Landmarks across Cornwall light up orange for National Grief Awareness Week

Landmarks across Cornwall have been lit up orange to mark National Grief Awareness Week.

Heartlands in Redruth, St Petroc’s Church in Bodmin and Kimberley Park in Falmouth, will all light up in memoriam to those who have been affected by bereavement this year.

The week will close with a special event at Heartlands Good Grief Café on Wednesday 8th December between 4pm and 7pm, with a minute’s silence at 6pm.

The event is hosted by The Good Grief Trust and is supported by many other bereavement organisations across Cornwall, including Cornwall Bereavement Network, Widowed and Young, and Penhaligon’s Friends.

Charmaine George, Cornwall’s representative for The Good Grief Trust says; “We offer help and hope to those grieving and reconnect communities who may feel isolated and alone in their grief. 2021 has seen far too many families affected by grief across the county and this event aims to unite people in their grief and signpost them to organisations that may be able to offer bereavement support.

“Special thanks go to Millstone Sound, Mass Affect Lighting, Ellis Event Power Services and Jessica Parr in Falmouth who have helped us light buildings in orange, and to Heartlands which has helped us host the event.”

St Petroc’s Church in Bodmin was the first to light up orange on Monday 6th December. Heartlands and Kimberley Park conclude the week on 8th December at 6pm.

Kimberley Gray is regional co-ordinator for Widowed and Young (WAY) in Cornwall and sits on the advisory panel for Cornwall Bereavement Network (CBN). She said: “This week is about recognising the challenges bereaved people go through and raising awareness of the services available in Cornwall for bereavement support.

"The start of the pandemic saw many of Cornwall’s support services pull together to build a central resource from which people can find useful information and access the services they require.”

More information on bereavement services in your area can be found via www.cornwallbereavementnetwork.org or www.thegoodgrieftrust.org

Good Grief Pop Up Cafés run monthly. Contact charmaine@thegoodgrieftrust.org for more information.

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