CHATTER BOX Your fortnightly bulletin for SaTH colleagues and events Friday 10 January 2025
Shine a Light Award for staff bereavement support cafes Well done to Jules Lewis, the Staff Bereavement Support Service and the Palliative and End of Life Care Team for winning a Good Grief Trust Shine a Light Award. The Good Grief Trust asked for nominations to ‘Shine a Light’ on people, places and projects to help raise greater awareness of outstanding bereavement services across the country. The Shropshire Education and Conference Centre (SECC) was nominated under the ‘Places’ category for hosting Staff Bereavement Support Cafes for the last three years. This year, working in collaboration with SECC Manager, Paul Lewis and his team, and with funding from SaTH Charity, (Small Things Make a Big Difference), the Bereavement Team has developed the OWEN Room, in memory of Joan Owen who died during the pandemic. It provides a dedicated space in which to facilitate staff bereavement support one-toone sessions in a safe space, to be heard with compassion, kindness and understanding. The awards were presented during National Grief Awareness Week (NGAW) which took place from 2-8 December 2024.