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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Celebrating Volunteers' Week

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

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Walking 100k for WAY

May 2021

Congratulations to these inspirational WAY Widowed & Young members, who walked 100km on an epic London2Brighton chal... read more

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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