A short video on grief from the BBC
Submitted by ChrisN on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 10:27A lovely video on people of all ages speaking about grief.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-43227108/why-grief-is-not-something...
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Grieving on Mother's Day - National Helpline open 10-19:00 on 11th March
Submitted by ChrisN on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:22Mothering Sunday is on 11th March. If you know someone who missing their mother, or is a mother grieving for their child, please share these tips. It may provide some much needed support. In addition to the normal hours, the free Cruse National Helpline will be open from 10-19:00 on Mother's Day.
New partnership champions counselling for bereaved people
Submitted by ChrisN on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 10:59The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and Cruse Bereavement Care (Cruse) have formed a strategic partnership to promote the benefits of counselling for people who struggle to cope following the death of someone close to them.
Support for Valentine's Day
Submitted by ChrisN on Wed, 02/14/2018 - 10:20If you or someone you know is missing a loved one on this Valentine's Day, these tips from Cruse may provide some support. Please pass it on or print it out. You may just help someone in need.
Cruse Bereavement Care announces new CEO
Submitted by ChrisN on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 15:29Cruse Bereavement Care, the leading charity for bereaved people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, announced today the appointment of Steven Wibberley as Chief Executive Officer. Steven will take up post on 26th March 2018 and replaces Debbie Kerslake who announced her retirement last year.
Cruse works with ExtraCare to implement innovative bereavement project
Submitted by ChrisN on Wed, 01/24/2018 - 14:26Cruse is involved in a number of innovative projects, and Midlands-based Eve Wilson is a Cruse Bereavement Supporter Project Manager working with retirement housing provider the ExtraCare Charitable Trust.
TV's Charles Hanson of Flog it and Antiques Roadtrip Supports Cruse
Submitted by ChrisN on Fri, 01/12/2018 - 13:09Charles Hanson of Flog It, Antiques Roadtrip and Bargain Hunt will appear at an event in West Bridgford, Nottingham, for Cruse Bereavement Care – you can take along your antiques and heirlooms for valuation. Valuations will cost £3/article (maximum of three) and all the proceeds will go to Cruse.
Cruse Trustee makes her point in The Guardian
Submitted by ChrisN on Thu, 01/11/2018 - 13:43Cruse Trustee, Poppy Mardall, speaks out on how large funeral companies have industrialised the process of caring for people's bodies.
Read the full article here.
The first live performance of Olga Thomas' Royal Platinum Love Song
Submitted by ChrisN on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 12:28The first live performance of Royal Platinum Love Song with the piano played by Olga herself.
Cruse represented at today's Grenfell Memorial Service
Submitted by ChrisN on Thu, 12/14/2017 - 16:28Today's Grenfell Memorial Service at St Paul's Cathedral, marked the six month anniversary of this tragic event. A number of Cruse personnel attended the service amid high security due to the presence of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Canbridge, Prince Harry and the Prime Minister.
COO Andy Langford, also attended the event, but was on media duty. There he undertook an outside broadcast interview with BBC Radio 5 Live during which he described some of Cruse's extensive involvement in supporting those bereaved.