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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 30

Thank you for telling this story and to Evie for being so brave ❤️

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 23

What was grief support really like for your child? If you’re supporting a child aged 12 or under with experience of grief, we want to hear from them! Help them take our survey and tell us what they really think about support for grieving children ➡️ winstonswish.org/survey/

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 14

Together, we can reach further, act faster, and stand stronger, giving a voice to bereaved children, young people, parents and families across the UK.

Read the full statement here winstonswish.org/child-bereav...

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Leading child bereavement charities Winston’s Wish and Child Bereavement UK plan merger to multiply hope to grieving children and families

Bereavement charities, Winston’s Wish & Child Bereavement UK announce their plans to merge and multiply hope for grieving families in the UK.

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 14

This is a step towards doing more – combining strengths to better serve our shared communities. But it is more than just combining resources – we’re multiplying hope.

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 14

The merger will bring the best of our important, ground-breaking bereavement services and training together to become one unified entity that supports bereaved children, young people (up to 25), parents and families, and educates professionals across the UK.

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 14

To enable us to reach more grieving families, we are announcing our plans to merge Child Bereavement UK and Winston’s Wish.

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 14

We believe that every bereaved child, young person, parent and family across the UK should be able to access the support they need when they are bereaved of someone important in their life.

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 14

Child Bereavement UK and Winston’s Wish are planning to merge to multiply hope for bereaved families across the UK.

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Winston's Wish and Child Bereavement UK logos. We're planning to merge to multiply hope for bereaved families

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 9

Exciting news... 🥁 We have a new e-book collection available now!

The Alien Feelings series is 12 story books for young children (up to 8) to help them understand common feelings they might experience when they are grieving.

Buy the e-books here ➡️ shop.winstonswish.org/collections/...

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · May 8

Exam season can be hard for everyone, and if a young person is grieving, they might be feeling extra heavy right now.

Here are some tips to help young people cope with their exams ➡️ brnw.ch/21wSuvU

Share with someone you think might need this ❤️

How to cope with exams when you're grieving

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 30

Fancy taking on a challenge for Winston’s Wish? Wherever you are in the country, you’ll find a run local to you - so no excuses!

We'll be there to cheer you on every step of the way 🙌

Find your run here > events.winstonswish.org/runs/local-r...

Local running events | Charity runs | Winston's Wish

From 5Ks to marathons, find a running event in your area and raise money for Winston's Wish so we can provide vital support to grieving children.

events.winstonswish.org

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 25

Good luck to our Team Winston runners - Gareth, Matt, Ese, Rowan, Ryan, Heather, Jaymie, Chloe, Jimmy, Lucia, Grace, Georgia, Katie, Chris and Chris - taking on the #LondonMarathon on Sunday! 🎉🏃

Fancy running next year? The 2026 ballot is now open ➡️ www.londonmarathonevents.co.uk/london-marat...

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 24

For Tasha, being able to immediately talk to our bereavement support team when it felt like their family's life had fallen apart was so important.
If you’re supporting a child or young person, we can help.

📞 08088 020 021
📧 [email protected]
📲 Live chat

Available 8am-8pm, weekdays

"Being able to talk to someone immediately was so important for us when we lost my daughter and were looking for support for her sisters. Our lives had fallen apart, and we just needed help." Tasha, service user

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 22

On Monday, our bereavement support team are running a free, live, online Q&A session on grief during exam season for 13-25s. A space for young people to hear directly from our team and ask questions.

Register for free now, only 19 spaces left > www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grief-duri...

Grief during exam season - Winston's Wish Young People's live Q&A

A space for young people aged 13 to 25 to hear from a bereavement support worker and ask questions about grief during exam season.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 17

Our Youth Participation team have made a great start to 2025! Watch our video to see everything they've been up to over the last few months - they've been busy 🙌🎉

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 11

Huge shout out to all our Team Winston runners who ran the London Landmarks Half last weekend! You smashed it 🎉

Also a massive thank you to our amazing volunteers who cheered them on and Winston Bear who was on the start line motivating everyone!

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 9

On average 1 in every 29 children will be bereaved of a parent. That’s one in every class. Yet many teachers receive no bereavement training.

We run training courses for those working in schools, from one hour sessions to 3-day courses ➡️ winstonswish.org/supporting-y...

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Apr 3

Oliver was 8 when his mum died. His biggest fear? Forgetting her.

It costs just £30 for a child like Oliver to receive one hour of bereavement support.

Tune in to BBC Radio 4 at 3.27pm today to hear Oliver’s story and visit our website to donate now ➡️ winstonswish.org/growing-up-g...

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 29

Tomorrow, Bereavement Support Volunteer Dominic will be sharing 13-year-old Oliver’s story on BBC Radio 4. Don’t forget to tune in at 7.54am and 9.25pm! By listening, sharing and donating you can help us ensure no child grieves alone ❤️ ➡️ winstonswish.org/growing-up-g...

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 27

We know how difficult days like Mother's Day can be for a child or young person whose mum or mother figure has died.

So, we asked bereaved young people how they cope with Mother's Day. Read more here and share with any young people this might help ➡️ winstonswish.org/how-to-cope-...

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 26

Winston’s Wish will be on BBC Radio 4 on Mother’s Day (Sunday 30th March)! Tune in at 7.54am and 9.25pm and let all your friends and family know.

Here's a little sneak peek and you can find out more on our website ➡️ winstonswish.org/growing-up-g...

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 21

Huge shoutout to Team Winston runner, Florrie Hulbert who ran the Brighton Half in 2:07:51 and raised a fantastic £615 for Winston's Wish! 🙌

In her words: "The Half was amazing - such incredible weather and the atmosphere was amazing."

Thank you ❤️

Photo of Florrie in her Winston's Wish top

Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 20

Are you supporting a neurodivergent bereaved child?

This week is #NeurodiversityWeek and we've put together some information and tips for supporting a grieving neurodiverse child.

To find out more, tap here ➡️ winstonswish.org/supporting-n...

Supporting neurodivergent grieving children

Read advice from our Bereavement Support Team to help you support a neurodivergent grieving child.

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 19

Better support children and young people with SEND with our book, We All Grieve!

Our book helps you support the children and young people with additional needs in your life.

Get your copy today shop.winstonswish.org/products/we-...

We All Grieve - Supporting bereaved children with SEND

Specialist book to help parents, carers, teachers and other professionals supporting children and young adults with SEND who have experienced the death of someone close to them. It offers information,...

shop.winstonswish.org

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Winston's Wish @winstonswish.bsky.social · Mar 18

At Winston’s Wish we know that grief is inclusive.

Through our specialist training, we help schools and professionals support children and young people of all abilities.

Find out more ➡️ winstonswish.org/book-training/

#NeurodiversityWeek

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