A huge thank you to everyone who turned up to our Bereavement café, every month I am totally blown away by the amount of people who come along. There’s a mixture of people who come along every month and new faces every time too. I find it absolutely incredible.
The Bereavement Café’s take place the first Monday of the month, so the next one will be Monday 4th November.
Every month I take a moment to stand back and watch as friendships are starting to blossom, people greet each other warmly, check in on how they’ve been, what they've been up to, and they share memories and experiences.
New people are welcomed with open arms, a chair pulled up around the table so that they can join in the conversation. The tea and coffee flows, cakes are eaten, there's laughter, there's tears, a listening ear, a hug if ones needed. It is something quite humbling and incredible to watch.
Everybody is welcome to attend, whatever stage of your grief journey you are at, however old you are, whoever you've lost.
The next Bereavement Cafe in Mansfield will take place on Monday 4th November 2024.
It will take place in the Flower Hall at Mansfield Crematorium between 10am and 12noon, if you follow the signs for reception, you will find us there.
The Bereavement Cafe is a place where people can have a cup of tea and a cake and chat to other people who might be going through similar experiences. It's not only is it a place to share thoughts, it will also help to point people in the right direction if they need specific advice and support.
We have set up a Facebook page, where will be posting more information and details of events going forward so please feel free to give us a like.
We'd like to thank PoFfles Coffee and Cake Emporium who have very kindly offered to provide cakes for the Bereavement Cafe.
If you would like to know more then please get in touch, by emailing bereavementcafemansfield@gmail.com
Also, if you run a local support group, we'd love to hear from you, so we can signpost people towards you.
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