News

Carers Rights Day: taking care of yourself

November 2021

Many WAY members have been the main carer for their partner in the latter stages of their life. In this guest blog post,... read more

Marking International Men's Day

November 2021

This International Men's Day, we are sharing thoughts from WAY members about the benefits of talking to other men who un... read more

Marking World Kindness Day

November 2021

WAY is all about peer support and extending kindness to other people who have lost a loved one. To mark World Kindness D... read more

Show your support for WAY

November 2021

For the month of November, WAY Widowed and Young will be taking part in the My Favourite Voucher Codes charity poll. We’... read more

Celebrating WAY's Trustees this Trustees' Week

November 2021

This week is Trustees' Week and it's a chance to find out who WAY's Trustees are and get to know a bit more about them a... read more

WAY member in Woman's Own

October 2021

High flying WAY member Zoe's story has been featured in Woman's Own. Read the full story here... read more

Marathon efforts for WAY

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

WAY names new Chief Executive

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

Marking Father's Day

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

Celebrating Pride Month

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