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Big Aunty
Belgrade Theatre Coventry brings a dark new comedy Big Aunty to the stage. Big Aunty’s dead. Her funeral’s back in Jamaica, where she returned some years ago. The children she brought up together long ago, but have lost touch and gone their separate ways, are now forced to come together again, all these years later. […]
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Books to Help Children with Bereavement
Books to Help Children with Bereavement
Unsure of which books are helpful for children when faced with the death of a loved one? The Bear Bookshop in Bearwood has a special presentation showcasing a range of children’s books dealing with bereavement. This will be followed by a browsing and discussion session and a psychologist from Phoenix Counselling will also be on […]
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To Absent Friends
To Absent Friends
The people we love live on in our memories long after they have died. To Absent Friends is a small informal gathering in which we tell and listen to stories of our loved ones over dinner. Bring an object – or maybe a photo - to help you share a memory and we’ll all share […]
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Death over Drinks – Legal
Death over Drinks – Legal
An evening to explore the legal stuff around death and dying including common misconceptions about wills and powers of attorney & how to get it right. As part of A Matter of Life and Death Festival, we will be joined by Lis Whybrow, a non practicing solicitor with over 35 years experience of making wills […]
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Life and Death in Birmingham Walking Tour
Life and Death in Birmingham Walking Tour
Eager to find out about Birmingham's history? Both its dark and light sides? This Birmingham Heritage Walking Tour will take you on a stroll through the city's weird and wonderful happenings. Your host Kevin Thomas, a Birmingham-based photographer and enthusiast will lead the way. Together, you'll explore the city's last public hanging, as well as […]
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Compass Support
Compass Support
An awareness event on bereavement, end of life care and loss for Dying Matters Awareness Week. Hosted by Compass Support at The Sanctuary, Castle Vale and supported by Suzanne McArthur from Birmingham Hospice and BrumYODO.
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Brandwood End Death Cafe
Brandwood End Death Cafe
Come to a safe space where people talk about anything and everything to do with death. Everyone welcome regardless of age, religion, non-religion, gender or background. email josie.wall@birmingham.gov.uk to come along
Craft and Care
Craft and Care
Quartermasters - a craft session with a difference! Using craft to build a caring community join us at Rock and Roll Brewhouse in Stitch a hoop while we listen and discuss death and dying with Suzanne McArthur from Birmingham Hospice. A question shared could mean an answer heard. Free but please book through eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-and-care-tickets-625226167297 […]
Meet the Undertakers
Meet the Undertakers
Have you ever wondered what it is that funeral directors really do? It's a business that we don't really think about until we have to. Nor do we really want to. However, knowing what the role of an undertaker is can make planning a funeral a more positive and empowering experience. Which can lead to a more healthy […]
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Meet the Authors – Anna Lyons and Louise Winter from Life. Death. Whatever.
Meet the Authors – Anna Lyons and Louise Winter from Life. Death. Whatever.
As an end of life doula, Anna supports people who are dying, their family and friends and sometimes, people experiencing bereavement. Her aim is to help people live as good a life as possible right up until the very end. As a funeral director, Louise has an unconventional approach. She created Poetic Endings, the kind […]
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Campo Santo
Campo Santo
Discover more about death in the Jewellery Quarter with two special tours, a picnic and a ‘Death over Drinks’ discussion! Campo Santo starts with an interactive audio tour of Warstone Lane Cemetery led by ITZATNA Arts, which compares and contrasts Victorian and 20th century customs around death, burials and memorials, and looks at ideas shared […]
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Meet the Author – Hollie Starling
Meet the Author – Hollie Starling
Author of The Bleeding Tree, Hollie Starling will be sharing an excerpt from her book and will join in a discussion The Heath Bookshop owners Claire Dawes and Catherine Gale. About The Bleeding Tree: As summer falls into autumn, Hollie Starling is hit by the heart-stopping news that her father has died by suicide. At […]
Meet the Author – Helen Calcutt
Meet the Author – Helen Calcutt
In September 2017, Helen Calcutt’s brother Matthew took his own life. He was 40 years old. ‘… the phone rang / and when I answered it / you’d killed / yourself, and that was the start / of you being dead.’ This is the starting point of an astonishing new pamphlet of poems by Helen […]
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Death Cafe with The Heath Bookshop
Death Cafe with The Heath Bookshop
Death Cafes are an informal space for people to come together to chat about life and death. There is no agenda and no agreed discussion topics - it's whatever people in the room feel comfortable discussing. Facilitated by BrumYODO and held at The Heath Bookshop, this 90-minute event includes drinks and cake. Death Cafe is […]
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