50th Anniversary Pre-registration

Please help us by pre-registering for the sharing sessions (discussion groups) and workshops at the TCF 50th Anniversary Gathering from 1-3 November at Horwood Estate. Pre-registration will assist us in organising each syndicate room for the correct number of attendees and help us to try to ensure that you can attend the sessions you wish.

The deadline for pre-registering your choices for sharing sessions and/or workshop is 11th October 2019.

Please note we ask you to indicate the date you make your selection - so that we can let you know if the session is full. It will be first come, first served. Also note that some groups and workshops have a maximum number- so we are sorry if you are unable to attend every session you are signed up for.

PLEASE ONLY SIGN UP FOR ONE WORKSHOP OR SHARING SESSION PER TIME SLOT. Thank you.

Please note that for attendees from outside the UK there are specific sessions aimed at international TCF leaders and interested members during the scheduled times of workshops and sharing sessions. You are more than welcome to attend these international sessions or the workshops/sharing sessions - whichever you prefer.
See the draft programme here

DEFINITIONS

Sharing Sessions
These are times where we can be together to discuss and share our experiences and feelings around a particular topic in a compassionate and confidential space. The groups will be facilitated by (usually) 2 volunteers and you will be invited to share with others in the group so that we can listen, learn, find understanding and hope from each other. We ask that in these groups we share the time equally so that everyone who wishes to has an opportunity to speak.

Workshops
These are usually a prepared short talk or presentation on a topic often, but not always, followed by questions or discussion. Sometimes the workshops are more interactive (for instance a writing workshop).

Fields marked with a * are required.

Please indicate date of completion: *

--------JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember --12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 ----2024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970196919681967196619651964196319621961196019591958195719561955195419531952195119501949194819471946194519441943194219411940193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925

Sharing Sessions and Workshops: Saturday morning

Saturday 2nd November, 9.15 - 10.30 am:

No chance to say goodbye (sharing session) Suicide and its aftermath (sharing session) Losing a child to drugs or alcohol use (sharing session) Discussion group for siblings (sharing session) Mourning the death of an adult child (sharing session) Coping with complex feelings; anger, remorse, guilt, bitterness, regret (sharing session) Losing a son or daughter through cancer or illness (sharing session) The grief of fathers (sharing session) As time goes by – grief after many years (sharing session) Grief in story-telling and art (workshop) Marking special days (workshop) Resilience – the key to surviving loss (workshop) The web of interconnections: grieving alone and together (workshop)

Sharing Sessions and Workshops: Saturday early evening

Saturday 2nd November, 5.45 - 7 pm:

Losing a baby or young child (sharing session) Caring for surviving siblings (and grandchildren) (sharing session) Surviving as a childless parent (sharing session) Grieving as couples (individuals welcome) (sharing session) Early bereavement (up to three years) (sharing session) Coping with sudden death (sharing session) Do I have a choice on how I grieve and how I feel? (sharing session) The effects of grief on relationships (sharing session) Faith and grief (sharing session) Practical issues: coping with my child’s room and possessions, clothes, digital legacy (sharing session) Feel, create and heal – the Gingko leaf (workshop - max. 15) FULL - PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER On losing two sons – how we coped and what we did (workshop) Grief in the workplace (workshop) New developments in the world of grief (talk) - FULL

Sharing Sessions and Workshops: Sunday morning

Sunday 3rd November, 9 - 10.15 am:

In the wake of suicide (sharing session) Men and grief (workshop) Self-care after traumatic loss (sharing session) Growing through grief: love, empathy and reinvesting in life (sharing session) Avoiding isolation – maintaining friendships, family ties and social life after bereavement (sharing session) Coping with the loss of an only child – rebuilding the future (sharing session) Coping with anniversaries and special occasions (sharing session) Facing the effects of past losses on new grief (sharing session) Does time heal? How long does grief last? Will I ever feel normal again? (sharing session) 'Grieving is doing’: activities in memory of our child or sibling (sharing session) Continuing bonds with the loved one (workshop) From symbols of grief to symbols of hope (workshop) Writing workshop Now - mindfulness (workshop) It’s OK to be broken (talk and discussion)

Name

Please tell us your name: *

Email

Please tell us your email address:

Telephone

Please tell us your telephone number: