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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…
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.
Jul 2024
WAY is pleased to welcome two new members to the charity’s Board of Trustees, both of whom are young widowed fathers.
Derbyshire weekend: Making lifelong friends through WAY
Jun 2024
WAY member Kate shares her experiences of attending WAY’s Derbyshire weekend
WAY’s Big Picnic Weekend: A celebration of friendship and support
May 2024
The sun came out for WAY’s Big Picnic weekend, encouraging more than 400 WAY members, friends and family to roll out their picnic blankets at 29 picturesque locations across the country – from Cornwal…
WAY members treated to Oxford bus tour for Big Picnic weekend
May 2024
WAY members were invited for an exclusive guided bus tour of Oxford to mark Big Picnic weekend
Apr 2024
WAY member Liz shares how a recent activity weekend with fellow WAY members helped her and her three boys to scale new heights, literally…
Mar 2024
Elanor was pregnant with their daughter when her partner Robin was killed in a road traffic collision. She shares her story and how the support she found following his death helped her...
Mar 2024
My journey and what brought me into what I do now as CEO/Founder of the charity Mummy’s Star, began back in mid-2012 when my wife Mair and I learnt that we were to become parents again...
Lone parenting is an extreme sport with no training
Feb 2024
WAY member Meredith reflects on the relentlessness of widowed parenting – and the importance of asking for help…
National Day of Reflection: Looking back on four years since being widowed to Covid-19
Feb 2024
WAY Ambassador Emma Charlesworth reflects on the rollercoaster of emotions she has navigated since her husband Charlie died after contracting Covid-19 four years ago…
Ramadan as a widowed Muslim mother: Ruba’s story
Feb 2024
We understand how difficult this month can be without your loved one, especially this year when the start of the month coincides with Mother’s Day.
Connecting with other WAY members: A jam-packed PGL weekend
Feb 2024
Nearly 100 WAY members and children recently headed for a WAY adventure weekend at PGL Caythorpe.
Jan 2024
WAY member Katie explains how WAY has helped her to navigate life after her fiance’s death. Here’s her story…
Navigating grief together: A mother and daughter’s journey
Nov 2023
We talk to WAY’s National Volunteer Manager Veronica, whose husband Wullie died unexpectedly from a heart attack seven years ago, and her daughter Becca, now 18.
Emma's Story: Supporting Children
Nov 2023
WAY member and ex-primary school deputy headteacher Emma Marfleet shared her story during Children's Grief Awareness Week and how she is helping her children maintain an ongoing relationship with thei…
Reflecting on Remembrance Day: Matthew’s story
Nov 2023
WAY member Matthew, who’s a serving Navy officer and member of the WAY military subgroup, reflects on how he has navigated many difficult firsts since his wife and stepdaughter died – and how he’s pla…
Marking Black History Month: Johanna’s story
Sept 2023
WAY volunteer Johanna Pereira shares the story of how she navigated the cultural challenges of being widowed and Black
Suicide Awareness Month: Diane’s story
Sept 2023
To mark Suicide Awareness Month this September, we are sharing the stories of some of our members who have been bereaved by suicide – as well as sharing tips and advice about how they have coped with …
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If you've lost your partner before your 51st birthday and live in the UK – whether you were married or not, with or without children, whatever your sexual orientation, race or religion – you are welcome to join us.
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“I will always remain a member of WAY as I know that my membership helps WAY to continue to support other members and reach out to new members.
Since WAY has made such a difference to me after being widowed young, I want to do all that I can to help that support continue” - WAY member, Jenny