Winston's Wish

What better way to celebrate your mum or mother figure than by seeing the sun rise on Mother’s Day at the top of the stunning Pen y Fan in Wales. 🌄

Hike for Hope to help to ensure that no child has to face grief alone.

Sign up today ➡️ events.winstonswish.org/event/pen-y-...

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Thank you so much for coming and sharing!

Delighted to speak at the launch of Ask Me with
@winstonswish.bsky.social and Alfie Watts, a new plan to support bereaved young people, including some brilliant speeches from those affected by grief and bereavement.

It’s time for a new approach to supporting bereaved students. No more one-size-fits-all bereavement policy. Ask them one simple question: What do you need and how can we support you?

Sign & implement the Ask Me: Education Manifesto and Bereavement Plan > winstonswish.org/askme/

We've been exploring the resources that Winston's Wish have available for people affected by grief and bereavement. They have a wonderful toolkit for teens and young people which you can access here:

www.talkgrief.org/grief-toolkit

@winstonswish.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing! We're glad you like our grief toolkit

Graphic showcasing new partnership between charities Sue Ryder and Winston's Wish.

We’re proud to announce a new partnership with @winstonswish.bsky.social which will ensure nobody is left to grieve or face death alone.

Together, we’re creating a seamless support journey for anyone experiencing grief.

Great to have you on the team, Ada! Looking fab in your Winston's Wish top!

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

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/

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.

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

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

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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/...

How to cope with exams when you're grieving

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 ❤️

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.

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...

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...

"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

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
📧 ask@winstonswish.org
📲 Live chat

Available 8am-8pm, weekdays

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...

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 🙌🎉

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!

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...

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...

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...

How to cope this Mother's Day

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 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...