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How to answer difficult questions about a bereavement

Children and young people will often have lots of questions after the death of somebody close to them. Sometimes, those questions are difficult to answer. How do you answer those questions? Emma and Gemma, from our team in the South East, discuss these situations and how you can answer the difficult ...

Three men and a tent

Three men and a tent all started a few years ago when Nick, Marc and Dan decided it would be a really good idea to see how far they could cycle in a day, camp for the night and then cycle home. It turned out to be quite a long ...

A tribute to Jackie Edwards

Here at Winston’s Wish, we were saddened to learn of the death over the Christmas break of one of our most prolific volunteers, Jackie Edwards. Jackie and her beautiful Newfoundland PAT (Pets as Therapy) dog, Mimi, joined Winston’s Wish in February 2017 and immediately became a popular draw at both therapeutic ...
A bereaved child who would benefit from funeral donations support

How to approach the New Year after a bereavement

So, you’ve manage to make it through Christmas. Well done! There’s every chance that there’ve been times that were good or dare I say even fun, but with every likelihood also times tinged with sadness when the loss of your loved one was so obvious and evident. Now, as you ...

Our Grief at Christmas

The festive period can be an extremely difficult time for children and young people who have experienced a death. In this video, Olivia, Claire, Ashley and Jasmine share their experiences and what they'll do to remember their loved one this Christmas.

Beyond Today: ‘When my brother died, I lost a part of myself’

My name’s Georgia Coan. I’m a producer on BBC Radio 4’s podcast ‘Beyond Today’. Recently I made the decision to openly discuss my experience with grief for a podcast episode with our presenter, Matthew Price. In 2013, at the age of 19, I lost my younger brother Elliot due to complications in ...
Explaining homicide to children

How school teachers can help bereaved children

The following blog post has been written by Robert Kruze, a Primary School teacher in the North West and a volunteer at Winston's Wish. He explores the ways in which school teachers can help children who have been bereaved.  The daily life of a classroom teacher can be extremely manic but no ...
Disko Kids

Meet Disko Kids

Helen Dukes, founder and owner of fashion brand Disko Kids, is currently training for the Black Country Road Race. The run, on 1st July, is just one way in which Helen has been supporting Winston’s Wish since her daughter Lottie lost her Dad. We chatted to Helen to find out ...

100 Different Ways to Complete your Hope100 Challenge

We are very excited to launch our brand new campaign; The Hope100 Challenge. 100 children are bereaved of a parent every day in the UK, and we are asking for people to take part in The Hope100 challenge this June to raise funds to support the vital therapeutic work we carry ...
olivia's walk for winston's wish

Olivia’s Walk for Winston’s Wish

How did Walk for Winston's Wish start? My brother and I lost our mum very suddenly in 2010 and as you can understand this was a tragic time for us, friends and family alike. However, approximately 6 months after losing mum we were so lucky to have been put in contact ...
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