Grief Kind Spaces
Find out more about our new Sue Ryder Grief Kind Spaces across the country, giving people who are grieving access to informal, in-person, peer-to-peer support.
Grief Kind Spaces - a safe, informal and supportive place
Our Grief Kind Spaces are weekly, in-person drop-in sessions held in the local community and run by trained volunteers. The sessions provide a safe, informal and supportive place for people to come together and share their experiences of grief, helping attendees to feel heard and less alone.
The sessions are welcoming, inclusive and open to anyone who is over 18 and has experienced a bereavement, whether you want to attend regularly to connect with others in similar situations or just drop in for a quick chat.
We have seven hospices and palliative care hubs across the UK and our aim is to introduce one Grief Kind Space in the area around each centre over the coming months. The spaces are volunteer-led, with volunteers receiving training and guidance to help attendees connect with each other and share their experiences of grief through peer-to-peer support.
Grief Kind Spaces is not a counselling service and attendees seeking more formal support will be encouraged to use our existing Online Bereavement Counselling Service or other support services.
Find your local Grief Kind Space
Bedfordshire
Milton Ernest Garden Centre, Radwell Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1SH
- Now open - Thursday 10am - 12 noon
Lincolnshire
MindSpace, 39 Broad St, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1PX
- Now open - Friday 10am - 12 noon
Hereward GP Practice, Exeter Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9XR
- Meeting date tbc
Gloucestershire
The Place to Eat Café at John Lewis & Partners,123 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DQ
- Opening Wednesday 22nd March - meeting: Wednesday 9am - 11am
Berkshire
Thatcham - venue tbc
- Date and time to be confirmed
For questions or more information
For more information, please email griefkindspaces@sueryder.org.
Become a Grief Kind Spaces volunteer
Become a Grief Kind Spaces volunteer
We are currently recruiting volunteers to support the first Grief Kind Spaces, which are open or are opening soon in Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Gloucestershire.