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Running through grief: Hannah’s Mother’s Day half marathon
Mar 2026
This Mother’s Day, WAY Widowed and Young member and solo parent Hannah will be taking part in the Bath Half Marathon to raise funds for WAY.
Mother’s Day activity: Making a beaded bracelet to remember your mum
Mar 2026
Our full circle partners at the charity Winston’s Wish have shared this activity to help bereaved children remember loved ones this Mother’s Day
Day of Reflection: An exclusive extract from WAY Trustee’s memoir
Mar 2026
To mark this Day of Reflection, we share an exclusive extract from WAY Trustee Emma Charlesworth’s book documenting the reality of being widowed during the pandemic…
Sam’s story: Living life after loss
Feb 2026
To mark World Cancer Day, WAY member Sam shares her story…
Parent Mental Health Day: Tips from widowed parents
Jan 2026
This Parent Mental Health Day, WAY members offer their advice on coping with life as a bereaved parent
Jan 2026
A year of books for grieving families, compiled for Children's Grief Awareness Week by WAY member and ex-primary school deputy headteacher, Emma Marfleet
Helping your child to cope with grief at Christmas: Tips from Winston’s Wish
Dec 2025
Our friends at Winston’s Wish share some tips on supporting bereaved children through Christmas…
Finding light in the darkness: Nicola’s story
Dec 2025
WAY member Nicola lost her husband Dave to cancer seven years ago, when she was 38. He was Christian and she is Jewish. She talks about navigating interfaith differences in life and in death – and as …
Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Sharing Emma’s story
Nov 2025
To mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week, we share the story of WAY member Emma, who is using her own experience to help support grieving children.
Finding hope after bereavement
Nov 2025
To mark Children’s Grief Awareness Week, our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish share some tips on finding hope again after bereavement.
Ten-year tribute inspires year of giving
Oct 2025
Ten years after her husband died, WAY Widowed and Young member Lindsay is taking on 12 months of fundraising challenges in his memory…
Tips for supporting a bereaved child with SEND
Oct 2025
Our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish offer advice on how to support children with special educational needs (SEND).
A magical WAY summer break in the Peak District
Aug 2025
A group of WAY Widowed and Young members travelled to the Peak District this summer for a magical three days of sunshine, shooting stars and mutual support…
Rainbow Review: Winston’s Wish activity for bereaved children
May 2025
Our friends at the child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish have shared a creative and comforting activity that carers can do with bereaved children to help them gently explore and express their emoti…
Taking the plunge together: Emma and Poppy’s PGL adventures
Feb 2025
Recently, WAY member Emma and her daughter Poppy joined nearly 80 WAY members and children as part of an activity weekend at PGL Caythorpe near Grantham. Emma shares their experience…
Bridget Jones as a young widow: A WAY member’s review of Mad About the Boy
Feb 2025
To mark the launch of the new Bridget Jones movie that shows Bridget as a young widow, we asked Scottish WAY member Alison to preview it for us…
Reflections on love, loss and happily ever after
Feb 2025
Ahead of the launch of the new Bridget Jones movie this Valentine’s Day eve, WAY Ambassador Emma Charlesworth shares her thoughts on love, loss, judgement – and ‘living happily ever after’ – five year…
Ways to cope with anniversaries, birthdays and special days when supporting a bereaved child
Feb 2025
With special dates like Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day coming up, our friends at the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish share some tips on supporting bereaved children through significant …
Bereavement Support Payments: A lifeline for Stacey on Valentine’s Day
Feb 2025
On the two year anniversary of bereavement benefits being extended to cohabiting parents, we talk to WAY member Stacey about the difference the payments have made…
Reimagining your world: Finding rainbows through the storm
Jan 2025
WAY Widowed and Young Ambassador Emma Gray shares how she weathered the storms after she was widowed at a young age, finding light in the darkness as she navigated her bereavement…
WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died.
It’s a peer-to-peer support group operating with a network of volunteers who have been bereaved at a young age themselves, so they understand exactly what other members are going through.