Latest WAY News

Celebrating Black History Month

Oct 2026

WAY’s Cultural Diversity Working Group, consisting of member volunteers from different cultural backgrounds and heritage, support WAY in ensuring that WAY’s diverse membership is seen and represented.…

Bereaved in the military community: Najette’s story

Oct 2026

As Remembrance Day approaches, WAY member Najette explains how being widowed in the military brings complex challenges…

The ultimate spiritual journey – Ruba’s Hajj story

May 2026

To mark Eid Al Adha, Muslim WAY member Ruba reflects on her Hajj pilgrimage story…

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 …

WAY member Ruba shares her reflections and resolutions this Ramadan, four years after her husband’s death…

Feb 2025

Ramadan Mubarak to all of those in the Muslim community and to our Muslim members. We know how difficult it can be to mark this Holy Month without your loved one.

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.