Good Grief Dear...
Supporting the grief, bereavement and loss journey through communities, facilitation and estate management
About good grief dear
What we do...
We received a comment recently and that our name doesn't really say what it is we do, and it was difficult to understand...so, to hopefully explain, the name has been borne from time standing still in our grief from loss whilst the world still turns, all of sudden there are 'Good Grief' moments where we realise what time it is and how many hours have passed in our sadness and pain, this is also one of the reasons why we use the strapline 'it's time for'...
We are able to provide services in relation to estate management, we have also been actively fundraising and organising community engagement events to raise awareness around grief, loss and bereavement, and have also provided groups of support led by a professional bereavement facilitator. Our aim is to offer what we can for free, to engage with the community and support people that need it during difficulties and loss. This has been helped by a small grant from Redrow Housing to be able to host our website (we know not everyone has access or chooses to use social media), and support our groups. We also had a helping hand from Langar cum Barnstone Parish Council to provide our flag ship community event Time for Tea in July 2024 & DDL Precision Ltd
We recognise loss in many forms and are currently developing our pet loss support for 2025 which is being supported by Happy Henny After
our community and support activities
We are delivering a timetable of activities for 2025, with a Garden Cafe starting Wednesday 11th June from 6-7.30pm. This will take place on the 2nd Wednesday evening of the month, a programme of self care and support for people bereaved by suicide in June, and various other community events and fundraisers.
Please get in touch to find out more...
Garden Cafe
Join our garden cafe every 2nd Wednesday of the month, booking may be required due to the provision of refreshments and activities.
Our first session starts on Wednesday 11th June from 6pm, and we are willow weaving with Poppy from Wild and Wonder
Open to the residents of Nottinghamshire, kindly hosted by Cropwell Butler Community Garden and supported by the Plough Inn, Cropwell Butler
Our healing Garden Cafe, with free refreshments, is a welcome space for people experiencing grief and bereavement, to meet others, share stories and find comfort through nature and the outdoors
Self care and SUPPORT for bereavement from suicide
We are providing a programme of self care, and a peer to peer support group, for people bereaved by suicide. We are offering four session of mindfulness yoga from the Parish of Redmile (NG13), kindly delivered by Helen from HD Yoga.
The sessions will start on Thursday 12th June from 10-11am. Booking is required and is open to all (this is funded by our own fundraising activities and is not restricted to areas).
To accompany the yoga, we have a facilitated, online peer to peer support group, which will be delivered by Martin from Elephant in Rooms. the group will start in July and will be available online.
The programme will provide a safe space to connect with others, share experiences and support your mental and physical health through yoga exercises, meeting others and joining the the peer to peer support group.
second hand style
Come along to our Second Hand Style fundraising event for a browse and a free cuppa, donate your good quality items to us, or have a free table to sell your items.
Saturday 19th July from 11am, Langar cum Barnstone Community Hall NG13 9JP
Get in touch to book your table, or find out more and how you can donate