Helpline:
Here for anyone affected by the death of a baby
Email: manchester@sands.org.uk
National Helpline 0808 164 3332
helpline@sands.org.uk
WINNERS! The Manchester Sands/Whitworth STILL PARENTS project wins award. https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/2020/10/here-are-families-favourite-lockdown-activities/
REMEMBRANCE PAGE AND CARDS
We are very pleased to announce that we are launching a remembrance card scheme and website. If you would like to receive a card from Manchester Sands on the anniversary of losing your baby, please email us with his/her name(s) the date you'd like to receive, and a postal address
Also let us know whether you want your baby's name/date added to the website.
You can have the card and/or the website.
Email us at: Manchester@sands.org.uk
STILL PARENTS
Starting in October 2019 and running through to April 2020, free art-based workshops for bereaved parents at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester in partnership with Manchester Sands.
Absolutely no previous art experience necessary!
More details here
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Baby Loss Awareness Week October 9 -15
when we all work hard to increase awareness of stillbirth and neonatal death and the everlasting impact experienced when a precious baby dies during pregnancy, at birth or shortly afterwards.
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New Manchester Sands contact form
PLEASE COMPLETE this quick online form if you would like us to stay in touch with you! Sands wants to ensure that it meets the General Data Protection Regulations and that your data is safe.
www.sands.org.uk/attendingsandsgroup
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Sands United Stockport are looking for football players! read more......
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A Kindness That Repairs the World
Jo and Paul from Manchester Sands, and how they helped fulfil the dying wish of a bereaved mother, feature in this newspaper story for Baby Loss Week.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
SUPPORT MEETINGS and STILL PARENTS SESSIONS NOW ONLINE
In view of the Covid-19 emergency, we have moved our monthly support meetings online via Zoom. If you'd like to join a meeting please email us at Manchester@sands.org.uk.
Next support meetings:
Thurday 20th May (online)
Thursday 24th June (online unless rules change)
Thursday 15th July (online unless rules change)
All meetings 8.00pm - 9.30pm
The popular STILL PARENTS art-making sessions are now also online via Zoom. Contact Lucy Turner lucy.turner@manchester.ac.uk for details.
For more information click on the link in the menu at the top.
About us
We are the Manchester group of the national Sands charity.
We are all bereaved parents who support other bereaved parents in the Manchester area, and we do so in a voluntary capacity.
We hold monthly evening meetings, in and around the Manchester area, hosted and run by volunteers either in their own houses or in a community or neutral venue (e.g. a community centre or hotel). The meetings are informal and supportive, and all are welcome no matter when your bereavement occurred - whether recently or some time ago.
The meetings provide an often welcome opportunity to talk about and share your experiences and concerns with other individuals and couples who have perhaps experienced something similar - whether it's about what happened, how it happened, and how to cope. There is no requirement to talk, and some come just to listen and to feel supported.
If you feel you would like some support, but can't face attending a meeting, please contact us and let us know what we can do to support you. We also offer support to individuals and couples.
If you would like more information about our meetings, the dates and venues, please write to us, including your preferred method of being contacted, using the contact form.
