WAY members together at New Year
January 2019
WAY member Diana from the Isle of Wight writes about ringing in the New Year with five fellow WAYers and their 11 childr... Read more
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Charity Film Awards: we've been shortlisted!
January 2019
We're absolutely thrilled to announce WAY Widowed and Young's entry Island of Grief made it to the shortlist for the C... Read more
January 2019
Two WAY Widowed & Young members share their stories with the Sun, illustrating why it's so important for families to... Read more
January 2019
WAY member Gary Marson pays tribute in Woman magazine to his wife Louise, a GP who took her own life in 2015. He explain... Read more
WAY volunteer shares tips on coping with Christmas
December 2018
WAY’s Hampshire Area Contact Lynn Bennett organised a pre-Christmas meet up for 27 WAY members in Whiteley earlier this ... Read more
December 2018
Christmas came early for one WAY member and four children last weekend. Thanks to the organisation Single with Kids, Al... Read more
Carers Rights Day: taking care of yourself
November 2018
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
WAY member wins fundraising award
November 2018
Huge congratulations to former WAYer Clare Young, who has won the Justgiving Award for Creative Fundraiser of the Year f... Read more
Metro article: widowed and pregnant
November 2018
WAY members talk to the Metro about the challenges of being widowed and pregnant - and how WAY has helped them to find o... Read more
Running London marathon for WAY
November 2018
We are delighted to announce that WAY supporter Marie from Plymouth has chosen to run the 2019 London Marathon to raise ... Read more
Speaking out on Children's Grief Awareness Week
November 2018
To mark Children's Grief Awareness Week, which runs from 15-21 November, WAY's campaign spokesperson Georgia Elms speaks... Read more
WAY member in Good Housekeeping
November 2018
WAY member Michelle shares her story of finding love again after widowhood in the Christmas issue of Good Housekeeping -... Read more
The Day of the Dead: celebrating the cycle of life
November 2018
The Day of the Dead: celebrating the cycle of life Two years ago, WAY’s Norfolk Area Contact Rebecca Chambers Farwell travelled to Mexico with five fellow WAY members to find out more about the Day of the Dead festivities… Read more
Vote for WAY's Charity Film Award entry!
November 2018
We are delighted that the beautiful film Island of Grief – made by talented WAY Widowed and Young member Rupert Murrell ... Read more
WAY members head to CenterParcs
October 2018
More than 240 widows and widowers and their families headed to CenterParcs in Sherwood Forest last weekend to enjoy a fu... Read more
October 2018
WAY member Jodie talks to BBC Wales about funeral poverty. Listen to her interview on BBC Radio Wales (just after the 8... Read more
October 2018
WAY's former Chair Georgia Elms talked to Radio 4's You & Yours about the challenges of finding love again when you'... Read more
October 2018
Since WAY member Emma Newton Taylor was widowed nine years ago, she has turned to music to give her a focus and to help ... Read more
October 2018
WAY member Mel shares her story of finding love after loss with Bella magazine. Read the full article here... Read more
October 2018
The first weekend of October saw more than 50 WAYfarers converging on Coniston for the annual walking weekend in the Lak... Read more
WAY Member talks to BBC Asian Network
October 2018
WAY member Laila shares her story with the BBC Asian network. You can listen to the interview here (from 10 minutes o... Read more
Way member talks to BBC Asian Network
October 2018
WAY member Laila shares her story with Nihal Arthanayake at the BBC Asian Network for their 'Big Debate' Read more
18 months on: cuts to bereavement support start to bite
October 2018
Today marks the 18-month anniversary of changes to the bereavement support system that will leave dozens of widowed fami... Read more
October 2018
WAY members Sam & Shelley share the story of how their friendship helped them cope after losing their husbands to su... Read more
October 2018
More than 50 WAY members are heading up to the Lake District this weekend to spend a few days together walking and talki... Read more
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