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Day of Reflection: Learning to live again after loss
Mar 2025
To mark this Day of Reflection, WAY member Eileen reflects on the three years since she lost her partner Scott to COVID-19…
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…
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.
A word from the Chair of WAY: Joanna’s story
Feb 2025
The Chair of WAY Widowed and Young Joanna Sedley-Burke talks about being an LGBTQIA+ widow – and her ambitions to make sure everyone knows about WAY.
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…
LGBT+ History Month: Standing up for LGBT+ rights
Jan 2025
For LGBT+ History Month, we share the story of WAY Widowed and Young member Andrew, who campaigned for same-sex marriage and was able to marry his partner, Jerry, before he died at the age of 30.
Jan 2025
As we enter 2025, WAY has almost 200 formal volunteers who have stepped forward to help support the charity and our members in a variety of different ways.
WAY Holidays: Looking back on 2024
Jan 2025
Throughout the year, the WAY Operations Team organises a number of weekend breaks across the country that all WAY members can attend. 2024 was no exception…
Facing the future with optimism: Claire’s story, one year on
Dec 2024
Last year, WAY member Claire shared how she planned to navigate her first Christmas and New Year without her husband Jason, finding comfort in travel, self-care and the support of the WAY community. W…
Rebecca’s story: Navigating Cultural Differences
Oct 2024
To mark Black History Month, WAY member Rebecca shares her story…
“Life is far too short”: WAY members share how grief has changed their outlook
Sept 2024
We asked WAY’s social media followers how bereavement has changed their outlook on life…
Suzanne’s story: Running for WAY
Sept 2024
Find out why WAY member Suzanne ran the Great North Run to raise funds for WAY…
Sept 2024
Find out how WAY member Griffyn folded 1,000 swans and raised over £640 for WAY this summer…
Yarn with a purpose: Swan yarnbomb raises awareness of WAY
Aug 2024
Find out more about a swan-shaped yarnbomb that has landed in Ambleside to help spread joy and awareness of WAY.
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.
Championing change: Cathy’s story
Jul 2024
Cathy Brokenshire has surprised herself since her husband – the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP – died in October 2021 at the age of 53. A lifelong non-smoker, his lung cancer diagnosis came as a huge sho…
All the threes: How virtual bingo launched a lifelong friendship
Jul 2024
Three WAY members tell the story of how their friendship blossomed through a game of virtual bingo…
Young widow organises Euro 2024 sweepstake to support widowed charity
Jun 2024
In memory of her late husband, a young widow has organised a Euro 2024 football sweepstake to raise funds for WAY Widowed and Young – the charity that has provided her with crucial support since her h…
Helen Bailey Blog Award: Meet our 2024 nominees
Jun 2024
Meet our nominees for the 2024 Helen Bailey Award for best blog
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.