by Helen Tomblin | Oct 6, 2023 | Awareness Days/Month, Remembrance, Uncategorized
Baby Loss Awareness Week and the Power of Saying Their Name Baby Loss Awareness Week, observed from October 9th to October 15th, is a national event dedicated to acknowledging and supporting those who have experienced the heart-wrenching loss of a child. During this...
by Helen Tomblin | Sep 6, 2023 | Awareness Days/Month, Fundraising Events, News, Uncategorized
Remember a Charity Week: Help the work live on with Edward’s Trust In the fast-paced world we live in, it’s easy to overlook the impact we can have on future generations. But there’s a way to make a lasting difference, even when we’re no longer...
by Helen Tomblin | Aug 16, 2023 | News, Schools, Uncategorized
Getting A-Level results may make your stomach do a million flips? Well, imagine dealing with all that anxiety and excitement on top of the heavy weight of grief. It’s a whole different ball game for those who have lost a loved one, particularly a parent who...
by Helen Tomblin | Aug 3, 2023 | BNI, Fundraising Events, News, Partnerships, Uncategorized
Kick off the football season with kindness. Predict the Premier League and support your local bereavement charity in the West Midlands Calling all football fans in the West Midlands! Are you ready to put your Premier League knowledge to the test while supporting a...
by Helen Tomblin | Jul 27, 2023 | News, Remembrance, Staff, Uncategorized
For many of our staff at Edward’s Trust our work isn’t just a job, our work is our passion. Many have a personal experience of bereavement and the love for a lost one drives their work. Some of our Corporates, volunteers and supporters know Lucy, our...
by Helen Tomblin | Jul 13, 2023 | Fundraising Events, News, Partnerships, Schools, Uncategorized
The Big Give – Pledgers needed In 2021, we piloted a new fundraising campaign for Edward’s Trust. It was called, The Big Give and it was a match-funding campaign. In that first year we set a target of £5,000. The response was overwhelming, as individuals...
by Helen Tomblin | Jun 29, 2023 | News, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
BEREAVEMENT, PERI-MENOPAUSE & MENOPAUSE The stages of menopause and peri-menopause can be difficult for many but throw grief and bereavement in as well and things can at times feel overwhelming! In this blog, Sophie, our Wellbeing Therapist and Karen, who supports...
by Helen Tomblin | Jun 27, 2023 | Awareness Days/Month, News, Remembrance, Uncategorized
National Bereaved Parents Day: Honouring and Supporting Those in Grief July 3rd is National Bereaved Parents Day. It was set up in 2020 by the charity A Child of Mine, after they realised that there wasn’t a specific day that honoured bereaved parents from all walks...
by Helen Tomblin | Jun 14, 2023 | Awareness Days/Month, Children, News, Remembrance, Uncategorized
In our counselling team, it is Karen’s role to support parents who are supporting a grieving child. We asked her if she had any advice in advance of Father’s Day. Here is what she said, ‘Losing a father can be an incredibly challenging and emotional...
by Helen Tomblin | Jun 7, 2023 | News, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Edward’s Trust is committed to offering holistic support to those who have been bereaved. We know that grief affects the whole person so this means that wellbeing support is just as important as our counselling service. Following our wonderful wellbeing day in March,...
