Wanstead Library Grief Cafe
A safe and confidential space to meet others, and to share and explore thoughts and feelings around the experience of grief and a loss.
Date and time
Location
Wanstead Library
Spratt Hall Road London E11 2RQ United KingdomGood to know
Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
About this event
The Wanstead Library Grief Cafe is a safe and confidential space to meet others, to share stories and to explore thoughts and feelings around the experience of grief and a loss.
It's a supportive environment for reflection and conversation. It's a place where people will be able to find mutual support and encouragement.
It may be that your loss is anticipated, recent or a long time ago.
At our Grief Cafe there is no agenda, objective or theme; the conversation is simply led by the people in the group.
Please note that this is not a counselling session but a supportive space for those who are grieving who wish to share their experiences with others going through the same thing.
Join us for tea, cake and a friendly supportive ear. Everyone is welcome.
The session starts promptly at 6.30pm. We are unable to accommodate late-comers as it disrupts the session too much - we thank you for your understanding on this.
Due to generous funding from North East London Integrated Care Board, we are able to offe these sessions for FREE to all.
About your hosts:
The Death Positive Library
Redbridge Libraries are the founder member of the Death Positive Library movement in the UK. The project uses public libraries as safe and trusted places to start conversations about death, dying and loss. It is led by Anita Luby and Rhonda Brooks who both work for the library service which is managed by Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure. www.visionrcl.org.uk/libraries
Creating Conversations CIC
Creating Conversations CIC creates spaces for open conversations about death, dying and grief.
Debbie Young set up Creating Conversations in 2022 with her colleague Alberta Gutteridge.
Debbie has been working in the field of death, dying and end of care planning since 2011 and is an experienced Death Cafe host and facilitator. Debbie also provides training, facilitated workshops and consultancy.
Frequently asked questions
Once the session has started, it is disruptive to the group dynamics if people arrive late. We spend the first part of the session setting ground rules which will keep the session a safe place for all. If you arrive after this time, we may not allow you to join. We thank you for your understanding.
We do accept walk ins on the day, if we have enough space. However, it helps us plan the session better if we have an idea of how many people will be attending. This includes, how many refreshments we need to provide and whether or not we cancel sessions, which we might, if not enough people book.
No one needs to speak if they are not ready to. Listening is absolutely fine.
No. Due to generous funding from North East London integrated care board, these sessions are free for all.
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We host death positive events in libraries to support conversations about death, dying and grief.