Bereavement Support News

Make and Talk activity for Halloween

Oct 2024

As Halloween approaches, our friends at Winston’s Wish share a make and talk activity to help bereaved children face their fears…

WAY’s Volunteer Manager on Living with Dying podcast

Sept 2024

WAY’s National Volunteer Manager talks about the value of peer support on the Living with Dying podcast

WAY’s 2024 AGM

Sept 2024

More than 75 WAY members headed to Crewe on 21 September to take part in the charity’s 2024 AGM…

WAY Memorial Fund: Helping WAY members who are struggling financially

Sept 2024

A reminder of our Memorial Fund, which supports WAY members to make the most of their membership

Tips from Winston’s Wish: Telling a child someone has died by suicide

Sept 2024

To mark Suicide Awareness Month, our friends at Winston’s Wish share their tips about talking to children about death by suicide…

David’s story: Standing up to sepsis and cancer

Sept 2024

On a day when World Sepsis Day and Stand up to Cancer coincide, WAY member David shares his story…

“Life is far too short”: WAY members share how grief has changed their outlook

Sept 2024

We asked WAY’s social media followers how bereavement has changed their outlook on life…

Summer of Swans success

Sept 2024

Find out how WAY member Griffyn folded 1,000 swans and raised over £640 for WAY this summer…

Yarn with a purpose: Swan yarnbomb raises awareness of WAY

Aug 2024

Find out more about a swan-shaped yarnbomb that has landed in Ambleside to help spread joy and awareness of WAY.

Summer of Swans: Griffyn's Fourth Update

Aug 2024

Griffyn's Summer of Swans challenge is almost at the end, but there is still an opportunity to join in.

Back to school: Seven tips for supporting a grieving child as they move up to secondary school

Aug 2024

Our partners at Winston’s Wish share seven helpful tips on supporting a grieving child who’s moving from primary to secondary school…

Championing change: Cathy’s story

Aug 2024

Cathy Brokenshire has surprised herself since her husband – the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP – died in October 2021 at the age of 53. A lifelong non-smoker, his lung cancer diagnosis came as a huge sho…

WAY calls on the new Government to stand up for bereaved families

Jul 2024

The charity WAY Widowed and Young has written to the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall asking for her urgent support for bereaved families, whose needs have been overlooked in r…

Campaign to extend bereavement support payments: Sophie’s story

Jul 2024

When Sophie’s husband Paul died in 2023, she was 17 weeks pregnant. Her Bereavement Support Payments are due to stop just after her baby turns one. Here is Sophie’s story…

David’s story: running 400 miles for four charities

Jul 2024

Find out why widowed dad David is running 400 miles for four charities this year, including WAY Widowed and Young.

Five ways to manage grief in the summer holidays

Jul 2024

Our charity partners at the child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared five useful tips on coping with the summer holidays when you’re caring for bereaved children.

WAY welcomes two new Trustees

Jul 2024

WAY is pleased to welcome two new members to the charity’s Board of Trustees, both of whom are young widowed fathers.

All the threes: How virtual bingo launched a lifelong friendship

Jul 2024

Three WAY members tell the story of how their friendship blossomed through a game of virtual bingo…

WAY volunteer organises glass-blowing activity for young widowed people

Jun 2024

WAY volunteer organises glass-blowing activity to help other young widowed men and women heal…

A window on grief: Craft activities for children

Jun 2024

Our charity partners at the child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared this helpful craft activity to help bereaved children open up.