Skip over main navigation
  • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • Pages
  • Alex’s Story
Child Bereavement UK
Call our Helpline 0800 02 888 40 Donate
Menu
  • Support & guidance
    • Find support
      • How we can support you
      • Helpline
      • Other support organisations near you
      • ‎Participate in research
      • What are bereavement and grief?
    • Supporting children & young people
      • Supporting bereaved children
      • Support for bereaved young people
      • Telling a child that someone has died
      • When someone is not expected to live
      • Sudden death - including accidents, suicide and homicide
      • When your partner dies: Supporting your children
      • For adults bereaved as children
    • Death of a baby or child
      • When your baby dies
      • Grieving for a child of any age
      • Supporting grieving adults
      • When a child is not expected to live
  • Resources for professionals
    • Resources and guidance
      • Films, books and resources
      • Schools / further education
      • Health and social care
      • Employers
    • Working with bereaved families
      • Supporting bereaved families
      • Supporting yourself and colleagues
      • Supporting families pre-bereavement
      • Consultancy and supervision
  • Training
    • What we offer
      • Child Bereavement UK training
      • Bespoke training / workplace training
      • Consultancy and supervision
    • Bookings
      • Book training
      • Frequently asked questions
    • Testimonies
      • Professional case studies
  • Get involved
    • Ways to give
      • Make a donation
      • Leave a gift in your Will
      • Make a donation in memory
      • Payroll giving
    • Fundraise for us
      • Take on a challenge
      • Fundraising campaigns and activities
      • Organise your own fundraiser
      • Hear from our fundraisers
    • Other ways to support our work
      • Volunteer at a festival
      • Attend an event
      • Become a corporate partner
      • Volunteer with us
  • About us
    • About our work
      • About Child Bereavement UK
      • Our impact
      • Our people and patrons
      • UK death and bereavement statistics
    • News and stories
      • Case studies
      • Blogs
      • Press releases
      • Newsletters
    • Films
      • Short guidance films
      • Short animated films
      • Bereaved families' experiences
      • Young people's films
    • Get in touch / work with us
      • Contact us
      • Vacancies
      • Volunteer with us
  • Shop
  • Admin
    • Log in
    • Pages
    • Alex’s Story
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • our-fundraisers-stories
  1. Get involved
  2. Fundraise for us
  3. Hear from our fundraisers

Hear from our fundraisers

Jack and William

Jack and William

Jack explains why he and his brother William, aged 24 and 19, are walking 115 miles from Northampton to Manchester to fundraise for Child Bereavement UK Read more

Published: 8th June, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Katie

Katie

Katie explains what inspired her to sign up for the Iceland Northern Lights Trek, which takes place this October. Read more

Published: 8th June, 2022

Updated: 10th June, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Lawrence

Lawrence

Lawrence explains why he's supporting Child Bereavement UK by taking part in the Monte Carlo or Bust Black Forest Rally. Read more

Published: 26th April, 2022

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Cath

Cath

Cath explains why she’s taking on the 'Big Steps For Small Feet - Snowdon Climb' in aid of Child Bereavement UK this July, alongside supporters of other child bereavement charities. Read more

Published: 4th April, 2022

Updated: 8th June, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Eoin

Eoin

Eoin explains what inspired him to take on a £3,000 km cycle ride from the Russian border with Estonia to London, raising £5,000 for Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Published: 9th March, 2022

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Amanda and Alan

Amanda and Alan

Amanda explains how the memory of their baby daughter Tallula inspired her and her husband Alan to take part in the Virtual London Marathon. Read more

Published: 16th February, 2022

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Hannah

Hannah

Hannah shares how turning 30 and the memory of her brother Ben inspired her to walk lengths of her garden to raise funds for Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2022

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Kate

Kate

Kate explains about what inspired her to take part in the London Marathon in aid of Child Bereavement UK after her husband Dave died. Read more

Published: 29th October, 2021

Updated: 23rd June, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Nick

Nick

Nick explains why he ran the London Marathon in aid of Child Bereavement UK in memory his son Noah. Read more

Published: 24th September, 2021

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Tasha

Tasha

Tasha explains why she decided to create her own event RunForRory in memory of her son. Read more

Published: 15th September, 2021

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Team IPES

Team IPES

Team IPES share what has inspired the group of friends from London to take part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride in aid of Child Bereavement UK. Read more

Published: 20th August, 2021

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Joe

Joe

Joe is swimming the channel to raise funds for Child Bereavement UK and Papyrus in memory of his friend Rene, who died by suicide aged 22. Read more

Published: 16th July, 2021

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Rory

Rory

Rory, 9, talks about how he took part in Child Bereavement UK’s Jog On January fundraising event in memory of his Dad, who died when Rory was 3 years old. Read more

Published: 12th February, 2021

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Callum

Callum

Callum Jenkins cycled 10,000 miles from his home in Cambridge to Cape Town in South Africa to fundraise in memory of his father. Read more

Published: 21st January, 2021

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Deleted User

Charlie

Charlie

Charlie talks about how he raised funds for Child Bereavement UK by walking with his pony Lila, following the death of a family friend in an accident. Read more

Published: 7th October, 2020

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

David

David

David, who is a teacher, decided to fundraise for Child Bereavement UK after the father of one of his students died from Covid-19. Read more

Published: 3rd June, 2020

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

James

James

Alice talks about how James was supported by Child Bereavement UK, and how she has fundraised with children from the school at which she teaches. Read more

Published: 13th May, 2020

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Deleted User

Karen

Karen

Karen’s father died when she was 11 years old, and her baby son, Jamie, died when she was 22-weeks pregnant. Read more

Published: 4th November, 2019

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Danielle

Danielle

When Danielle was 23, her brother died suddenly. Her mother died when she was thirteen; at that time she had received no bereavement support. Read more

Published: 21st October, 2019

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Matt

Matt

Matt was supported by Child Bereavement UK following the death of his son Hugo. Matt talks about Hugo’s death and why he decided to fundraise. Read more

Published: 21st October, 2019

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

James

James

James talks about what inspired him to raise funds for the charity and the help he received during his fundraising. Read more

Published: 17th September, 2019

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Deleted User

Ian

Ian

Ian and his wife Jo were supported by Child Bereavement UK in Buckinghamshire after their eight-year-old daughter Lizzy died, following a short illness. Read more

Published: 20th August, 2019

Updated: 23rd May, 2022

Author: Deleted User

Genevieve

Genevieve

Genevieve’s daughter, Isabel, died aged 4 months as a result of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Genevieve talks about her experience and why she decided to fundraise. Read more

Published: 20th August, 2019

Updated: 25th May, 2022

Author: Deleted User

Emma

Emma

Emma was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son, Ellis, was stillborn at 35 weeks. Read more

Published: 2nd August, 2019

Updated: 23rd May, 2022

Author: Jenny Anglissq

Back to top

Showing 10 of 24

Latest

  • Bereavement Support Practitioner (Maternity Cover)

    We are looking to recruit a Part-time Bereavement Support Practitioner (Maternity Cover).

  • Volcano

    Watch our short animated film which helps children to cope with difficult feelings like anger, worry and guilt so that emotions don’t build up and erupt - like a volcano.

  • "It’s emotionally and physically exhausting. Nothing compares to that grief tiredness."

    Dan explains how his wife's traumatic death affected his physical health.

  • "Keeping body and mind in harmony works for me"

    How keeping mind and body in harmony helped Efrem cope after his son died aged 22.

Most read

  • Telling a child that someone has died

    It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.

  • Supporting bereaved children and young people

    Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.

  • When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

    When a grandparent dies - the impact on children and young people

    The death of a grandparent is often a child or young person’s first encounter with the death of someone important. Parents have a great deal to manage when their own parent or carer dies. There is the grief associated with their own loss, but also the reactions and responses of their children to the death of a grandparent.

  • Grieving for a child of any age

    The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.

  • Grief and bereavement in Gypsy and Traveller families

    Grief and bereavement in Gypsy and Traveller families

    Death and bereavement are experiences common to most of us and few of us go through life without experiencing the death of someone close. Each situation is unique and how we respond to such a death is very individual.

  • Children's understanding of death at different ages

    Babies and young children have no understanding of the concept of death yet, long before they are able to talk, babies are likely to react to upset and changes in their environment brought about by the absence of a significant person.

  • Child Bereavement UK training

    Child Bereavement UK designs and delivers training for professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

  • Contact us

    Contact us

    Contact one of the Child Bereavement UK centres or get in touch with one of our departments.

  • Explaining funerals, burial and cremation to children

    Explaining funerals, burial and cremation to children

    The following are suggestions to give you the confidence to talk about funerals in a way that feels right for you and your children.

  • Books and resources for children and young people

    Books and resources for children and young people

    This list includes books and resources for bereaved children and young people, including those with special educational or additional needs.

Tag cloud

Child Bereavement UK Death of a baby Death of a parent Explaining death to children films Information Sheet 2020 Milton Keynes parenting a bereaved child Pregnancy following stillbirth returning to school Same Sex Couple short film short guidance films Stillbirth Young People's Advisory Group YPAG
Short guidance films

Short guidance films

Our short films are delivered by support practitioners and cover a range of topics on grief and bereavement, providing guidance on what can help. Read more

Published: 25th March, 2019

Updated: 1st December, 2021

Author: Robin Ngai

Books and resources

Books and resources

A list of books and resources relating to grief and bereavement and what may help. Read more

Published: 21st October, 2021

Updated: 30th November, 2021

Author: Harriet Hieatt-Smith

Others' experiences

Others' experiences

Some bereaved families find it helpful to read about other peoples’ experiences and how the support they have received has helped them. Read more

Published: 30th November, 2021

Updated: 1st December, 2021

Author: Emma Van Allan

Connect with us

Sign up to our newsletter and connect with us on social media to keep up to date with our latest news, activities and services. We'll never sell or swap your details with anybody else. You are free to change your mind at anytime.

Sign up to our newsletter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Contact us
  • Work with us
  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Accessibility

Registered in England and Wales: 1040419 and Scotland: SCO42910

Copyright 2018 Child Bereavement UK