BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service

29/01/2026

Empowerment 2026 dates for bereavement support, wellness groups and family support activities delivered by the Solace team 🤍

For more information, or individual support, give our lovely team a call on 0300 32 32 100 (local rate)

03/01/2026

Are you a dad, looking for support? 💚 🦢
This group may help you. Thank you Aching Arms UK The Good Grief Trust for sharing

Our next Support for Dads meeting will take place on:
Monday 5th January 2026 at 7:30 pm.

Please email dadsupport@achingarms.co.uk for the link to join or to find out more information 💚

29/12/2025

There are still a few days left to take part in the National Audit of Care at the End of Life 2025.

The audit will close on Wednesday, 31 December.

Has your loved one received end of life care in our Clifton or Blackpool Hospital?

Would you like to give feedback that will help improve
care received in hospitals across England and Wales?

We would appreciate hearing your thoughts about the care received during their last admission at hospital and your experience.

To provide feedback about Clifton please click this link:
https://surveys.nhsbenchmarking.nhs.uk/qsac/62022-11

To provide feedback about Blackpool please click this link:
https://surveys.nhsbenchmarking.nhs.uk/qsac/62269-11

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at Trinity Hospice 🎄✨

The festive season can be a time of joy, but we know it can also be difficult for many. If you’re struggling this Christmas, please know that you are not alone. Our hearts are with you, and we’re sending strength, comfort, and love 💜

From everyone at Trinity Hospice, we wish you peace and warmth this Christmas and throughout the year. 🌟

24/12/2025

This Christmas, we’re thinking of everyone who is missing someone special in their life, not just over Christmas, but every day.

Our BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service are working over the bank holidays 8-4 each day - here if you need someone to chat to

You can contact us directly on 01253 952456 answerphone available we will call you back
Email. bfwh.swanteam@nhs.net
Take care 🦢
The Good Grief Trust

07/12/2025

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The Blackpool Tower is lit in orange this evening in support of Grief Awareness Week.

Be kind and gentle with yourself this festive season, when joy and grief can often sit side by side 🧡

If you’re dealing with grief or bereavement, we want you to know you’re not alone. Local support services are here to help.

Visit: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Life-events/Bereavement-support.aspx for more information.

02/12/2025

This week is Grief Awareness Week 🧡
At some point in our lives, we will all be impacted by grief. We want people to know how they can support loved ones and also access support available across the Fylde Coast.

If you need support, you're not alone
Please do not hesitate to contact our teams and services across BTH Swan End of Life Bereavement Service and Trinity Hospice & Palliative Care Services & information available The Good Grief Trust

30/11/2025

30/11/2025

What a lovely idea to help children dealing with grief. The Good Grief Trust

⛄How to cope and support each other at Christmas - supporting a bereaved child❄

As we approach the end of November. We thought we would share with you an idea that could help a bereaved child or sibling, while you still have time to consider and think about the types of items your child finds calming and comforting during emotional times.

Creating a Christmas Comfort Box filled with items and activities could help provide a bereaved child with comfort and a place to escape, reflect and process their emotions. Every child grieves differently and contents will vary from child to child depending on their age and their relationship with the person that they have lost. All you need is an empty box similar to a shoe box in size. Your child may even wish to decorate and personalise their box so make sure you have craft supplies available to them.

The box aims to provide them with comfort, moments to look into the future with hope, promote shared conversation about memories and help process emotions at times when their emotions become strong over the festive period. We have provided you with a list of items below just to get you thinking about the types of items you can fill your Christmas Comfort Box with to help your child.

26/11/2025

Beautiful 🦢 as always these Trees provide such comfort - thank you Wyre Council 🌲

🤍 ⭐ 🎄 To help bereaved parents cope with the loss of a baby, we're providing memorial Christmas trees.

The trees have been placed in Fleetwood and Poulton cemeteries within our Baby Gardens of Remembrance and will be in place until Friday 9 January 2026. The bereavement services team have placed a star on the trees for each child and families are warmly invited to add their own decorations as a personal tribute.

Our grateful thanks goes to J P Dell Funeral Directors and J T Byrne Funeral Directors for their sponsorship.

Families are also invited to attend the 28th Annual Memorial Service, organised by Blackpool Victoria Hospital, which is being held at the Winter Gardens on Sunday 30th November at 3pm. This event is a service of reflection and music for all families who have experienced the loss of a baby, at any stage of pregnancy, no matter how long ago.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust