blog post from Red Kites and Beaches written by WAY memb... Read more

Marking World Cancer Day

February 2021

February 4 is World Cancer Day. To mark this day, we asked WAY Widowed and Young's members to share photographs of the l... Read more

WAY receives £10,000 donation from Hereford Crematorium

January 2021

We would like to say a huge thank you to Hereford Crematorium for their generous donation of £10,000 to WAY Widowed and ... Read more

Fab Five take on 1,000 mile challenge

January 2021

Five fabulous WAY members have decided to give back to the charity that has helped them along in their bereavement journ... Read more

Masterserve Foundation donates £2k to WAY

January 2021

We are delighted to have received a donation of more than £2,000 from the Masterserve Foundation, which is made up of th... Read more

Finding Alice: A review of the new ITV drama about widowed life

January 2021

WAY member Michelle Jacobs applauds the fact that ITV is bringing the issue of young widowhood into the open in her revi... Read more

Finding Alice: some words on widowhood from one of our members

January 2021

This Sunday, a drama about sudden, young partner grief started on ITV1, Finding Alice. In anticipation of the series, on... Read more

WAY receives £10,000 donation from Peterborough Crematorium

December 2020

We would like to say a huge thank you to Peterborough Crematorium for their generous donation of £10,000 to WAY Widowed ... Read more

WAY member in Closer magazine

December 2020

WAY member Jo, who was widowed to Covid this year, shares her Christmas story with Closer magazine... Read more

WAY member talks about Christmas in Bella magazine

December 2020

"This Christmas is going to be different for everyone. But it can't be cancelled. We'll be celebrating in Charlie's hono... Read more

WAY featured in Glamour magazine

December 2020

WAY “is a little bit of magic in a world that can often feel so alien as a young widow.” WAY members share their stories... Read more

National Grief Awareness Week: Sharing our Stories

December 2020

WAY Widowed and Young was pleased to support the second annual National Grief Awareness Week 2020 (NGAW), which ran from... Read more