Completed events
Other TCF events
One Step at a Time
1 May 2025 – 31 May 2025
Celebrating a Life
22 March 2025, 14.00
St John the Baptist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
NEW: Online Support Group for Bereaved Parents Living in Wales
13 February 2025, 19.00 – 20.30
Online Via Zoom
An occasional online support group facilitated by bereaved parent volunteers, giving you the space to share and to listen.
Online Support Group for Bereaved Parents in East & West Sussex
13 January 2025, 19.00 – 20.30
Online via Zoom
An occasional online support group facilitated by bereaved parent volunteers, giving you the space to share and to listen.
Worldwide Candle Lighting
8 December 2024, 18.40 – 19.20
Online via Zoom
Join us in a special online event where we will share some words and light candles together to honour and remember all our children, siblings and grandchildren who have died too soon.
Candle Service of Remembrance for Bereaved Parents and Families
3 December 2024, 10.30
Hexham Abbey
The Hexham Compassionate Friends Support Group welcome bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings to join them in lighting a candle at Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Annual General Meeting
16 November 2024, 11.00 – 13.00
Annual General Meeting
Join us for our AGM to find out more about TCF, our trustees, governance and finance
Online Support Group for Bereaved Parents in East & West Sussex
4 November 2024, 19.00 – 20.30
Online via Zoom
A NEW online peer support group for bereaved parents in Sussex.
The 25th Annual Remembrance for our children gone too soon
7 July 2024, 15.00 – 16.30
St. Nicholas Church, Strood
For bereaved parents and families
Celebrating A Life
16 March 2024, 14.00
St John the Baptist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
An annual candle lighting service organised by TCF's Newcastle support group
TCF Big Quiz
15 February 2024, 19.00 – 21.15
ONLINE via Zoom
Back by popular demand! Bring together your family, friends and colleagues together to play our fun online quiz...with quizmaster extraordinaire, Stephen.
Hexham TCF Candle Lighting
12 December 2023, 10.30
Hexham Abbey, Hexham
Candle Service of Remembrance for Bereaved Parents and Families
Worldwide Candle Lighting
10 December 2023, 18.40 – 19.20
ONLINE via Zoom
Lights of Love Service of Remembrance
10 December 2023, 16.00
St Faith's Church, King’s Lynn
Service of Remembrance
Bolton TCF Candle Lighting Service
10 December 2023, 14.30
Bolton Parish Church, Bolton
TCF Candle Service of Remembrance for Bereaved Parents and Families
Annual General Meeting
25 November 2023, 14.15 – 16.45
Friends Meeting House, London
Surviving the Festive Season
18 November 2023, 14.00 – 17.00
A central Exeter venue
Meet-up for bereaved parents and grandparents, including TCF volunteers, in South West England
Candle Lighting Remembrance Event - Kent
1 October 2023, 15.00 – 17.00
St Nicholas Church, Strood
Open to all bereaved parents and their families
Newcastle-upon-Tyne TCF Annual Candle-Lighting Service
18 March 2023, 14.00
St John the Baptist Church, Newcastle
Worldwide Candle Lighting
11 December 2022, 18.30
ONLINE via Zoom
Trauma and bereaved parents - am I going crazy?
18 July 2022, 16.30 – 17.30
ONLINE via Zoom
Speaker: Dr Barbara Douglas
Life After Death: Experiences of Sibling Bereavement over the Life Course
4 July 2022, 19.00 – 20.00
ONLINE via Zoom
With guest speaker: Dr Laura Towers
Kent Candle Lighting Service (Strood)
3 July 2022, 15.00 – 17.00
Salvation Army Chapel, Kent
A Service for Bereaved Parents, Siblings and Grandparents
Inquests - An Information Evening
24 March 2022, 19.00 – 20.00
ONLINE via Zoom
Celebrating A Life - Newcastle Upon Tyne Annual Candle-Lighting Service
19 March 2022, 14.00
St John's Church, Newcastle
Making Friends With Now
11 January 2022, 19.00 – 20.00
ONLINE via Zoom
Speaker: Dr Sangeeta Mahajan
Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting
12 December 2021, 18.30 – 19.30
ONLINE via Zoom
Candle Lighting Service - Bolton
12 December 2021, 14.30
Bolton Parish Church, Bolton
Annual General Meeting
20 November 2021, 14.15
ONLINE via Zoom
Bearing The Unbearable: Grief When A Child Dies
4 May 2021, 19.00 – 20.15
ONLINE via Zoom
Guest speaker: Dr Joanne Cacciatore
My Champion, Me - with Dr Sangeeta Mahajan
16 February 2021, 19.00 – 20.15
ONLINE via Zoom
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