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Today, we pause to remember and honour those who gave their lives for our freedom. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten. As our local communities come together in remembrance, we take a moment to reflect and pay our respects. Lest we forget. 🥀 #RemembranceSunday #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem

Good morning, Have you ordered your Thread of Hope T shirts yet? Please pop over to our shop, we have all sizes available! thegoodgrieftrust.org/good-g… Wear this year’s logo and help us to weave a thread 🧵 of hope 🧡 through our communities across the UK this National Grief Awareness Week - 2-8 Dec. After Goodbye Young or old we are all connected by a thread 🧵 of hope 🧡 Thankyou!

Good morning all, 🧡 We would love you to get involved in this year’s @thegoodgrieftrust National Grief Awareness Week! 🧶 Knit it, bake it, draw it, make it – let’s work together to create Threads of Hope in our communities. Thread of Hope is The Good Grief Trust’s 2026 National Grief Awareness Campaign. Our aim is to connect people, communities and the nation through fun, inclusive and interactive creative activities. Young or old, we are all connected by a thread of hope. Together, we can help people experiencing grief feel less alone, more connected and find the support they need. ✨ Get involved! Have an event or activity planned? We’d love to hear from you and share what you’re doing. 📧 [email protected] 📥 Download our posters and campaign resources: thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/ 📅 National Grief Awareness Week: 2–8 December 2026 Get creative. Spread hope. Connect communities. 🧡 #ThreadOfHope #NGAW2026 #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #TheGoodGriefTrust #GriefAwareness TogetherWeCan CommunityConnections

Good morning, We’re delighted to share a special message from our ambassador, Greg Wise, about how you can get involved in National Grief Awareness Week 2026. This morning, Greg joined @lorraine to celebrate the publication of his brilliant new book, Grief Talking. We’re incredibly proud that The Good Grief Trust is featured in the book, with Greg kindly recognising our work and signposting readers to our charity for support. Through personal stories and reflections on his own experiences of grief, Greg explores the realities of bereavement and the challenges so many people face. As we approach Christmas, we're proud to be working alongside Greg to amplify these important messages and encourage more open, honest conversations about grief. After Goodbye we are all connected by a thread 🧵 of hope 🧡 🧡Together, let's help people feel less alone, better understand the language of grief and create a more compassionate, connected community. Because talking about grief matters. And no one should have to face it alone. #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek2026 #GriefTalking #TheGoodGriefTrust #LetsTalkAboutGrief #BereavementSupport #GriefAwareness

THE GOOD GRIEF TRUST CHAMPIONS A NATIONAL STANDARD, FOR BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT IN PARLIAMENT GOVERNMENT POLICY & FUNDING PROPOSAL The Good Grief Trust is leading the call for a National Standard for Early Bereavement Signposting Across Health and Social Care Last month we were at Portcullis House, UK Parliament, meeting with MP Helen Maguire to champion one vital message: Everyone deserves access to the right bereavement support, at the right time, wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. Our ambassadors, Ben Kennedy and Lydia Baker, shared their deeply personal story of devastating loss, and how compassionate care and early signposting can make a life-changing difference. Following the death of his wife, Jo, and their unborn baby during childbirth, Ben struggled to find support that reflected his family's circumstances. It was Lydia, the bereavement midwife who cared for them, who signposted Ben to The Good Grief Trust. Their experience highlights exactly why our work matters: No one should have to rely on chance to find help after someone dies. 🧡 AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD! Following this meeting, we are delighted to confirm that Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust will be funding The Good Grief Trust's Condolence and Signposting Cards, recognising them as an essential resource within the toolkit of healthcare professionals supporting bereaved families. This is exactly the kind of practical change we want to see happening across the UK. We are calling for these resources to be available in every hospital, alongside a consistent national bereavement strategy, so every family receives equal access to information, support and compassionate care. A huge thank you to Ben and Lydia for sharing their story, and to Helen Maguire for listening and helping us take this important work forward. Our ambition is simple: wherever a death occurs, every bereaved person should know where to turn for help. Because finding support should never be a postcode lottery. 🧡 The Good Grief Trust – Making sure no one grieves alone. To order Good Grief Condolence and Signposting Cards: pls see our website;

This evening we launch our social media campaign assets for this year’s National Grief Awareness Week. Please feel free to share these with your network and post during the campaign -2-8 December. All assets are available to download from our website or email [email protected] for links. 🧡AFTER GOODBYE – National Grief Awareness Week 2026 🧡 One day, every family will face goodbye. But grief doesn’t mean we have to face it alone. This year, our overarching theme for National Grief Awareness Week (NGAW) 2026 is AFTER GOODBYE – celebrating the power of community, connection and, above all, HOPE. We’re shining a special light on young people experiencing bereavement, recognising the importance of being heard, supported and reminded that they are never alone. We want to explore what happens after a death – the people, moments and connections that help us find a way forward. 🌈 So, join us and help us spread a little HOPE! 🧶 Knit it 🧁 Bake it 🎨 Draw it ✂️ Make it Can you help us knit the longest thread of hope? Whether you’re organising an event, bringing your community together or creating something special, we want to hear from you! 📩 Share the details of your events with us at [email protected] 📅 Join us between 2nd–8th December 2026. Find out more and discover how you can get involved: 👉 thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/ Together, we can show that even after goodbye, there is hope, connection and a community that cares. 💛 #NGAW26 #AfterGoodbye #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #TheGoodGriefTrust #ThreadOfHope #GriefAwareness #YoungPeopleAndGrief #HopeAfterLoss #YouAreNotAlone

This evening we launch our social media campaign assets for this year’s National Grief Awareness Week. Please feel free to share these with your network and post during the campaign -2-8 December. All assets are available to download from our website or email [email protected] for links. 🧡AFTER GOODBYE – National Grief Awareness Week 2026 🧡 One day, every family will face goodbye. But grief doesn’t mean we have to face it alone. This year, our overarching theme for National Grief Awareness Week (NGAW) 2026 is AFTER GOODBYE – celebrating the power of community, connection and, above all, HOPE. We’re shining a special light on young people experiencing bereavement, recognising the importance of being heard, supported and reminded that they are never alone. We want to explore what happens after a death – the people, moments and connections that help us find a way forward. 🌈 So, join us and help us spread a little HOPE! 🧶 Knit it 🧁 Bake it 🎨 Draw it ✂️ Make it Can you help us knit the longest thread of hope? Whether you’re organising an event, bringing your community together or creating something special, we want to hear from you! 📩 Share the details of your events with us at [email protected] 📅 Join us between 2nd–8th December 2026. Find out more and discover how you can get involved: 👉 thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/ Together, we can show that even after goodbye, there is hope, connection and a community that cares. 💛 #NGAW26 #AfterGoodbye #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #TheGoodGriefTrust #ThreadOfHope #GriefAwareness #YoungPeopleAndGrief #HopeAfterLoss #YouAreNotAlone

💛 AFTER GOODBYE – National Grief Awareness Week 2026 💛 One day, every family will face goodbye. But grief doesn’t mean we have to face it alone. This year, our overarching theme for National Grief Awareness Week (NGAW) 2026 is AFTER GOODBYE – celebrating the power of community, connection and, above all, HOPE. We’re shining a special light on young people experiencing bereavement, recognising the importance of being heard, supported and reminded that they are never alone. We want to explore what happens after a death – the people, moments and connections that help us find a way forward. 🌈 So, join us and help us spread a little HOPE! 🧶 Knit it 🧁 Bake it 🎨 Draw it ✂️ Make it Can you help us knit the longest thread of hope? Whether you’re organising an event, bringing your community together or creating something special, we want to hear from you! 📩 Share the details of your events with us at [email protected] 📅 Join us between 2nd–8th December 2026. Find out more and discover how you can get involved: 👉 thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/ Together, we can show that even after goodbye, there is hope, connection and a community that cares. 💛 #NGAW26 #AfterGoodbye #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #TheGoodGriefTrust #ThreadOfHope #GriefAwareness #YoungPeopleAndGrief #HopeAfterLoss #YouAreNotAlone

News of Greg Wise’s forthcoming book, Grief Talks, is reaching an ever-growing audience through the posts we have been sharing ahead of publication day this Thursday. We are incredibly proud to work closely with our ambassador, to raise greater awareness of the importance of learning the language of grief. Greg signposts to us in the book to help anyone read in it and needing support, to know where to turn. As Greg says, “We are all in childish denial that it is going to happen to us.” By opening up conversations, connecting with friends and family, and recognising that support is there when we need it most, we can help create a kinder, more compassionate society where grief is better understood and nobody feels they have to face it alone. We are very much looking forward to attending Greg’s events over the coming weeks and are confident that Grief Talks will become an important resource for so many people navigating the loss of someone they love. A hugely important book, and a conversation we all need to be part of. This article in You is published today. 🧡☂️available both in print and online. We thank the You magazine for signposting to The Good Grief Trust, as their readership is extensive and we know these posts have already reached over 50K, raising vital awareness of the bereavement services under our umbrella 🧡☂️

Good morning, It’s November, and we wish you a warm, cosy month ahead, 🍂🍁🧡 with new hope for a peaceful way forward 🧡

Thankyou for your feedback about our support, we are here for when you need help or just somewhere you can find others who understand 🧡☂️

🧡 Something special is coming! ☂️🎁 We’re so excited to announce that @thegoodgrieftrust is launching a brand-new online shop – The Little Shop of Hope! ✨ Thoughtfully curated with love and care, our new shop will offer a beautiful range of gifts designed to bring hope, raise awareness and offer comfort to those who are grieving. Whether you're treating yourself or choosing something meaningful for someone special, every single purchase will help support the work we do at The Good Grief Trust. 💛 And there's more… Christmas pre-orders are coming soon! 🎄🎁 A little gift can make a big difference. A little hope can mean so much. Keep your eyes peeled for more details. We can't wait to share it with you! 🧡☂️ The Little Shop of Hope – thoughtful gifts, spreading hope. #TheLittleShopOfHope #TheGoodGriefTrust #HopeAfterLoss #GriefSupport #GiftsWithMeaning #ShopWithPurpose #ChristmasGifts

🧡 A THREAD OF HOPE – NATIONAL GRIEF AWARENESS WEEK 2026 🧡 Seven years ago, The Good Grief Trust launched the very first National Grief Awareness Week campaign at Portcullis House, Westminster. Today, we are delighted to announce that we will be returning to Parliament to launch National Grief Awareness Week 2026! Under this year's powerful theme: 🧡 ‘After Goodbye, young or old, we are all connected by a thread of hope’ 🧡 We will be bringing together parliamentarians, special guests, ambassadors, charities and people with lived experience of bereavement to shine a light on grief and call for a more compassionate, connected and consistent approach to bereavement support across the UK. We are delighted to welcome our guest speakers and ambassadors, to include Greg Wise, Mohamed Omer MBE and Rhian Mannings MBE, Pride of Britain Award winner. Our Parliamentary event will also mark two important launches: 🧡 The Little Card of Hope – a new initiative for schools nationwide, helping children and young people understand grief and find support. 🧡 Our Petition for a National Bereavement Signposting Standard – calling for everyone experiencing bereavement to be able to find the right support when they need it. Since our first campaign in 2019, National Grief Awareness Week has grown into a nationwide movement, bringing communities, organisations and individuals together to open up conversations about grief and loss. We know that December can be an especially difficult time for those who are grieving. Nobody should have to navigate grief alone. This December, let's come together, share stories, start conversations and remind one another that, even after goodbye, hope and connection remain. Please get involved! Whether you are an individual, school, charity, organisation or community group, you can help make a difference. Together, we can make grief everyone's business. 🧡 #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #NGAW2026 #TheGoodGriefTrust #LittleCardOfHope #BereavementSupport #GriefAwareness #ThreadOfHope 🧡

🌅 GOOD MORNING – WE HAVE NEWS! 🧡 We’re delighted to announce that The Good Grief Trust will be returning to the House of Commons this December to host a Parliamentary event marking the start of National Grief Awareness Week 2026. 🧡 📅 Wednesday 2 December 2026 Eight years ago today, we were at Portcullis House, Westminster, launching our inaugural National Grief Awareness Week campaign. What began as a mission to raise awareness of the impact of grief and loss has grown into an annual campaign bringing people, communities and organisations together across the UK. In 2019, we brought together Government representatives, MPs, Peers, charities and people with lived experience of bereavement. Together, we shared the names of those who had died and remembered them as one. Our first campaign theme, ‘Open Up to Grief’, created an incredibly moving moment that reminded us all of the importance of talking openly about loss. 🧡 This December, we’ll come together once again. We know that December can be an especially difficult time for those who are grieving. National Grief Awareness Week provides an opportunity to shine a light on the experiences of millions of bereaved people, encourage greater understanding and compassion, and ensure that no one feels alone in their grief. Through our accessible toolkit of resources, events, activities and support, we’re encouraging communities across the country to start conversations, share experiences and help people find the support they need. 🧵 Our 2026 theme is: ‘After Goodbye, we are all connected by a thread of hope.’ We invite you all to get involved! Whether you’re an individual, charity, organisation or community group, you can help us bring people together, support one another and remind everyone that, even after loss, we are still connected. 🧡 Raising awareness. 🧡 Starting conversations. 🧡 Busting the taboo. 🧡 Keeping hope alive. Let’s make National Grief Awareness Week 2026 a powerful reminder that grief is something we should never have to face alone. Will you join us? 🧡🧵Please email [email protected] to book your place #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek #NGAW2026 #TheGoodGriefTrust #AfterGoodbye #ThreadOfHope #GriefAwareness #BereavementSupport #YouAreNotAlone

☂️🧡Good morning,🧡☂️ It’s a rainy start to the week, but we are here to keep you warm, dry and spread a little sunshine! ☀️ Why not pop over to our shop and pick up one of our lovely bright orange rain brollies. Open them while you’re out and about, to help us raise awareness of our charity, while you keep nice and dry. Pop over and grab yours today! 🧡☂️ Thankyou are always for your wonderful support thegoodgrieftrust.org/good-g…