‘How people die remains in the memory of those who live on.’
Dame Cicely Saunders (founder of the modern hospice movement)
In the words of others...
‘Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved.’
Iris Murdoch (British Novelist and Philosopher, 1919-1999)
What's on
There are hundreds of events relating to death, dying and bereavement happening countrywide. View them here, or publicise your own.
Awareness Week 2013 announced!
We're delighted to announce that next year's Dying Matters Awareness Week will be from 13th -19th May 2013.
This year's event, which ran from 14th-20th May, was our most successful yet, with extensive media coverage and hundreds of events country-wide.
We're aiming to make Dying Matters Awareness Week 2013 even more successful. To this end, please pop the date in your diaries now and start considering what you can do to support it.
This year's events included:
- Funeral home open days and cemetery tours
- Stalls in shopping centres and supermarkets, hospitals and hospices and even on buses
- Wills workshops
- Talks on everything from Egyptian burial methods to laughter therapy
- Line dancing displays, quizzes on end of life issues, afternoon teas
- Training sessions for carers, medical professionals and volunteers
- Twitter and Facebook campaigns
We'll be letting our supporters know our plans for the week as they shape up. Likewise, if you're planning related events, please let us know by emailing info@dyingmatters.org.uk
Awareness Week 2012 feedback required
Did you run an event for Dying Matters Awareness Week 2012? If so, we need your feedback! By filling in a short questionnaire, you will help us measure the impact of this year's Awareness Week and understand what we need to do to make next year's even more successful. Anyone completing the form can be entered into a prize draw to win a £50 book token.
