Events

St. David's Foundation Hospice Care

Twilight Memories Walk - Saturday 18th September 2010
6.15 p.m. at Tredegar House

You are invited for a gentle stroll around the beautiful gardens of Tredegar House. Listen to the soft sounds of gentle pipe music and see the sun set over the trees, as you remember your loved ones. This is not a sad occasion, but a time for reflection and celebrating life. The walk takes approx 45 mins with registration to begin 30 mins before. There is an entry fee of ten pounds.

For more information please call 01633 271364 or email twighlightwalk@stdavidsfoundations.co.uk or visit www.stdavidsfoundation.co.uk

Light up a Life 2010

Although losing someone you love is an extremely sad event, the Light Up A Life services are so sensitively put together that they never fail to help people achieve some comfort and peace at what can be a very difficult time of year for the especially for those experiencing their first Christmas without a loved one.

Light Up A Life is a very special part of our calendar where the local community gathers at special services to remember their loved ones at Christmas.

This year's services commence at 7.00 p.m. and are followed by refreshments and will be held on:

Tuesday, 14th December 2010	St. Julian's Methodist Church
Thursday, 16th December 2010	St. Basil's Church, Bassaleg

 

For further information, please contact (01633) 270980/271364 or visit the St David's Foundation website - www.stdavidsfoundation.co.uk

---

Royal Gwent Hospital Chaplaincy Memorial Services:

St Woolos Hospital Chapel

For further information - Telephone 01633 234263 or visit the website

---

Living with loss
Care for the Family brings hope and comfor to people who have experienced bereavement, through special events like those listed here.

A Day for Bereaved Parents
Kath and Mike Coulson, whose son Philip - died aged 7, help parents who have lost a child to find a way through grief and discover a 'new normal' in their lives.

We are awiating further dates for this - which will appear here.

www.careforthefamily.org.uk/bpnday

A Different Journey Day

Offering hope and encouragement to people who have lost a partner at a young age - presented by Joy and Bob Jones, who were both bereaved in the early years of their first marriages.

www.careforthefamily.org.uk/adjday

A Different Journey Weekend

Whirlow Grange, Sheffield

Fri 19 to Sun 21 November 2010

www.careforthefamily.org.uk/adjweekend

Further information about help and support can be found on www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events or telephone (029) 2081 0800.

____________________________________________________________________________

Tovey Bros & Hold out a Hand Bereavememnt support

Folloiwng the successful pilot of a bereavement support "drop-in" scheme. Tovey Bros & Hold out a hand are continuing with theme-based evenings on the second Thusday of each month.

Further dates: (Watch out here for further dates)

If you are hurting and struggling with your loss whether it was recent or some time ago, come and meet others, share your experience, and find help.

Trained bereavement counsellors & befrienders, and informtion on practical & emtional support will be available.

Venue: Marenghi's Italian Coffee Shop
434 Chepstow Road, Newport NP19 8JG
(opposite Beechwood Park)
Call in at any time between 7pm and 9m
a short DVD will be shown at 7.30pm

Marenghi's is run by Hold our a Hand, a bereavement support charity

For further information please contact:

Mike Coombes - Hold Out a Hand (01633 250118 www.holdoutahand.co.uk

__________________________________________________________________

Cruse in Gwent

Cruse in Gwent operates a team of trained bereavement support volunteers throughout the Gwent area. We also have volunteers trained to provide specialist support for children who have been bereaved and those who have been bereaved in traumatic circumstances.

Cruse in Gwent is part of Cruse Bereavement Care and is a new organization set up to provide bereavement support services in the areas covered by Newport City Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Torfaen County Borough Council and Monmouthshire County Council.It is largely funded through a Service Level Agreement with the Local Health Boards of the five councils (soon to be combined to form the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board).

Tovey Bros. is hosting a funeral awareness evening at it's funeral home commencing
7.00 p.m. on behalf of CRUSE Gwent. All professionals are welcome.

Cruse in Gwent can be contacted at:
Ty Energlyn Cwrt Llanfabon
Caerphilly
CF83 2TP
Tel: 029 2088 9227
Email: gwent@cruse.org.uk

________________________________________________________________________