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Petition launches to uncover the full scale of childhood bereavement in the UK

3rd May 2023 News, Press Releases

With support from Child Bereavement UK and The Childhood Bereavement Network, we have launched a petition to government to uncover the true scale of childhood bereavement. If we know how many and where the bereaved children of the UK are, the services that exist to support them can better plan, ...

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Q. How many bereaved young people are there in the UK right now? A. Nobody knows!

7th March 2023 News, Press Releases

It’s estimated that 46,300 children under the age of 18 are bereaved of a parent every year. This, and other childhood bereavement statistics, are estimates based on mortality data combined with the number of adults currently living with dependent children. The honest truth is that we simply don’t know how many ...

How do you remember Mum on Mother’s Day?

1st March 2023 Advice, Blog, News

Mother’s Day can be especially difficult for children and young people who have lost their mum or another special female role model in their life. From adverts to social media posts, it can be difficult to avoid Mother’s Day and this can be a constant reminder that your mum is ...

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Cohabiting parents with dependent children now eligible to claim bereavement benefits

10th February 2023 News, Press Releases

After a decade long campaign by the child and youth bereavement sector, cohabiting parents with dependent children are now eligible to receive financial support after the death of a partner. From 9 February 2023 cohabiting parents will be able to make a claim for Bereavement Support Payment if they meet the ...

Thousands of grieving cohabiting families with children to be made eligible for bereavement benefits

26th January 2023 News, Press Releases

After a decade long campaign by the child and youth bereavement sector, MPs have approved the Bereavement Benefits Remedial Order (2022). Voted in favour by MPs in the House of Lords on 25th January 2023, the order will ensure bereavement benefits that help to bring up dependent children are eligible to ...

Winston’s Wish pledges commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

11th January 2023 News, Press Releases

As part of our ongoing commitment and action plan to be an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, Winston’s Wish has pledged to live by a set of Eight Principles which aim to address the lack of diversity in the charity sector. The principles, as set out by ACEVO (Association of Chief ...

Cotswolds edition of Monopoly features Winston’s Wish

7th April 2022 News, Press Releases

The new Cotswolds edition of Monopoly has launched and we’re delighted that Winston’s Wish features on a Community Chest square, sandwiched between Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop and Daylesford Organic! It was announced last year that a Cotswolds version of Monopoly was being created and the public was invited to ...

Daredevils needed to take on the Winston’s Wish Firewalk

21st February 2022 News, Press Releases

Childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is appealing for daredevils to take part in its upcoming firewalk. Winston’s Wish is looking for daredevils to walk over hot coals to raise money for bereaved children and young people at the unique event taking place on Saturday 19th March 2022 at Brighton College, Diamond ...

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Competition: Design a Winston’s Wish Christmas card

14th December 2021 Blog, News

Could you design our 2022 Christmas cards? We need help from children and young people to design our Christmas cards for 2022! Draw, paint or design online a Christmas picture for our 2022 Christmas cards. The drawing can be anything related to Christmas but must fit on our template below and ...

Billy Twelvetrees names Winston’s Wish as benefitting charity for his Testimonial year with Gloucester Rugby

18th November 2021 News

We’re excited to share that Gloucester Rugby (and England) legend Billy Twelvetrees is hosting his testimonial year with Gloucester Rugby, starting in November, and has named Winston’s Wish as one of his benefitting charities. Billy joined Gloucester Rugby in 2012 and has since made an impressive 235 appearances for The Club. ...

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