Snowdrops Baby Loss Southend Support Group

04/02/2026

For more info and the nomination form ➡️ https://www.sands.org.uk/get-involved/elaine-thorp-award-bereavement-care

The Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care aims to recognise the vital work done by midwives, nurses, and other health professionals to care for parents affected by pregnancy loss or the death of their baby. Nominations for the 2026 Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care are now open.

02/02/2026

Baroness Amos is asking women and families across England to share their experiences of maternity and neonatal care through a public Call for Evidence.

29/01/2026

Snowdrops are incredibly proud to launch our new website. To find our more about us and our future plans have a look at www.thesnowdropsfoundation.com. We would like to say a huge thank you to Adam Whitehead at AW Web Design for making this possible.

28/01/2026

Excitingly our Snowdrops organisation has rapidly grown, not only in the support that we can provide, but also in our involvement in national projects and research which work to improve care following the loss of a baby. We have created a new page The Snowdrops Foundation to pull this all together and to share the work we are doing. If you would like to know more about what we are doing and ways in which you can be involved please visit our new page. Thank you Lindsay x

28/01/2026

Our first group of the year will be this Thursday (29th), it is open to anyone who has lost a baby in Southend and would to meet other bereaved parents who understand what you are going through. We hope to see you there, if you would like a chat before hand please do get in touch. Lindsay x

27/01/2026

We are very excited to launch our Snowdrops Run Club Essex a social running club for bereaved parents. Out first meeting will be on the 28th February at Billericay Park run. We will meet at the gates into the park at 8:30am. This is about togetherness and not times, however if you would like to sprint off then we can meet you in the cafe for a coffee afterwards.
In order to get a time please register for free with Parkrun using this link www.parkrun.org.uk/register/. For more information please go to www.thesnowdropsfoundation.com/run-club/

03/01/2026

Had a lovely walk at and was so surprised to see the snowdrops starting to bloom and to be joined by a friendly Robin whilst taking some photos. Snowdrops to me are always a sign of hope and resilience after the winter, and of course link beautifully to the Snowdrops poem.

I am thinking of planning a visit to Warley Place Nature Reserve who often have an abundance of Snowdrops- would anyone like to join me?

02/01/2026

Moving into a new year can feel as if we are leaving our babies behind or that they are becoming further away.

When Henry died I read about microchimerism where our babies cells cross the placenta and can stay in the mother's body for decades, even a lifetime, lodging in various tissues like the brain and heart.

We move to the new year with them, holding them in the most important parts of us. X

07/12/2025

We had a lovely afternoon, having a moment to create something for our babies amidst the busy time in the lead up to Christmas. Thank you to Gail for guiding us expertly through making these beautiful creations.

If over Christmas anyone needs some support we will be here for a 1:1 call or our next group is on the 29th January. X

26/11/2025

Our final group of the year will be on Thursday the 27th. We hope to see you there, if you would like a chat before hand please do get in touch. Lindsay x