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Big Picnic Weekend 2022

May 2022

What a weekend! From Scotland to South Wales and from Sussex to the Serpentine, more than 400 members and supporters across the UK helped to raise awareness on WAY’s Big Picnic weekend at more than 30 picnic locations across the UK. read more

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Mandy Burrows Awards Nominees 2022

May 2022

Congratulations to all of our wonderful nominees, who have been nominated for their outstanding contribution to WAY in 2022. read more

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Helen Bailey Awards Nominees 2022

May 2022

Congratulations to all of our wonderful nominees, who have been nominated for a blog in 2022. read more

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WAY Community Fun Day

May 2022

Running alongside our Big Picnic weekend, we were excited to be hosting a WAY Community Fun Day in Birmingham on Saturday, 21 May as part of WAY's 25th anniversary celebrations. read more

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Richard’s story: Photographing grief

May 2022

When Richard Cranefield’s wife died in August 2021, he was part way through a two-year Master’s Degree in Photography. He decided to document grief by turning his lens on other people who had been widowed at a young age. read more

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Orla's Story

May 2022

We recently caught up with Orla about how yoga transformed her life since her husband Andy died three and a half years ago – and how she is now helping other WAY members through their grief. read more

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WAY members take the plunge in Wales

May 2022

A group of WAY Widowed and Young members headed to the gorgeous Pembrokeshire Coast recently for an action-packed week... read more

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Cycling challenge 350km to raise funds for WAY

April 2022

A group of friends from Frome cycled 350 gruelling kilometres from Cornwall to Somerset – climbing more than 4,000 metre... read more

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Orlanda's story: Widowed, pregnant & challenging injustices

April 2022

WAY Widowed and Young Ambassador Orlanda Bryars highlights the injustices facing pregnant women who weren’t married at t... read more

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Chris’s story: Getting back on his bike for WAY

April 2022

After surviving a horrific accident that killed his 30-year-old wife Elaine in September 2011, WAY volunteer Chris Dunne... read more

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Mother's Day: A widowed dad's story

March 2022

Sunny’s story Ahead of Mother’s Day, West Midlands WAY member Sunny, 46, shares the story of how he’s coped being both ... read more

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Mother's Day: Tips from widowed parents

March 2022

Ahead of Mother's Day, WAY members with children give some tips to fellow widowed parents about how to cope with a diffi... read more

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National Day of Reflection: WAY members' stories

March 2022

On this National Day of Reflection, we are sharing some of our members' heartbreaking stories to remember those who have... read more

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Tips for a good night's sleep on World Sleep Day

March 2022

Ruth Lin has been a member of WAY for seven years. When she was first widowed, she only got about four hours' sleep a ni... read more

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South Essex Crematorium raises £15,000 for WAY

March 2022

We would like to say a huge thank you to South Essex Crematorium for their generous donation of £15,000 to WAY Widowed a... read more

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WAY launches brand refresh as part of 25th anniversary celebrations

February 2022

As part of this weekend’s 25th anniversary celebrations in Cardiff, we were delighted to launch a brand refresh for WAY ... read more

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WAY celebrates our 25th anniversary

February 2022

This weekend, the charity WAY Widowed and Young celebrated 25 years of support for young widowed people across England, ... read more

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WAY members on BBC One's Morning Live

February 2022

"It's been quite important to me to find a support network of people who have an inkling about how you feel and what you... read more

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WAY members head for adventure weekend

February 2022

WAY member Pete from Portsmouth, who was widowed in August 2021, headed for a weekend of adventure earlier this month at... read more

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Safer Internet Day: Staying safe online

February 2022

To mark Safer Internet Day, WAY Trustee Louise Dodds shares some tips on how to stay safe online... I was widowed in 20... read more

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Challenging 'happily ever after' narratives this Valentine's Day

February 2022

This Valentine’s Day, WAY Widowed and Young members want to challenge the external perceptions of the ‘happily ever afte... read more

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Marking World Cancer Day

February 2022

February 4 is World Cancer Day. To mark this day, we asked WAY members to share photographs of the loved ones they have ... read more

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WAY members share their tips on coping with Christmas

December 2021

Christmas is a tough time of year when you're grieving and one of our members, Jane, decided to set up a Christmas subgr... read more

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Tips on staying safe this Christmas

December 2021

WAY Trustee Louise Dodds shares some tips on how to avoid falling victim to fraudsters this festive season. The consume... read more

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Supporting National Grief Awareness week

December 2021

WAY Widowed and Young is pleased to support National Grief Awareness Week, set up by WAY member Linda Magistris. Runnin... read more

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