Thank You! National Grief Awareness Week Age Cymru Dyfed Bereavement Team News!
Published on 18 December 2025 05:45 PM
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who got involved on National Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December)! You can download our newsletter or you read about this below!
Bereavement Newsletter December 2025 (PDF)
National Grief Awareness Week is there to highlight the need to better understand and support those who are affected by bereavement. Age Cymru Dyfed set up a new Bereavement service this year (See blog for further details). Bereavement team member Samantha Owen said,
"This was the first Grief Awareness event for Age Cymru Dyfed and your contributions following our blog and those of the communities of Dyfed, have set the stall for the future of bereavement support. It has been an absolute honour and privilege to receive poems, share memories and create our first Tree of Life.
I have been privileged to take this out into the community, talk to individuals and share your words; and I cannot understate the positive impact this has had. People have commented on how they felt seen in their dark places and able to express themselves where they didn’t feel this would be possible. Your poems have given others the confidence to express their own feelings – and for that I hope you will be immensely proud."
Oak Tree Planting
Tree of Life: Made to Bloom with your beautiful Poems and Words. More photos below.With donations of pots and compost, over 80 little Oak trees have been planted! These have been given away throughout November and December! The Bereavement Team were lucky enough to meet with Kelly, Manager of the Ty Glyn Davies Trust (Left) to talk about Grief Awareness and the A.C.D Bereavement Service and provide visitors to the centre with potted oaks to keep and nurture.
Get in touch
For further information on our bereavement support service, please visit our dedicated page with information and contact details:
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/dyfed/our-services/bereavement-support-service/