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. 

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Grief Kind Spaces volunteer opportunities

We are looking for volunteers to support our new Grief Kind Spaces drop-in sessions in Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire and Stamford, Lincolnshire.

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