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HH Global Christmas Gifting Tree

HH Global Christmas Gifting Tree

A huge thankyou from us all at Star Bereavement to HH Global Wakefield Facebook HH Global had the idea of creating a gifting tree this Christmas for the young people
Halloween Fundraiser

Halloween Fundraiser

We’ve had some amazing support from brilliant organisations and businesses across Wakefield over Halloween at Star Bereavement. The Car Shop, Dewsbury Dental Centre and Ridley and Hall Solicitors have all
Prosper present Star Bereavement...

Prosper present Star Bereavement…

Written by prosper: ‘Brightening up your Friday as we present the wonderful team at Star Bereavement with a cheque from our small grants round for £16,802  Star Bereavement are a Wakefield
The Swift Society fundraise for Star Bereavement...

The Swift Society fundraise for Star Bereavement…

A big Thankyou to Freyja and the team at the University of Huddersfield ‘The swift society’. Freyja and the team held an amazing book sale stall including crafts, Taylor Swift
Star Bereavement Networking Day

Star Bereavement Networking Day

Today our Star Bereavement team attended a networking event hosted by Wakefield Families Together, for local charities and community clubs at The Hut in Airedale. An amazing community space for
Thanks to Skinny Living at Heath common

Thanks to Skinny Living at Heath common

To all the Skinny Living fans at Heath common on Sunday …. we’d like to say a massive thank you to all who donated to Star Bereavement ! We raised
Car Shop - Star Bereavement Car

Car Shop – Star Bereavement Car

Car Shop Wakefield decorated one of their cars with Star Bereavement young peoples design for our Star Fest event . . . and WOW!!! What a great way to celebrate
Jade's fundraiser

Jade’s fundraiser

Thank you to Jade’s family and friends for supporting Star Bereavement Please be advised this is an emotional read: ‘Jade was the happiest she had ever been when having her
HH Global Tough Mudder 10k Challenge

HH Global Tough Mudder 10k Challenge

A huge thankyou to the amazing HH Global Wakefield in their Tough Mudder challenge in support of Star Bereavement. Liz Ibbetson-Bristow, Jodie Barker and James Nicholls are taking have taken
Star Fest 2023

Star Fest 2023

Thank you to everyone who supported and attended Star Fest 2023. We raised an amazing £1629.26 for Star Bereavement and could not be more grateful!! This money will go towards
Thankyou to Lucas

Thankyou to Lucas

We’d like to thank Lucas Blackwell and all who donated for raising an incredible £1400 for Star Bereavement! Lucas’ event was a celebration of his dad’s life, a life which
Horbury Show 2023

Horbury Show 2023

Thankyou to everyone who visited us at Horbury Show this year, we loved seeing you all and appreciated your support! Such a great community event for everyone to enjoy and
HH Global raise money for Star

HH Global raise money for Star

HH Global is the first-choice partner in outsourced marketing execution for leading brands. Applying proven processes, industry-leading technology, and the deep expertise of over 4,000+ employees, they develop innovative solutions
The Ladies Circle chooses Star Bereavement as their charity of the year!

The Ladies Circle chooses Star Bereavement as their charity of the year!

How amazing! Wakefield District Ladies Circle have chosen us as their charity of the year! The Ladies circle is a group that is based in the local community. The group
Seasons For Growth - Theraputic Group

Seasons For Growth – Theraputic Group

The last 6 months of 2021 our Bereavement Practitioners have been running a programme called Seasons for Growth. Seasons for Growth is a grief based programme which uses the seasons
Beverley Bishops 'Finding Magic' workshop at Star Bereavement

Beverley Bishops ‘Finding Magic’ workshop at Star Bereavement

Actor and therapist Beverley Bishop took her acclaimed one-woman theatre show ‘Finding Magic’ to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, and on her way up to Edinburgh she visited us
Donation in memory of Jonathan Carrington from the Carrington family

Donation in memory of Jonathan Carrington from the Carrington family

We have very gratefully received a donation in memory of Jonathan Carrington of £650 from the Carrington family. Jonathan’s story as written by Tina Carrington: Our son died in 2019.
Donation in memory of Chris Edwards

Donation in memory of Chris Edwards

We have very gratefully received a donation in memory of Chris Edwards of over £900 from his family and friends. Chris’s sister remembers him as an all round lovely person,
Volunteer with us !

Volunteer with us !

Star are looking for volunteers aged 18+ to help out with our peer support groups! Experience with Children and Young People is a must ! Must be available on evenings
Star's first group in the new activity building !

Star’s first group in the new activity building !

On Saturday, Star Bereavement held a memory journal group, where children and young people turned scrapbooks into memory journals, personalised by themselves, to keep precious memories of their special person/people
Feedback from children and young people who have attended recent groups at Star

Feedback from children and young people who have attended recent groups at Star

Receiving feedback from children and young people is extremely important to us at Star. It allows us to know what to improve on, what is working, and to understand the
We are recruiting!

We are recruiting!

Are you looking for an exciting new role supporting children and young people? Star Bereavement are seeking to appoint a passionate, skilled and experienced Senior Practitioner To lead on the
Star's new activity building !

Star’s new activity building !

Over the summer, Star will be running a variety of different activity sessions, and therapeutic sessions at Caduceus House/ First Steps Day Nursery in Wakefield. Star will also be running
Groups at Star

Groups at Star

Take a look at the range of different peer support group sessions Star have delivered
Peter Duffy Ltd donates to Star

Peter Duffy Ltd donates to Star

The entire team at Star are beyond grateful to have received the wonderful donation of £250 from Peter Duffy’s Ltd.