Support for Bereaved Parents and Siblings

We are here to support you following the devastating loss of your child or sibling. We provide an informal, quiet space for you to meet with other bereaved parents and siblings and share your experiences.

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At SLOW we know that your grief cannot be fixed, and we do not strive to ‘make things better’.

Instead we give you space and support, so that you may, in your own time, slowly rebuild your life.

In this way, we believe there is hope to be found in connecting with other bereaved parents and siblings, relief in sharing the pain of grief, and company in bearing the unbearable, alongside others who are living with loss.

November 2024 Update

Regular groups will resume in November after the half-term break. Please see below for upcoming face to face and zoom groups or check the SLOW calendar for more details.

We have space available in most of our groups. If you are new to SLOW, contact us at info@slowgroup.co.uk or on 07532 423674 for more information on how we can support you.

“Being listened to and understood is, for bereaved parents, a ray of hope amidst a world that has fallen apart.”

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Whether it’s weeks, months or years since your child or sibling died you’ll be welcome here at SLOW.

Face to Face Bereaved Parents Weekly Groups

Islington and East Croydon, London based, face to face daytime group on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during school term time.

Face to Face Bereaved Parents Monthly Group

Islington, London based, face to face evening support group once a month.

Zoom Weekly Bereaved Parents Groups

Daytime support groups every Tuesday and Thursday via Zoom during term time for bereaved parents across the UK.

Zoom Monthly Bereaved Parents Group

Our monthly Zoom support group is now a weekly group held on Tuesdays at 7pm. See the calendar for details.

SLOWsibs Quarterly Workshops

Quarterly workshops in North London for bereaved children (aged 6-15 years) who have lost siblings.

SLOWsibs 18+ Bereaved Adult Sibling Support

Evening support groups held monthly via Zoom for bereaved adult siblings (aged 18+ years).

Take a look at our calendar to find out when the next support groups and workshops are taking place.

Get in touch

For further details for all our groups and workshops contact 07532 423 674 or info@slowgroup.co.uk

You can also get in touch via our contact form and connect with us on social media

Take a look at our calendar to find out when the next support groups and workshops are taking place.

Select one of the highlighted dates and then follow the link below the calendar for more information.

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Recent articles from the SLOW blog

A shared letter, from one bereaved Father to another

A shared letter, from one bereaved Father to another

Jun 13, 2024

Nick Cave’s reply to a newly bereaved father on The Red Hand Files is a difficult and tragic read that has touched our hearts at SLOW.

Support SLOW by running the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October

Support SLOW by running the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October

May 2, 2024

Come join our Royal Parks Half Marathon 2024 Team and raise money for SLOW this October. Find out more and guarantee your place.

A bereaved parent’s thoughts on ‘surrendering to the process’ of Ramadan and of grief

A bereaved parent’s thoughts on ‘surrendering to the process’ of Ramadan and of grief

Mar 7, 2024

As Ramadan approaches, we asked one of our bereaved parents to describe what Ramadan is for them and how ‘surrendering to the process’ of both Ramadan and grief can be a healthy and healing.

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We have our regular weekly 'daytime' groups in Nor

We have our regular weekly 'daytime' groups in North London, South London and virtually via Zoom starting at 11am to 12.30pm.

Don't forget we also have our *NEW* weekly 'evening' group (originally our monthly group) via Zoom starting at 7pm to 8.30pm.

For further information, please email: info@slowgroup.co.uk or telephone: 07532 423674
#griefsupport #griefsupportgroups #bereavedmothers #bereavedfathers #bereavedparents #bereavedsibligs #grieveingparents

We have our regular weekly daytime groups in North

We have our regular weekly daytime groups in North London, South London and virtually via zoom starting at 11am to 12.30pm.

We also have our *New* Weekly evening group (originally our monthly group) starting this week at 7pm to 8.30pm via zoom.

SLOWSibs 18+ is also meeting this week on Tuesday at 7pm to 8.30pm.

For further information, please email: info@slowgroup.co.uk or phone 07532 423674
#griefsupport #bereavedparents #bereavedfather #bereavedmother #griefsupportgroups #bereavedsiblings #grievingparents

As trusteeweek comes to an end, we’d like to say

As trusteeweek comes to an end, we’d like to say a massive thank you to all trustees at SLOW. We’re enormously grateful for the expertise and time you offer to drive our mission and aims forward, so that we can continue to offer the excellent and much needed support to bereaved parents and siblings after the death of a child in the family.

Special thanks to Elise for her thoughts and comment on what it means for her to be a trustee at SLOW.

If it’s something you’ve considered or would like to find out more about what’s involved, please email Nikki Peterson, SLOW’s Charity Director on nikki@slowgroup.co.uk

#trusteeweek #charityboard #getonboard #charitytrustee #boardmembers

As of Tuesday 5th November, SLOW will offer a week

As of Tuesday 5th November, SLOW will offer a weekly evening online support group for bereaved parents.

If you would like to find out more about any of our support groups, or make a self referral, please email info@slowgroup.co.uk

#bereavementsupport #bereavedparents #bereavedfathers #bereavedmothers #griefsupportgroup

There are 16,000 runners that take place in the @r

There are 16,000 runners that take place in the @royalparkshalf, one of those runners is @margaretpaul52 Margaret’s daughter, Lakisha, created a video diary for her Mum, starting at signing up, the training along the way, and finishing last Sunday, the day of the race.

Behind every step of Margaret’s training was her why, and the reason she was running for SLOW. Margaret’s son, Kaelan died in 2022. Margaret attended support groups with other bereaved parents at SLOW soon after.

As Lakisha mentions in the video ‘the charity you signed up to run for, is a charity that walked and is still walking you through the darkest time in your life’, that’s what we do at SLOW, we don’t fix, we walk alongside you, at your pace and we let you be in your grief. And if and when you’re ready, we scream and shout your name really, really loudly when you go past us at the Royal Parks half marathon 😃

We’re so grateful to Margaret and all of our runners from this years event. They’ve raised a HUGE amount of money which means we can continue to support and walk alongside other bereaved parents and siblings. If you would like to support SLOW and are able to make a donation, you can find the justgiving link in our bio. We’d be very grateful 🙏🏽

If you would like support, you can email us on info@slowgrouo.co.uk

If you would like to find out what other fundraising or volunteering opportunities we have, you can email us on admin@slowgroup.co.uk

#runningforgrief #royalparkshalfmarathon #slowrunning #teamslow #griefsupportforfamilies #bereavedsibling #bereavedmum #growingwithmygrief

At the weekend we ran our ‘SLOWSibs Summer Herb

At the weekend we ran our ‘SLOWSibs Summer Herb Planters’ workshop, this was an opportunity for our young siblings to commemorate and remember their sibling who has died.

Terracotta pots turned into beautifully decorated and graffitied masterpieces with patterns and letters and colours and animals that meant something unique to each of our siblings.

The different herbs we used have different meanings, lavender for calm, rosemary for remembrance, mint for protection and basil for hope. And the planters were finished with a splash of colour using either snap dragons or marigolds.

We snacked on pizza and added our herbs. We also fed the chickens that we shared the garden with.

Thank you so much to our young sibs who shared special thoughts and memories with us. We absolutely loved seeing your decorated planters being created ❤️❤️

Special thanks to our volunteers Lisa and Pia. And big, big thanks to @nicwilson_art for creating the SLOWSibs space.

Our next workshop will be in Autumn, to find out more please email info@slowgroup.co.uk

If you would like to support SLOW, please email admin@slowgroup.co.uk

#bereavedsibling #griefsupportforkids #griefsupportforfamilies #slowgroup #herbplanting #herbsandgrief

Father’s Day is another difficult day in the cal

Father’s Day is another difficult day in the calendar year and such a reminder of living your life without your child in it.

To all the Dad’s finding today (and every other day) particularly hard. We’re thinking of you.

As Nick Cave beautifully wrote in one of his Red Hand Files earlier in the year, ‘Be kind and patient and gentle and merciful with one another. Stay close. Hold firm. Forgive. Grief prepares the way. Joy will in time find you. It is searching for you, in the impossible darkness, even now.’

You can read the full letter, from one bereaved father to another on our blog page (link in bio).

If you would like to join one of our regular daytime or evening support groups, please email info@slowgroup.co.uk we have spaces available in most groups.

#notsohappyfathersday #bereaveddad #bereavementsupport #mychilddied #mychilddidexist

Would you like to be part of our 20 person team at

Would you like to be part of our 20 person team at this years Royal Parks?

The event is now SOLD OUT completely. We have 3 guaranteed spaces available.

The central London half marathon route takes in some of the capital’s world-famous landmarks, on closed roads and within four of London’s eight Royal Parks - Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens.

You can either whizz or go as SLOWly as you like. We will pay your entry fee and we ask you to fundraise a minimum of £450. Your money will help continue to provide support for bereaved families after the death of a child in the family.

To signup please use the ‘challenge form’ in our bio. If you’re thinking about it but have some questions, please email Nikki or Sian on admin@slowgroup.co.uk

#runroyalparks #royalparkshalf #runforcharity #SLOWrun #slowrunner #halfmarathonrunner