Support and friendship after the death of a child
of any age and from any cause.

Helpline 0345 123 2304 (open every day 10 am-4 pm, 7-10 pm)
"A wonderfully therapeutic weekend - such a safe place to be ourselves, wear our broken hearts on our sleeves - a time for our masks to fall and just be the grieving parents that we are."
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Last few places remaining
Supportive weekend in Derbyshire for those in early bereavement.
23- 25 March 2018

Now open to those bereaved 5 years or less...


Some places still available for
The Scottish Gathering
A supportive weekend for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents
Perth, 13 -15 April 2018
"“The warmth and love from everyone here this weekend has made me feel as though I have a new extension to my family".

New leaflets and fact sheets
New series of 3 Fact Sheets offering a summary of the complaints procedure in England from the perspective of a bereaved parent.
Rewritten by bereaved parents with ideas and support for going back to employment or self- employment after child loss.
For parents bereaved of a child under 18 years old - a new leaflet will be published shortly focusing on the friends and partner of adult children. 
New and recent TCF support groups
  • BATH
  • BOURNEMOUTH
  • CAMBRIDGE - For parents bereaved by suicide only.
  • CARNFORTH, Lancashire
  • Cornwall, PENZANCE
  • Devon, PAIGNTON
  • Central EDINBURGH
  • LEICESTER
  • SALISBURY
  • 
Forthcoming groups in 2018...
  • BRIGHTON
  • near BASINGSTOKE
  • ST NEOTS, Cambridgeshire
  • near WATFORD
  • LONDON GROUP FOR SIBLINGS
For more information and contact details for the groups call our Helpline on 0345 123 2304 or go to our website.

To be notified when these new groups start in 2018 please contact [email protected] or call our Helpline on 0345 120 3785 to leave your contact details.
NEW FACEBOOK GROUP
Loss of a baby, toddler or pre-school child
We will shortly be setting up a new private, closed Facebook group to offer peer support to parents who have lost a baby, toddler or pre-school child.

Contact us at [email protected] to request to join. We will ask you a few questions - to keep the group safe for bereaved parents only - and then send you a link to access the group.

Fundraising Update
Support our wonderful LONDON MARATHON runner!

Adelle is running this iconic race on 22 April to raise funds for The Compassionate Friends.

NEW FUNDRAISING PACK

Help raise funds for TCF. Our new fundraising pack has ideas and tips for helping our charity. To order yours contact Stephen at [email protected] or call us on 0345 120 3785.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

EUROPEAN DOCTORS' ORCHESTRA FUNDRAISING CONCERT
Supporting The Compassionate Friends

Sunday 21st October
Cadogan Hall, London

Tickets available later this year.
We are looking for volunteers

Could you offer a SUPPORT GROUP ? - a safe, supportive, compassionate place where parents can share with others their grief and pain, strategies for surviving and ways of finding some hope again.
 Our next information and training days for support group facilitators are in LEEDS on 28th April and BRISTOL on 6th October - do come along and find out more. As a guide, we recommend you are at least 2 years past your bereavement. Email us to reserve a place.

Our 'How To Help' Days are for anyone who wants to volunteer with TCF as a LOCAL SUPPORT CONTACT and other roles. The next days are in LONDON on 3rd March and MANCHESTER on 13th July. More details here. Email us to reserve a place.


We are still looking for GRIEF COMPANIONS. More details about finding a grief companion or being one here.
For more information on all our services for bereaved parents and families
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