Bereavement Support News

Celebrating World Photography Day with WAY

Aug 2025

To mark World Photography Day, we encouraged WAY Widowed and Young members to send in photos from their travels. We received entries from far and wide…

How to support your grieving child as they prepare to return to school

Aug 2025

Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish offer some tips on supporting bereaved children at the start of the new school year…

Widow holidays: Karen’s story

Jul 2025

WAY’s Social Media Officer Karen decided to take her four young children away on holiday just a few days after her husband’s funeral. Here’s her story…

WAY welcomes new trustee, Emma

Jul 2025

WAY Widowed and Young is pleased to welcome our eleventh member to the charity’s Board of Trustees – Emma Charlesworth.

Stephanie’s story: Cotswold ultra challenge raises funds for WAY

Jul 2025

WAY supporter Stephanie from the Chilterns and Bierton Crematoria hiked 53km over 13 hours to raise funds for WAY…

WAY’s Book Club: online support for our members

Jul 2025

WAY Ambassador Sophie explains why she finds WAY’s online Book Club such a great source of support

Widowed with a disability: Georgina’s story

Jul 2025

To mark Disability Pride Month, WAY member Georgina shares how she has had to find new ways to manage everyday life since her partner died earlier this year…

WAY’s Impact in 2024 – Supporting 4,500+ young widowed people across the UK

Jul 2025

A survey of WAY Widowed and Young members in June 2025 reveals the power of WAY’s peer-to-peer support network

Finding friendship: Helping to see the future again

Jul 2025

To mark International Friendship Day, we celebrate the friendship between WAY Ambassador Caro and ‘kindred spirit’ Caz, who met through WAY…

WAY to go: WAY Ambassador Norman sings solo to raise funds for WAY

Jul 2025

WAY Ambassador Norman is due to sing a solo this summer to help raise funds for WAY Widowed and Young, the charity that has been a lifeline for him since he was widowed.

Tips from Winston’s Wish: Coping with the summer holidays with a grieving child

Jul 2025

As the summer holidays approach, we share tips on navigating the long summer break as a widowed parent…

11 tips on holidaying alone with children as a widowed parent

Jul 2025

Widowed mum Lauren shares her tips on going on a solo holiday with young children

Widowed to Motor Neurone Disease: Rachel’s story

Jun 2025

Raising awareness of Motor Neurone Disease, WAY member Rachel shares her story of caring for her husband Mark when he was diagnosed with MND...

Blank Space: Sophie’s struggle to register her baby’s birth

Jun 2025

On Tuesday, 17 June, Sophie’s experiences were shared in Parliament by MP Jen Craft as part of her Ten Minute Rule Bill to close the Blank Space faced by some bereaved mothers trying to register their…

Meet our 2025 Helen Bailey Blog Award nominees

Jun 2025

Congratulations to our three wonderful nominees, who have been put forward for our 2025 Helen Bailey blog award for best WAY blogger.

Closing the Blank Space for bereaved mothers

Jun 2025

On Tuesday 17 June, Parliament will hear a proposed change led by MP Jen Craft to an outdated law that caused immense pain to bereaved mother Orlanda Bryars – and many others like her.

Supporting a grieving child on Father's Day

Jun 2025

Our friends at Winston’s Wish offer eight tips to help widowed parents support their bereaved child through Father’s Day…

Volunteers’ Week: Celebrating WAY’s incredible volunteers

Jun 2025

2 June to 8 June marks Volunteers’ Week

Mandy Burrows Award: Meet our 2025 nominees

Jun 2025

Meet our wonderful 2025 nominees for WAY’s Mandy Burrows Award for making an outstanding contribution to our charity.

Walking with grief: Carolyn’s story

May 2025

Former WAY member and author Carolyn, who founded Walking for Wellbeing, shares how walking in nature has helped her since she was widowed…