Completed events

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

Let's talk self-compassion