BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service

07/12/2025

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The Blackpool Tower is lit in orange this evening in support of Grief Awareness Week.

Be kind and gentle with yourself this festive season, when joy and grief can often sit side by side 🧡

If you’re dealing with grief or bereavement, we want you to know you’re not alone. Local support services are here to help.

Visit: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Life-events/Bereavement-support.aspx for more information.

02/12/2025

This week is Grief Awareness Week 🧡
At some point in our lives, we will all be impacted by grief. We want people to know how they can support loved ones and also access support available across the Fylde Coast.

If you need support, you're not alone
Please do not hesitate to contact our teams and services across BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service and Trinity Hospice & Palliative Care Services & information available The Good Grief Trust

30/11/2025

30/11/2025

What a lovely idea to help children dealing with grief. The Good Grief Trust

⛄How to cope and support each other at Christmas - supporting a bereaved child❄

As we approach the end of November. We thought we would share with you an idea that could help a bereaved child or sibling, while you still have time to consider and think about the types of items your child finds calming and comforting during emotional times.

Creating a Christmas Comfort Box filled with items and activities could help provide a bereaved child with comfort and a place to escape, reflect and process their emotions. Every child grieves differently and contents will vary from child to child depending on their age and their relationship with the person that they have lost. All you need is an empty box similar to a shoe box in size. Your child may even wish to decorate and personalise their box so make sure you have craft supplies available to them.

The box aims to provide them with comfort, moments to look into the future with hope, promote shared conversation about memories and help process emotions at times when their emotions become strong over the festive period. We have provided you with a list of items below just to get you thinking about the types of items you can fill your Christmas Comfort Box with to help your child.

26/11/2025

Beautiful 🦢 as always these Trees provide such comfort - thank you Wyre Council 🌲

🤍 ⭐ 🎄 To help bereaved parents cope with the loss of a baby, we're providing memorial Christmas trees.

The trees have been placed in Fleetwood and Poulton cemeteries within our Baby Gardens of Remembrance and will be in place until Friday 9 January 2026. The bereavement services team have placed a star on the trees for each child and families are warmly invited to add their own decorations as a personal tribute.

Our grateful thanks goes to J P Dell Funeral Directors and J T Byrne Funeral Directors for their sponsorship.

Families are also invited to attend the 28th Annual Memorial Service, organised by Blackpool Victoria Hospital, which is being held at the Winter Gardens on Sunday 30th November at 3pm. This event is a service of reflection and music for all families who have experienced the loss of a baby, at any stage of pregnancy, no matter how long ago.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

26/11/2025

Always supporting 🧡

National Grief Awareness week runs from 2nd - 8th December 2025 The aim is to raise awareness and normalize conversations around grief and loss. Chris McIndoe hosting grief café with Lytham Library on Wednesday 3rd December from 11.00 am until 12 noon. Come along and connect with others who have experienced loss, in a non judgemental, supportive environment. Tea & coffee will be available. The Good Grief Trust

National Grief Awareness week runs from 2nd - 8th December 2025 The aim is to raise awareness and normalize conversations around grief and loss. I will be running a grief café with Lytham Library on Wednesday 3rd December from 11.00 am until 12 noon. Come along and connect with others who have experienced loss, in a non judgemental, supportive environment. Tea & coffee will be available.

20/11/2025

Thank you Blackpool Council & The Blackpool Tower supporting for 6 years remembering our community 🧡 on the final day of , at 6pm on the 8th of December, landmark buildings light up orange in support of those who are bereaved.
The Good Grief Trust BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service Trinity Hospice & Palliative Care Services

Exciting news!

On the final day of , at 6pm on the 8th of December, landmark buildings light up orange in support of those who are bereaved.

Thankyou once again to Blackpool Tower for lighting up again this year in support of our campaign!

20/11/2025

19/11/2025

It is National Children’s Grief Awareness Week 🦢

Child Bereavement UK offer free 1-hour webinars which aim to provide parents and carers with information to help support a child or young person when someone important to them has died, while also looking after yourself.

To register for one of the dates, visit: childbereavementuk.org/support-webinars

Upcoming sessions will be held on:
Monday 24 November: 5.30pm
Monday 15 December 2025, 12.30pm
Monday 26 January 2026, 5.30pm


Contact our team if you need any support and advice BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service bfwh.swanteam@nhs.net

19/11/2025

#🦢 Tree of Lights Remembrance Service 🌲 Monday 1st December 7.30pm - held at Blackpool Teavhing Hospitals
all welcome

🦢 Annual Baby Loss Remembrance Service 🦢
The Annual Baby Loss Remembrance Service will be taking place on Sunday, 30 November at 3pm.

The service will be held in the Baronial Hall at Blackpool Winter Gardens and doors open at 2.30pm.

It is a service of reflection and music for all families who have experienced the loss of a baby, at any stage of pregnancy, no matter how long ago.

For more information, please contact the the Swan Maternity Bereavement team on 01253 956877 or by emailing bfwh.maternity.bereavement@nhs.net.