Martlets Hospice will hold a unique bereavement support day on Wednesday, May 16 at Friends Meeting House, Brighton.
The Good Grief event is for anyone who has ever experienced loss or for those who would simply like to understand more about grief.
Open to everyone, the day is being held as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival to mark Dying Matters Week. It is intended to bring the difficult subject of bereavement out into the community to encourage people to feel more comfortable with talking about it.
Visitors will be able to meet with people from local support groups as well as counsellors and volunteers from the hospice’s own bereavement service.
The hospice’s choir, Good Vibrations, will be leading a Soulful Singing Workshop with a performance later in the day.
Jane Cato, Martlets’ Bereavement Services Manager, said: “Everyone’s experience of grief is different; sadness, anger, confusion and even isolation are not uncommon feelings to have.
“With this day we aim to offer support and information that aspires to provide reassurance and hope.” We want this to be an uplifting day where you can come away with a sense of the many different ways that we can talk about and be with grief so that it feels manageable.
“You’ll be invited to think about your experiences of loss and perhaps hang a message of remembrance on our Memory Tree.
“We’ll also be explaining about the importance of rituals in the grieving process and showing you how to make memory boxes and forget-me-not pots; which are all beautiful ways to capture your memories of a loved one.
“It’s a free event and, except for our Soulful Singing Workshop, there’s no need to book. Just drop in anytime during the day and join us for a chat.”
Martlets is a charity that cares for people living through a terminal illness in and around Brighton and Hove. It’s much more than a hospice and works to change perceptions of hospice care.
While most patients in 2018 receive care in their own home. The hospice in Hove is a place where patients and their families can use the therapeutic services, drop-in clinics, visit the in-patient unit or just sit and have a coffee in the café.
The hospice’s community teams care for people living and dying at home. Families and loved ones are supported into bereavement. Martlets runs a 24/7 helpline for free, personal support, this is a collaboration between Martlets and the Sussex Community Trust’s palliative care team.
Martlets’ care is only free thanks to the generosity of local people; every donation will help them change lives.
Event: Good Grief Bereavement Support Day
Where: Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton
When: Wednesday, May 16
Time: 11am – 5pm
Cost: This is a free event
For further information email: jane.cato@martlets.org.uk
Or telephone:01273 273448.
To sign up for the Soulful Singing Workshop, click here:
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