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.

October 2021 Update

We are running face to face groups in London as well as regular Zoom meetings this month, see below for dates of our next groups or check out the SLOW calendar.

You can also connect with other bereaved families via our Facebook page.

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.

South London Bereaved Parents Weekly Group

Streatham-based daytime support group every Tuesday via Zoom during term time. Resuming face-to-face groups soon.

Nov 02

Bereaved Parents Weekly Tuesday Zoom Support Group (South London)

2 November at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

North London Bereaved Parents Weekly Group

Islington-based, face to face daytime group every Wednesday during school term time.

Nov 03

Bereaved Parent Weekly Wednesday Support Group (North London)

3 November at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

North London Bereaved Parents Monthly Group

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

Nov 18

Bereaved Parents Monthly Evening Support Group (North London)

18 November at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Weekly Bereaved Parents Zoom Group

Daytime support group every Monday via Zoom during term time.

Nov 01

Bereaved Parents Weekly Zoom Support Group

1 November at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Monthly Bereaved Parents Zoom Group

Evening support group held monthly via Zoom during term time.

Nov 11

Bereaved Parents Monthly Evening Zoom Support Group

11 November at 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

North London SLOWsibs Quarterly Workshops

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

Dec 18

SLOWsibs Workshop

18 December at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

SLOWsibs 18+ Bereaved Adult Sibling Support

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

Nov 03

SLOWsibs 18+ Support Group

3 November at 7:15 pm - 8:45 pm

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.

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

Recent articles from the SLOW blog

Patron and facilitator, Clara Francis, shares her heartbreaking story

Patron and facilitator, Clara Francis, shares her heartbreaking story

Oct 15, 2021

Clara Francis describes her daughter’s tragic story, how she was helped by SLOW in the aftermath of her death and her determination to help other bereaved parents.

Meet Nikki and why she’s grateful for Baby Loss Awareness Week

Meet Nikki and why she’s grateful for Baby Loss Awareness Week

Oct 9, 2021

As Baby Loss Awareness week approaches our new Bereavement Support Services Manager, Nikki Peterson, shares her daughter’s story.

Please support our amazing Royal Parks Half Marathon Team!

Please support our amazing Royal Parks Half Marathon Team!

Oct 6, 2021

We have an amazing team of 12, running and fundraising for SLOW on Sunday 10th October for the Royal Parks Half Marathon – many running in memory of children lost far too soon.

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Our next SLOWsibs workshop, one of our sibs all-ti

Our next SLOWsibs workshop, one of our sibs all-time favourites - wreath making, is coming soon. Please spread the word and book your place!
All bereaved young siblings welcome (6-15 years old).
Saturday 18th December 2-5pm in Archway.
Contact Nic at info@slowgroup.co.uk to book a place.

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Please join us tonight at 7pm by lighting a candle

Please join us tonight at 7pm by lighting a candle in memory of all the babies and children who were lost too soon and, as baby loss awareness week culminates today, we wanted to share a beautifully written article by our patron and group facilitator, Clara Francis.

https://buff.ly/3vd1ewa

Clara describes her daughter’s tragic story, the deep sadness she felt in the aftermath of Maude’s death and how she was helped by SLOW. She goes onto explain how working for SLOW has kept her both connected with Maude and has allowed her to give back to the charity and community that helped her navigate the pain of losing a child.

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Sharing some more photos of our brilliant team yes

Sharing some more photos of our brilliant team yesterday @royalparkshalf

Still beaming with pride about their amazing running and how much they managed to raise – just phenomenal over £15k!
https://buff.ly/3aeAbGU
If you’d like to join our ever-growing team of runners at next year’s iconic Royal Parks Half Marathon or at any other challenge event, please contact Kelly at admin@slowgroup.co.uk we’d love to have you onboard.

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Amazing day, amazing running and amazing fundraisi

Amazing day, amazing running and amazing fundraising @royalparkshalf

Our team smashed it – we are so proud of you all. Thank you so much to our runners and everyone who donated to help SLOW support more bereaved families.

And there’s still time to donate - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/slowroyalparks2021

Thank you!

#fundraising #royalparkshalf #halfmarathon #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #slowrunners #slowfundraising #slowsupport

Our latest blog is from Nikki Peterson, our Berea

Our latest blog is from Nikki Peterson, our Bereavement Support Services Manager.

Nikki shares her own experience of baby loss ahead of this year’s baby loss awareness week (9th - 15th October) which aims to support bereaved families, raise awareness and drive improvements in both care and support for those affected by pregnancy and baby loss.

https://buff.ly/3aiUP94

If you are a bereaved parent, please reach out to us at SLOW, we offer support sessions, both in person and virtually, for bereaved parents when a child of any age has died in the family. All of our sessions are facilitated and run by bereaved parents.

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After being postponed twice due to COVID, the Roya

After being postponed twice due to COVID, the Royal Parks Half Marathon is finally going ahead this weekend and we have an amazing team of 12, running and fundraising for SLOW.

Many are running in memory of beautiful children all lost far too soon. There’s Julia running for Nola, Adrian running and remembering Henry, Felicity running in memory of Maude, James running in memory of his niece Nina and Mark running in memory of his son Ed.

The parents of these children have found support at SLOW, keeping their child’s memory alive and sharing their grief with others who understand the devastating pain of losing a child. With this fundraising we hope to support even more bereaved parents and siblings in the UK over the coming year.

It’s been a difficult time for fundraising with the pandemic so we are overjoyed with what this amazing team have raised so far but there’s still time to donate if you can spare a few pennies – we’d be truly grateful!
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/slowroyalparks2021

Good luck to all the runners on Sunday – we can’t thank you enough team!

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Due to popular demand our bereaved adult sibling s

Due to popular demand our bereaved adult sibling support groups are now running monthly, with the next group taking place in the evening of Thursday 7th October via Zoom. For more information and forthcoming dates of all our groups up until Christmas please see our website - https://slowgroup.co.uk/adult-sibs-running-monthly/

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Hurrah, after a long break fundraising challenge e

Hurrah, after a long break fundraising challenge events are back (and not a moment too soon)!

This week’s Monday shout out goes to Adrian Bushby who ran 10 miles this weekend in memory of beautiful Henry Taylor. And this was just a warm up as in two weeks he’s going to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon for SLOW as well. So far he’s raised over £1100 – which is incredible – thank you Adrian.

If you’d like to sponsor Adrian his page is below:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hannah-robinson-hello And if you or a friend would like to fundraise for SLOW we’d love to have you on board so we can support more bereaved families within the UK.

Get ready for this beautiful book by Dr Kathryn Ma

Get ready for this beautiful book by Dr Kathryn Mannix - @drkathrynmannix An essential for all of us who are facing difficult conversations, grieving, in hard times, or trying to help and come alongside our companions who are having difficult times. Ask any bereaved parent what helped them most - and we hear the same answer time and time again . ‘Listen. Truly Listen’ . We know from our own experience of difficult conversations - listening is so much more than looking like your paying attention. Listening is a heart activity. It’s alchemy. Feeling with that person . Feeling held by the person listening . Not rushing in to repair or mend what is broken. To listen without fixing is an art , a skill , and an act of tenderness. To stretch, to reach, to hold and be held. We talk a lot about this at SLOW , We all know at a deep level when we feel truly heard . Bring it on! Read this book . 💜❤️#grief#tenderness#tender#grieving#bereavement #bereavementsupport

SLOW has just had a last minute drop out for the R

SLOW has just had a last minute drop out for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 10th October 2021. It needs to be filled by midnight tonight before the registrations close. Registration is paid for by SLOW with a fundraising target of £450 for each place. Any takers? Need to fill this place urgently!! Thank you!

Our next SLOWsibs workshop, one of our sibs all-ti

Our next SLOWsibs workshop, one of our sibs all-time favourites - wreath making, is coming soon. Please spread the word and book your place!
All bereaved young siblings welcome (6-15 years old).
Saturday 18th December 2-5pm in Archway.
Contact Nic at info@slowgroup.co.uk to book a place.

#slowgroup
#slowsupport
#slowsibs
#bereavedsiblings
#bereavedsiblingsupport
#griefsupport
#bereavementsupport
#lifeafterloss

Please join us tonight at 7pm by lighting a candle

Please join us tonight at 7pm by lighting a candle in memory of all the babies and children who were lost too soon and, as baby loss awareness week culminates today, we wanted to share a beautifully written article by our patron and group facilitator, Clara Francis.

https://buff.ly/3vd1ewa

Clara describes her daughter’s tragic story, the deep sadness she felt in the aftermath of Maude’s death and how she was helped by SLOW. She goes onto explain how working for SLOW has kept her both connected with Maude and has allowed her to give back to the charity and community that helped her navigate the pain of losing a child.

#waveoflight2021
#waveoflight
#blaw
#blaw21
#babylossawarenessweek
#babyloss
#neonataldeath
#stillbirth
#stillborn
#griefsupport
#childbereavement
#slowgroup
#slowsupport
#bereavedparent

Sharing some more photos of our brilliant team yes

Sharing some more photos of our brilliant team yesterday @royalparkshalf

Still beaming with pride about their amazing running and how much they managed to raise – just phenomenal over £15k!
https://buff.ly/3aeAbGU
If you’d like to join our ever-growing team of runners at next year’s iconic Royal Parks Half Marathon or at any other challenge event, please contact Kelly at admin@slowgroup.co.uk we’d love to have you onboard.

#fundraising #royalparkshalf #halfmarathon #runnersofinstagram #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #slowrunners #slowfundraising #slowsupport

Amazing day, amazing running and amazing fundraisi

Amazing day, amazing running and amazing fundraising @royalparkshalf

Our team smashed it – we are so proud of you all. Thank you so much to our runners and everyone who donated to help SLOW support more bereaved families.

And there’s still time to donate - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/slowroyalparks2021

Thank you!

#fundraising #royalparkshalf #halfmarathon #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #slowrunners #slowfundraising #slowsupport