Cruse Bereavement Support NI

24/11/2025

✨ ✨ 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐔𝐩 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝐀𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 ✨✨
Join us for a special afternoon of music by candlelight, as we come together to remember loved ones we are missing this festive season.

📅 Date: Sunday 21st December 2025
⏰ Time: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
📍 Venue: The Great Hall, Belfast City Hall

Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful choir, instrumental and solo performances, readings, and a quiet moment of reflection, offering space for remembrance, connection and comfort.

Spaces are limited, to reserve your tickets, please click the link below. Donations are kindly invited when booking to help Cruse continue our vital bereavement support to children, young people and adults across NI 💜

Tickets: https://www.cruse.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/light-up-the-night-belfast/

Thank you to Funeral Partners NI for making this event possible and to Belfast City Council for their kind generosity for the use of the City Hall.

Join Light Up the Night: A Night to Remember at Belfast City Hall, a candlelit remembrance event supporting Cruse this December.

22/11/2025

On Tuesday, we were honoured to welcome the Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District Cllr Ruairí McHugh as he met with members of staff and two of our inspiring Youth Advisory Group, Abigail and Aideen, ahead of our workshop on Understanding Children and Young People’s Grief to highlight Children’s Grief Awareness Week.

The Mayor spent time hearing directly from staff and the young people about the Somewhere For Us project, the services it provides and how young people’s voices are at the heart of why this week matters.

This week has been an opportunity to shine a light on the needs of bereaved children and young people — and the importance of ensuring they feel seen, heard, and supported.💜

21/11/2025

This week is and we want to highlight the incredible young people in our Somewhere For Us Youth Advisory Group. They have faced the heartbreak of bereavement and are now using their experience to support others. Some of them met recently for a Grief Ambassador workshop and take time to remember their loved ones. Their courage, compassion and determination to help other bereaved children and young people is inspiring.

We are currently looking for new Youth Advisory Group members in all Health Trust areas. If you know a bereaved young person who would be interested in joining the YAG, please email somewhereforus@cruse.org.uk for more information. 💜

20/11/2025

A huge THANK YOU to all the Co-op Members for choosing Cruse and the support it has provided to our Belfast branch. This funding will help us to support even more people suffering grief and loss in our local community 💜

19/11/2025

🥳Happy Birthday to the National Lottery!🥳
Today we’re celebrating and saying a huge thank you to all the National Lottery players. , our Somewhere For Us project can continue supporting children, young people, families, and communities across Northern Ireland who are coping with the challenges of grief and loss.
None of this would be possible without The National Lottery Community Fund Northern Ireland and its incredible players, thank you! 💜

18/11/2025

Struggling with Grief? You're Not Alone 💜

Cruse is holding an Understanding Your Bereavement session in Newry Library for those finding it difficult to cope with the loss of a loved one. This will be a safe and welcoming space to gain information and find support.

📍 Newry Library, 79 Hill Street, Newry, BT34 1DG
📅 Monday 8th December
⏰ 2.30pm – 4.00pm

If you or someone you know could benefit from this session, please reserve your free place here: https://buytickets.at/cruseuyb/1933316

18/11/2025

Struggling with Grief? You're Not Alone 💜
Cruse is holding an Understanding Your Bereavement session in Newry Library for those finding it difficult to cope with the loss of a loved one. This will be a safe and welcoming space to gain information and find support.
📍 Newry Library, 79 Hill Street, Newry, BT34 1DG
📅 Monday 8th December
⏰ 2.30pm – 4.00pm
If you or someone you know could benefit from this session, please reserve your free place here: https://buytickets.at/cruseuyb/1933316

15/11/2025

Consider these your 'permission' for the weekend to take what you need
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14/11/2025

"It was such a melting pot of emotions, and I didn’t know how to process it." 💜
Dylan Llewellyn is an actor, best known for his roles in Derry Girls, Big Boys and Beyond Paradise. If you watched 'Celebrity Race Across the World' last night, you will have seen Dylan and his Mum, Jackie, talk about their experience with grief and loss.
When Dylan was 16, his eldest brother died by su***de. In the years since, Dylan has experienced a range of emotions before finding ways to channel his grief and keep his brother's memory close.
We’re incredibly grateful that Dylan has chosen to share his story with Cruse. He shares his experience of loss, grief and building a life around it, as well as the importance of reaching out for support.
Read Dylan's story ⬇️

Dylan Llewellyn, star of Celebrity Race Across the World, shares his story about losing his brother to su***de and his journey through grief.

12/11/2025

How many times have you said "I'm fine" when you're feeling anything but fine?
After someone dies, you might not feel fine- that's understandable and ok. Grief is incredibly difficult, and we all experience it in different ways.
For more information on grief and support, please visit our website ⬇️
https://ow.ly/23gQ50XlSMt

03/11/2025

Grief doesn't look like one thing- it's complex and all our experiences will be different 💜
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