October 2020
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Welcome to WAY's new Ambassadors
September 2020
We are delighted to appoint seven new Ambassadors who will play a vital role in helping to raise the profile of our char... Read more
Widowed photographer raises funds for WAY
July 2020
A photographer from Tunbridge Wells who lost her husband suddenly five years ago has been using lockdown as a way of rai... Read more
Birthday boy raises funds for WAY
July 2020
When Judith Burr’s husband Andy died last September, his best friend Steve Cavell was devastated. The pair were more lik... Read more
WAY receives funds through Government's Coronavirus Community Support Fund
July 2020
We are delighted to announce that WAY Widowed and Young has been awarded six months of funding from the UK Government’s ... Read more
Congratulations to WAY's skydivers
July 2020
When WAY member Laurent Lucas shared on Facebook that he was scared of heights, he never imagined that nine months later... Read more
WAY receives £10k donation from Hither Green Crematorium
July 2020
WAY has received a generation donation of £10,000 from Hither Green Crematorium. WAY’s Chief Executive Rebecca Cooper s... Read more
Men's Health Week: Tips on men and grief
June 2020
To mark Men’s Health Week, WAY member Seth Williams encourages widowed men to reach out for support and to talk with oth... Read more
WAY wins £1,000 Movement for Good award
June 2020
We’re delighted to announce that WAY Widowed and Young has won a £1,000 Movement for Good award, thanks to nominations f... Read more
June 2020
Celebrating WAY Volunteers: Lizzie’s story To celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2020, we are talking to different WAY voluntee... Read more
Celebrating WAY volunteers this Volunteers' Week
June 2020
Celebrating WAY volunteers on Volunteers' Week 2020 Read more
May 2020
Help us to win £1,000! Ecclesiastical is giving 500 charities £1,000. To nominate us for one of these awards. Read more
WAY members tell BBC about virtual pub quiz
May 2020
WAY members talked to BBC News this week about how WAY's virtual pub quiz on Friday nights is helping other young widowe... Read more
Tips on coping with lockdown isolation from WAY members
April 2020
Grieving and isolation are not always the best of bed fellows. We asked WAY members for their reflections on what has he... Read more
Tips on coping with Coronavirus lockdown from WAY members
April 2020
We asked WAY members to share their advice on getting through the current Coronavirus crisis. Here are some of their tip... Read more
April 2020
We were delighted when the Landmark Trust offered WAY members the opportunity to stay at a beautiful Medieval property i... Read more
Offering support through the Coronavirus outbreak
March 2020
In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, we wanted to reassure everyone that WAY Widowed and Young’s 3,000+ membe... Read more
WAY signs open letter to Government
March 2020
WAY today signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, alongside 17 other charities, calling for the Government to remed... Read more
Landmark High Court ruling in favour of cohabiting couples
February 2020
BREAKING NEWS: High Court finds in favour bereaved cohabiting parents WAY Widowed and Young is absolutely delighted tha... Read more
WAY members get active at PGL weekend
February 2020
Last weekend, a group of 65 WAY members and their children got the year off to a flying start - quite literally - when t... Read more
WAY Christmas tree in Worcester Cathedral
December 2019
Worcester Cathedral hosts a hugely-popular Christmas Tree Festival each year in its stunning medieval cloisters, with lo... Read more
Giving the Gift of WAY membership
December 2019
Do you want to help someone who’s been widowed young? Why not buy them a gift membership to WAY? It costs just £25 for a... Read more
Celebrating our volunteers on International Volunteer Day
December 2019
December 5 is International Volunteer Day and we wanted to take this opportunity to share some inspirational words from ... Read more
December 2019
This week is the first ever National Grief Awareness Week, which is being launched by WAY member Linda Magistris, CEO ... Read more
Taking the 'man-up' approach can lead to man down
November 2019
WAY member and clinical psychologist Dr Jason Spendelow explains how taking the 'man-up' approach to grief can actually ... Read more
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