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.…

Half-term Halloween craft activity for bereaved children

Oct 2026

Our friends at Child Bereavement UK have shared this fun Halloween craft activity for widowed parents and their children in the half term holidays.

Land’s End to John O’Groats: Douggie’s charity cycle ride in memory of his Dad

Oct 2026

WAY member’s son Douggie reflects on completing a charity cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats, raising £3,000 for WAY in memory of his Dad.

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…

Introducing new legal and financial planning support services for WAY members

Oct 2026

WAY is delighted to introduce two new tailored legal advice and financial planning support services.

Celia’s story: Mental health, grief and raising two boys after being widowed to suicide

Oct 2026

Celia shares the impact of suicide bereavement on her family’s mental health. She writes about trauma, anxiety, parenting two young boys through crisis, accessing support and learning to speak openly …

Celebrating connections at WAY’s 2026 AGM in Cambridgeshire

Sept 2026

More than 120 members of WAY Widowed and Young headed to Cambridgeshire for the charity’s annual general meeting and dinner dance…

Life after suicide loss: Lusu’s story

Sept 2026

WAY member Lusu shares her story and talks about how she has started rebuilding her life since her husband died by suicide in October 2025…

Congratulations to our 2026 annual award winners

Sept 2026

Find out who’s won our 2026 annual awards…

Lydine’s story: Finding the right support after suicide bereavement

Sept 2026

After losing her husband Matthew to suicide two years ago, WAY member Lydine reflects on explaining suicide bereavement to children and finding the right support…

An Ocean and a Day: A memoir on the turmoil of grief

Sept 2026

In this extract from her new memoir, novelist Hannah Richell reflects on grief, healing and learning to let the light back in after being widowed young…

Young people helping to change the narrative this Suicide Prevention Month

Sept 2026

To mark Suicide Prevention Month, our friends at Child Bereavement UK invited the young people they support to share some of their own experiences of losing a parent to suicide.

World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY Member Lisa challenges the Myths and Taboos

Sept 2026

Marking World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY member Lisa challenges the myths and taboos around suicide bereavement

World Suicide Prevention Day: Changing the narrative around suicide

Sept 2026

Marking World Suicide Prevention Day, WAY member Lisa shares her experiences after losing her husband to suicide…

Why grieving children and young people might find the summer holidays difficult

Jul 2026

Our friends at Child Bereavement UK share some tips to help bereaved parents and their children through the summer holidays

WAY runner Julie featured in Runner's World

Jul 2026

Kent-based WAY runner Julie featured in the July issue of Runner’s World

Buckinghamshire crematoria make £11,300 donation to WAY

Jul 2026

Chilterns & Bierton Crematoria donate more than £11,300 to WAY through the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) scheme.

Introducing The Unwanted Path – a new support resource for anticipatory grief

Jul 2026

WAY member Rachel Rowland explains why she has created a website as a resource for partners and spouses of people with terminal illness…

WAY proud to support Widow’s Fight campaign

Jul 2026

WAY supports Widow’s Fight campaign as their petition surpasses 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a Parliamentary debate

Tips for getting through the summer as a young widow

Jul 2026

WAY members both with and without children offer their advice on getting through the summer months

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.