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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 marks 10th anniversary of Father’s Day activity weekend at YHA National Forest
Jul 2026
WAY celebrates ten years of bringing families together at YHA National Forest over Father’s Day
Housebuilder’s donation to WAY in Somerset will help rebuild lives after bereavement
Jul 2026
WAY has received a generous donation from housebuilder David Wilson Redrow South West to help the charity build support for young widowed people across Somerset.
Ways to help a bereaved child remember their dad this Father’s Day
Jun 2026
Our friends at Child Bereavement UK share some tips on helping bereaved children navigate Father’s Day
Grief admin: A practical guide to the piles of paperwork
Jun 2026
In the third of a series of articles on grief admin, Emma Gray – WAY Ambassador, Therapeutic Grief Coach and former Wills and Probate Solicitor – combines her professional expertise with her own lived…
Scaling three Welsh peaks for WAY
Jun 2026
After Andy died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack in February, his friends Ben, Joe and Luke decided to take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge on 13 June, which would have been Andy’s 46t…
Bereaved families take campaign to Parliament
Jun 2026
Last weekend, a group of bereaved families descended on Parliament Square to call for changes to Bereavement Support Payments.
Facing Father’s Day: Tips from WAY members
Jun 2026
Members of WAY Widowed and Young offer helpful tips on navigating Father’s Day after bereavement, both with and without children…
Meet the nominees for our 2026 Helen Bailey Award
Jun 2026
We are delighted to reveal the four nominees for our 2026 Helen Bailey Award. Congratulations to all of the talented bloggers, podcasters and vloggers who have been put forward for this year’s award.
Eve’s story illustrates why unmarried bereaved partners need greater legal protection
Jun 2026
When WAY member Eve* lost her partner of seven years, she was not only navigating overwhelming grief but also the legal and financial uncertainty that can come with losing an unmarried partner.
WAY welcomes consultation on inheritance rights for unmarried partners
Jun 2026
WAY welcomes consultation on rights for cohabiting couples, including inheritance rights for unmarried partners
Volunteer Week: Celebrating a decade of dedication
Jun 2026
To mark Volunteers’ Week, we share the story of Stuart, who has volunteered for WAY for more than ten years as a bingo caller, holiday organiser and Trustee…
What Pride means to me: Reflections from WAY volunteers
Jun 2026
To mark this Pride month, we asked some of our LGBTQIA+ widowed members what Pride means to them…
Mandy Burrows Award: Meet our 2026 nominees
Jun 2026
This Volunteers’ Week, we are pleased to celebrate three inspirational members who’ve been nominated for our annual Mandy Burrows Award…
WAY is pleased to continue our full circle partnership with newly merged Child Bereavement UK
May 2026
Find out more about WAY’s full circle partnership with Child Bereavement UK
WAY is the only national charity in the UK for people aged 50 or under when their partner died.
It’s a club that nobody wants to be eligible to join, but we are so glad that our members find us. We are a place for people who have experienced an untimely loss to understand and have compassion for those experiencing the same. Quite simply, to be able to say: “I know”.
Our service offers 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.