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From participating in the virtual Wave of Light, to holding an online Remembrance Event in your back garden, there are still ways to organise, hold and participate in events for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023.
Virtual Events are a great way to bring people together, along with family garden events at home or community activities such as Remembrance Wall Displays or Ribbon Remembrance Displays.
We have a range of great materials you can use such as Ribbon Bunting and Colour-In Ribbons here.
We will continue to update this page with any events confirmed for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2023.
If you have any event you would like to be listed for 2023, please let us know by submitting the short form above.
Please see below for events that we are aware of – please note this list is NOT exhaustive. We will add events as we are alerted to them. To avoid confusion virtual events and those outwith the UK or Ireland will not be added to the event map
The Creative Cup 47 High St, Cleator Moor CA25 5LA
Date/Time
18:30 - 20:00
Details
The silent footprints foundation
silentfootprints2019@gmail.com
Event
Craigavon
South Lakes Leisure Centre, 1 Lake Rd, Craigavon BT64 1AS
Date/Time
19:00 - 19:30
Details
Little Forget Me Nots Trust
catherine@littleforgetmenotstrust.com
Event
Eastbourne
Our Lady or Ransom 2-4 Grange Road Eastbourne BN21 4EH
Date/Time
18:45 - 20:00
Details
Eastbourne Churches
eastbourneolr@abdiocese.org.uk
Event
Edinburgh Walk of Light
Broad Pavement Car Park Holyrood Park Edinburgh. EH8 8AZ
Date/Time
18:00 - 20:30
Details
Held In Our Hearts
katy@heldinourhearts.org.uk
Event
Edinburgh
Richmond Craigmillar Church 227 Niddrie Mains Road, Edinburgh EH16 4PA
Date/Time
18:45 - 20:15
Details
Kirsty
KForsyth@churchofscotland.org.uk
Event
Erskine
Erskine Community Garden, Barwood Park Erskine, PA8 6AB
Date/Time
19:00 - 20:00
Details
Heather
enquiries@erskinecommunitygarden.co.uk
Event
Falkirk
The Kelpies, Visitor Centre The Helix, Falkirk FK2 7ZT
Date/Time
19:00 - 20:00
Details
Kellie
https://www.facebook.com/events/1187042971989631
Event
Halifax
Halifax Minster Causeway, Halifax HX1 1QL
Date/Time
18:00 - 19:00
Details
The Kallipateira Moorhouse Foundation
benmoorhouse1982@hotmail.com
Event
Harworth and Bircotes
All Saints' Church Church Walk Harworth and Bircotes Nottinghamshire DN11 8LH
Date/Time
19:00 - 20:00
Details
The Rev'd Nicky Skipworth
nickythevicar@gmail.com
Event
Havant
The Oaks Crematorium, Bartons Road, Havant. PO9 5NA
Date/Time
18:00 - 20:30
Details
Portsmouth and Chichester Sands
portsmouthchichester@sandsvolunteer.org.uk
Event
Horsham
Ballard and Shortall 1 Wellington Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 1DD
Date/Time
19:00 - 20:00
We are opening funeral home on Sunday evening from 7pm until 8pm for the wave of light event, Inviting people to come in and light a candle, have a cuppa, biscuit and a chat.
Details
Wendy
ballard.shortall.horsham@cpjfield.co.uk
Event
Inverness
Glen Mhor Hotel Ness Bank Inverness IV2 4SG
Date/Time
18:15 - 20:30
Details
Held In Our Hearts
katy@heldinourhearts.org.uk
Event
Kirkwall
Kings Street Halls Kirkwall Orkney
Date/Time
18:00 - 19:30
BLAW Remembrance service
Details
NHS Orkney
melissa.lindsay@nhs.scot
Event
Lincoln
Lantern walk From Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road Lincoln, LN2 5QY to Lincoln Cathedral
Livingston Old Parish Church, Village Kirk, Kirklane, Livingston EH54 7HY
Date/Time
18:30 - 20:30
Details
Livingston Old Parish Church
NBalaj@churchofscotland.org.uk
Event
Llangefni
Capel Penuel Chapel, Ffordd Glandwr, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7EF
Date/Time
18:00 - 22:00
Details
R & J Hughes and Son
info@jhsrjh.co.uk
Event
London Walk of Light and Wave of Light
Meet at the Bandstand in Ruskin Park, Denmark Hill SE5 9AW
Date/Time
18:15 - 20:00
19:00 Wave of light begins in St Luke’s Chapel Kings College Hospital Denmark Hill SE5 9RS
Details
Black Baby Loss Awareness Week
alicia@blackbabylossawareness.com
Event
London
Chapel at St Mary's Woodford, 207 High Road, London, E18 2PA.
Date/Time
19:00 - 19:30
Details
Revd Elizabeth Lowson
rector@stmaryswoodford.org.uk
Event
London
All Saints, West Dulwich Lovelace Road London SE21 8JY
Date/Time
19:00 - 20.00
Candle lighting and quiet space drop-in
Details
Eleanor Beamond-Pepler
eleanor@pepler.net
Event
Lyminge
Lyminge Methodist Church Church Road Lyminge Kent CT18 8JA
Date/Time
19:00 - 20:00
Details
Revd. Gill Songer
gill.songer@methodist.org.uk
Event
Market Drayton
Market Drayton Methodist Church Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton TF9 3DL
Date/Time
18:30 - 19:15
Details
Little Footprints Support Group
littlefootprintsmd@gmail.com
Event
Northampton
St Peter and St Paul Church Park Ave South Abington Northampton NN3 3AB
Date/Time
17:00 - 18:00
Details
Northamptonshire Sands
robertberrow@sky.com
Event
Portadown
Edenvilla Park Bachelors Walk Portadown BT63 5BQ
Date/Time
18:30 - 19:30
Details
SOFT UK:NI
sarah_mcconachie@yahoo.co.uk
Event
Saffron Walden
Jubilee Gardens, Hill Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1EH
Date/Time
18:45 - 19:15
Details
Saffron Walden Community Wave of Light
clarenicolaedwards@gmail.com
Event
Slough
Herschel Park Upton Court Slough SL1 2DG
Date/Time
18:30 - 20:00
to personalise lanterns to be gently placed in the lake
Details
The Vishaal Foundation Annual Wave of Light Event
vishaalfoundation@gmail.com
Event
Sudbury
Clare Castle Country Park Malting Ln, Clare, Sudbury CO10 8NW
Date/Time
18:45 - 20:30
Details
Wave of Light Walk
natalie.lockyer@hotmail.com
Event
Tyn-Y-Gongl
Jones Bros Benllech Glanrafon Workshop Lon Pant Y Cudyn TYN-Y-GONGL LL74 8UF
Date/Time
19:00 - 20:00
Details
Wave of Light
Katysmith957@gmail.com
Event
Wakefield
Pinderfields Hospital The Multi Faith Chapel-Level D Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4DG
Date/Time
18:45 - 19:10
Details
Wave of Light
r.lindley3@nhs.net
Event
Worcester
The Guildhall, High Street, Worcester, WR1 2EY
Date/Time
18:30 - 20:00
Details
Wave of Light
amyrossjoyner@gmail.com
Virtual Wave of Light Events
15th October
Event
Date/Time
Details
Event
Global Wave of Light with Yelala
Our events are for Jewish folk and allies, and our Global Wave of Light event will feature some accessible Jewish prayers of remembrance, but we welcome people of all faiths and none.
FREE online Wave of Light event-On this special evening, we will come together, each with a candle, to illuminate a path of love and remembrance for the tiny souls that left us too soon. Bathed in the gentle warmth of candlelight, Lynsi, the trailblazer in fertility hypnosis, will guide us through a touching candle ceremony and a soothing hypnosis session.
Aylesbury Methodist Church Buckingham St Aylesbury HP20 2NQ
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
15:00 - 16:00
Details
Stefan
s.tiran@nhs.net
Event
Baby Memorial Service
Hitchin Town Hall 15 Brand Street Hitchin Herts SG5 1HX
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
15:00 - 16:00
Details
North Herts Sands
catherine.beach@sandsvolunteer.org.uk
Event
Forget Me Not Service
St Andrews United Reformed Church The Avenue Southampton SO17 1XQ
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
15:00 - 16:00
Details
University Hospital Southampton (Princess Anne Hospital)
kerri.birkett@uhs.nhs.uk
Event
Baby Loss Remembrance Service
St Mary the Virgin 61 Church Road Church Road Stotfold SG5 4NE
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
15:00 - 15:45
Details
St Mary the Virgin
revd.bill.britt@gmail.com
Event
Baby Remembrance Service
Church of Our Lady of the Portal & St Piran St Austell Street Truro TR1 1SE
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
15:00 - 16:00
Details
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
karen.stoyles@nhs.net
Event
Annual Baby Memorial Service ‘A time to remember’
Pelsall Community and Arts Centre Station Road Pelsall Walsall WS3 4BQ
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
15:00 - 17:00
Details
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
mrslcatkinson@gmail.com
Event
BLAW Memorial Service
St Peter & St Paul's Church Church Road Flitwick Bedford MK45 1AE
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
16:00 - 17:00
Details
St Peter and St Paul Church
samneve@gmail.com
Event
Memory Walk
Cranbrook Country Park, Cranbrook, Devon EX5 7BL
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
16:00 - 17:30
Details
Cranbrook Strollers
vic4146@gmail.com
Event
We Remember
St Nicolas Church, The Green, Kings Norton, Birmingham
Date/Time
Sunday 15 October 2023
16:00 - 17:00
Details
Kings Norton Parish
paulinemweaver2018@outlook.com
Ribbon Remembrance Displays
Event
Date/Time
Details
Event
Aberdare
Merthyr Tydfil Sands
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Meet up event Thursday 12th October, 6.30pm
Details
Bryn Sion Church Mount Pleasant Street Trecynon Aberdare CF44 8NG
niamiles411@gmail.com
Event
Ribbon Event - Alnwick
Renal Agenesis UK
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Bereaved parents and families can visit The Alnwick Garden and write their baby's name on a ribbon and attach it to the oldest tree in the gardens. Families are also welcome to explore the gardens. Tickets are free and can be requested by emailing Renal Agenesis UK
Details
The Alnwick Gardens Denwick Lane Alnwick NE66 1FJ
info@renalagenesis.org.uk
Event
Ribbon Display for BLAW
Heaven’s Playground Org
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Ribbons for people to write on and place on our small tree, some bunting on the railing, putting notices up telling people what BLAW is about and putting down battery operated Pink and Blue Lights within our small railed garden. BLAW pins, in the local shop for people to purchase as well.
Details
Community Garden, Ballyrobert, Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT39 9SA
jakki.thompson6@gmail.com
Event
Ribbon Tying Event - Barnstaple
Royal Devon University NHS Trust
Date/Time
Monday 9 October
13;45 for a 14:00 start Meeting in garden of remembrance opposite front entrance of hospital
Details
North Devon District Hospital Barnstaple, EX31 4JB
simon.harrison2@nhs.net
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Borehamwood
Wrap it By Tina
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Details
The Square on the corner of Shenley Road & Furzehill Road, Borehamwood. Near the Co-op Funeralcare WD6 1DS
Norton Canes Community Centre Brownhills Road Norton Canes Cannock WS11 9SF
blawnortoncanes@gmail.com
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Chelmsford
Essex Sands
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Details
The Railway Pub, Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 5NG
helenlradford@hotmail.com
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea Sands
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Details
Memorial Garden, Clacton on Sea Seafront
https://www.facebook.com/Clacton.Ribbon.Display
Event
Ribbon Display and Remembrance Tree - Diss
Ruth Noble Counselling
Date/Time
1 - 16 October
Details
The Space, Burston, Diss, Norfolk. IP22 5TJ
Ruthnoblecounselling@outlook.com
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Erskine
Erskine Community Garden
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Details
Erskine Community Garden, Barwood Park, Erskine, PA8 6AB
Enquiries@erskinecommunitygarden.co.uk
Event
Ribbon Tying Event - Exeter
Royal Devon University NHS Trust
Date/Time
Monday 9 October
13;45 for a 14:00 start Meeting outside Child and Women's Health then go through to the garden, having a time as parents and staff together to tie a ribbon on our tree.
Details
Royal Devon Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW
simon.harrison2@nhs.net
Event
Ribbon Display - Glasgow
Date/Time
9 - 15 October 2023
Details
St John's Renfield Church, 22 Beaconsfield Rd, Glasgow G12 0NB
sue.Mckellar@sands.org.uk
Event
Memory Tree - Horsham
Date/Time
9 - 13 October
Supporting baby loss awareness week Monday 9th until Friday 13th October, Inviting people to hang a ribbon on our memory tree, have a cuppa, biscuit and a chat.
Details
Ballard and Shortall 1 Wellington Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 1DD
ballard.shortall.horsham@cpjfield.co.uk
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Kenfig Hill
Bro Morgannwg Baby Loss Support Group
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Ribbons can be collected from Pyle Library or Bethanie
Details
Kenfig Hill Miners' Square Pisgah Street Kenfig Hill Bridgend CF33 6DS
bethanie@bromorgannwgbabyloss.net
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Leeds
Ribbon display outside of church and candle lighting area inside of church.
Date/Time
7 - 14 October
Details
Adel Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Church Lane, Adel, Leeds, LS16 8DW
Email: fionawinser@hotmail.com
Event
Tree of Life - Liverpool
There will be blue and pink ribbons, as well as leaves available to be put on the tree.
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Our Tree of Life in the atrium of Alder Hey Hospital where it will provide opportunity for staff and the public to remember their much-loved and missed babies.
St Tydfil’s Old Parish Church Lower High Street Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8DP
niamiles411@gmail.com
Event
Ribbon Remembrance Display - Musselburgh
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Details
next to Store Bridge, Musselburgh EH21 7DB
Email: marion.currie@sands.org.uk
Event
Umbrella Display - Rainham
Making Miracles Charity
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Monday 9th at 7pm
Details
St Margaret’s Church High Street Rainham ME8 8AN
Email: hayley@makingmiracles.org.uk
Event
Ribbon memorial fence - Rowledge
Soxsies
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
Details
St James' Church (also known as Rowledge Parish Church) Rowledge GU10 4EN.
Email: hello@soxsies.com
Event
Ribbon Memory Tree - Thatcham
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
There will be a memory tree in the churchyard with ribbons available for people to tie on in memory of their baby. The tree and ribbons can all be accessed outdoors in the churchyard so people are welcome to visit anytime.
Details
St Mary's Church, Church Gate, Thatcham, RG18 4QL
Email: nicola.hulks@hotmail.co.uk
Event
Tiptree Ribbon Display
Date/Time
9 - 15 October
On the Railings outside St Luke's Church. Contact us to arrange a ribbon, or add your own.
A mixed media exhibition exploring grief and baby loss through creative expression in paint, text and print.
Details
Katherine
katherinesmallartist@gmail.com
Event
VILOMAH: Hidden Loss & Untold Futures
Royal Free Hospital, Chapel (Lower Ground Floor) Pond Street London NW3 2QG
Date/Time
9 - 15 October 2023
Art Exhibition on all forms of pregnancy loss, baby loss, infertility. Runs 9th-15th October. Opening night: 9th Oct 6-8pm. Then open daily until & including 15th.
Details
Alice
lacie@cantab.net
Event
Story Times & Nursery Rhymes Baby Loss Special
St Mary’s Church Welcome Centre, Walthamstow, London, E17 4SN
Date/Time
Monday 10 October 2023
10:15 - 10:45
Details
Daphne & Friends
hello@thechildrenscelebrant.co.uk
Event
Baby Loss Awareness Week Drop In
New Victoria Wing - Next to Amigos Shop Royal Victoria Infirmary Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Date/Time
Tuesday 10 October 2023
11:00 - 14:00
Details
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
chloe.coates3@nhs.net
Event
Open Church with memory activities
Dunstable Priory Church Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RU
Date/Time
Wedesday 11 October 2023
16:00 - 19:00
Details
Priory Church Dunstable
willfshaw@aol.com
Event
Wave of Light Candle Making Just Be Cafe
Lock Keepers Cottage, 93 B18, Antrim BT41 3SA
Date/Time
Thursday 12 October 2023
19:00 - 21:00
Details
Little Forget Me Nots Trust
catherine@littleforgetmenotstrust.com
Event
Cake Sale and raffle
Worcestershire Royal Hospital Charles Hastings Way Worcester WR5 1DD
Date/Time
Friday 13 October 2023
Details
Bereavement midwives and EPAU nurses
Event
Circle of Support Baby Loss Week Awareness Event
St Dunstan’s Church Hall Cheam SM3 8QH
Date/Time
Friday 13 October 2023
18:00 - 19:30
Details
Circle of Support
melody.thorpe@cheamparish.org.uk
Event
Baby Loss Awareness Pilates
Holistic Health 64 Broadway Market London E8 4QJ
Date/Time
Saturday 14 October 2023
09:00 - 10:15
Details
HM Pilates
hannahabigailmatthews@gmail.com
Event
Butterflies visit the White Garden
The White Garden Folkestone Old Cemetery 148 Cheriton Road Folkestone Kent CT19 5JU.