Bereavement
SOBS: Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Our aim is to provide peer support to adults bereaved by suicide in a timely open- ended manner. Our vision is that no one bereaved by suicide has to face their loss alone.
Telephone: 07395 024012
Email: bedford@uksobs.org
Bedford Hospital
Provides support and information to families
of the deceased.
Telephone: 01234 792163 or 01234 355122 X4621
Website: www.bedfordhospital.nhs.uk
The Compassionate Friends
Supporting bereaved parents and their families after the death of their son or
daughter, at any age and from any cause.
Helpline: 08451 232304
Telephone: 01767 689781
Website: www.tcf.org.uk
The Luton & Dunstable Hospital
Provide support and information to families of the deceased including those affected by issues surrounding post mortem procedures.
Telephone: Margaret Malcolm Bereavement Support Officer 08451 270127
Telephone: Chaplaincy 01582 497370
Relate
Offers counselling to individuals, couples, families and young people who are experiencing the impact of change, loss and bereavement.
Telephone: 01234 356350
Samaritans
If you are in emotional distress, despairing or feeling suicidal, talking can make all the
difference.
Telephone: Bedford 01234 211211
Telephone: Luton 01582 720666
Telephone: UK 08457 909090
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
Sue Ryder Bereavement Service
This service offers bereavement support to families and friends following a death at St John’s Hospice or in the community following a terminal illness.
Telephone: 01767 642429
WAY Foundation (Widowed and Young)
A national charity offering a social and support network for men and women who lost their partner when aged 50 or under.
Website: www.widowedandyoung.org.uk
Bedford Bereavement Services
Offering support to all bereaved people during our group meetings held monthly at
Norse Rd Crematorium.
Telephone Cathy Appleby: 01234 718150
Email: catherine.appleby@bedford.gov.uk
Website: www.bedford.gov.uk
CHUMS – Child Bereavement Service
Chums was created to meet the needs of children, young people and their families following the death of someone close.
Telephone: 01525 863924
Website: www.chums.uk.com
Cruse Bereavement Care
CRUSE runs bereavement support groups for adults, whether recently bereaved or many years past. Please contact Bedfordshire CRUSE to self refer for this support.
Telephone: 03002 004108
Email: support@crusebedfordshire.org.
Website:www.crusebedfordshire.org.uk
Keech Hospice Care
The Bereavement Service offers support to the families and friends of those referred to Keech Hospice Care, representing both the Adult Hospice and Children’s Hospice.
Telephone: 01582 492339
Leaflet: Bedford Hospice – Keech (PDF)
Road Victims Trust
A support service for anyone bereaved or otherwise affected by a road collision.
Covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
Telephone: 01234 843345
Email: enquiries@rvtrust.co.uk
Website: www.rvtrust.org.uk
Sands
We offer support to those whose baby has died through late miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death.
Telephone: 07900 106543
Website: www.uk-sands.org
Victim Support
This group offers a service to those bereaved by homicide or to others who have been affected by the crime.
Telephone: 08453 030900
Website: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Way Up
A national charity offering a social and support network for men and women who lost their partner when aged 51 or over.
Website: www.way-up.co.uk