Daisy, Daisy, Grief Cafe

16/12/2025

Our next meeting is: 13th January, 2026!

We will meet at All Saints' Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm.

We will start with a drink and biscuit and time for a chat, before having a circle time.

There will be opportunity to share from your experience of grief.
Just recently it's been lovely that people are coming along with something they'd like to share with us - a piece of artwork, a poem, or something that they've written down and would like to be read out.
So, this will be an opportunity to do so. ☺️

If you just want to listen though, that's okay too.

Thinking of you all,
Yvonne.





P.S. If there is anyone who needs help with their loss before this, Daisy Vision Counselling starts back on Monday 5th January. I offer a free 20-minute consultation so that you can find out more.

www.daisyvision.co.uk
yvonne@daisyvision.co.uk
07726 465229.

16/12/2025

We had a lovely musical afternoon, for our last meeting of the Daisy, Daisy Grief Cafe, for this year, at All Saints' Church Hall, in Matlock.
If you have never been to one of these afternoons the feedback given after Tuesday may inspire you to give it a try. It was such a beautiful afternoon.
Thank you to everyone who came along and participated in any way at all - we really appreciated every contribution to the afternoon.

Our next meeting at All Saints' Church Hall will be on 13th January, due to the holiday season.

Thinking of you all and looking forward to many more meetings together next year.

Yvonne.

14/12/2025

Love the words in this poem - listening to each other talk about our loved ones is a privilege. 🥰

The greatest gift you can give someone who is grieving is to help them keep the memory of their loved one alive. ✨❤️
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05/12/2025

Be kind to yourself and allow yourself to be real. You may need to take time out to grieve and that's okay.

02/12/2025

"What a wonderful, emotional & very therapeutic time we had together ... It was very special sharing our music” (this comment was made by someone following one of our musical afternoons).

I think that the musical afternoons are some of the most popular meetings we have and are the most requested. You don't have to be musical - there's no pressure to join in - you can just sit and listen if you want. Although it can be emotional, and tears may be shed, we also find comfort and enjoyment in sharing songs and pieces of music that may have personal significance or even that just cheer us up.

It's up to you what you want to share - it can be linked with Christmas or not - you choose.

If you have any requests please let me know as soon as possible and we'll do our best to play and sing them.

See you soon,
Yvonne.
(Daisy Vision Counselling)

If you've not joined us yet, or not been along for a while it would be lovely to see you.
To find out more contact me on:

Phone: 07726 465229
Email: yvonne@daisyvision.co.uk

28/11/2025

We had a very exciting time in the Christmas parade last weekend!😆 It was so strange to be cycling a tandem, at walking pace, and so having to weave from one side of the road to the other, in the dark! It was amazing how many people waved and cheered us on our way!
We even had our elf friend with us again and enjoyed the festive fun with Castle View Primary School! Thank you to everyone who posed for a photo and played a part in supporting the "Daisy, Daisy Grief Cafe" support group.

If anyone has any photos of us in the parade or at the lights switch-on we'd love to see them 😄.

25/11/2025

Hello,

Just a quick reminder that we're meeting this afternoon.

So, if you've not been for a while or haven't managed to get along yet, it would be lovely to see you.

We meet at All Saints' Church Hall on Smedley Street which is a great venue as it has it's own car park.

Now serving 'real' coffee too or a lovely cup of tea if you prefer, and of course a biscuit 😄. We'll be talking about coping strategies for the festive season, as it will soon be upon us.

Hope to see you later,

Yvonne.

20/11/2025

Hoping he'll get them untangled in time!😉 Looking forward to getting on our bike again, and spreading the word about the Daisy, Daisy, Grief Cafe and joining in the festive spirit as we ride int the Christmas parade in Matlock on Saturday.

They may be tangled now, but they'll be lighting up the Daisy Daisy Tandem this Saturday in the Parade, for the Matlock Town Council & Imperial Rooms 'Christmas Lights Switch On'!

Hope to see you there!

14/11/2025

We'll be riding our "Daisy, Daisy Tandem" in the Christmas parade and attending the switch-on of the lights in Hall Leys Park. It's a great way to get the word out about the "Daisy, Daisy Grief Cafe" and meeting folk locally, who may want to chat to us. Of course, we'll also be collecting donations towards the running of our grief support group too.

It would be lovely to see familiar faces in the crowd - if you can come along and cheer us on our way, we'd really appreciate it.

11/11/2025

At the Grief Cafe today, we began by focusing our attention on remembering those who have given their lives fighting for us on this Remembrance Day, and how the wars impacted everyday life with the pain of loss. We all agreed that today is a special day on which we were able to share our gratitude.

We then shared our experiences of how special dates impact our grieving, such as birthdays, and anniversaries. We concluded that although we have much sadness and miss our loved ones more than words can tell many of us agreed that we find it comforting to focus on the love we shared and appreciate the happier memories.

We meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday and hire All Saints Church Hall on Smedley Street for our meetings.

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 25th November and we will be talking about feeling our grief intensify at this time of year as we start to get nearer to Christmas and talk about ways of coping with our grief.

If you would like to find out more about this grief support group you can contact me, Yvonne on 07726 465229 or email yvonne@daisyvision.co.uk

10/11/2025

"We will remember them" - on a beautiful sunny morning in Matlock Bath.

A few days ago, I had a wander on a beautiful sunny morning in Matlock Bath.
The night before I had attended the Festival of Remembrance, at the Grand Pavillion, Matlock, which I had found to be very moving, particularly the music played by the Matlock Brass Band and songs we shared.
So, I thought I would capture some of the natural beauty of the river and hillside combined with the poppies to once again remind us not only of those who gave their lives for us in the World Wars, but those who still do so, on a daily basis.

10/11/2025

Here's a poem that I will be sharing at the beginning of the circle time at the grief cafe tomorrow. I think it beautifully portrays the gratitude we feel for those who lost their lives, not only in the World Wars, but still today, on a daily basis.