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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.

    Phone
    07395 024012

    Email
    bedford@uksobs.org

  • Bedford Bereavement Services

    Offering support to all bereaved people during our group meetings held monthly at
    Norse Rd Crematorium.

    Phone Cathy Appleby
    01234 718150

    Email
    catherine.appleby@bedford.gov.uk

    Website:
    www.bedford.gov.uk

  • Bedford Hospital

    Provides support and information to families of the deceased.

    Phone
    01234 792163 or 01234 355122 X4621

    Website
    www.bedfordhospital.nhs.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.

    Phone
    01525 863924

    Website
    www.chums.uk.com

  • 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

    Phone
    01767 689781

    Website
    www.tcf.org.uk

  • 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.

    Phone
    03002 004108

    Email
    support@crusebedfordshire.org.uk

    Website
    www.crusebedfordshire.org.uk

  • The Luton & Dunstable Hospital

    Provide support and information to families of the deceased including those affected by issues surrounding post mortem procedures.

    Phone
    Margaret Malcolm Bereavement Support Officer 
    08451 270127

    Phone Chaplaincy 
    01582 497370

  • 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.

    Phone
    01582 492339

    Leaflet
    Bedford Hospice – Keech (PDF)

  • Relate

    Offers counselling to individuals, couples, families and young people who are experiencing the impact of change, loss and bereavement.

    Phone
    01234 356350

  • Road Victims Trust

    A support service for anyone bereaved or otherwise affected by a road collision.
    Covering Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.

    Phone
    01234 843345

    Email
    enquiries@rvtrust.co.uk

    Website
    www.rvtrust.org.uk

  • Samaritans

    If you are in emotional distress, despairing or feeling suicidal, talking can make all the
    difference.

    Phone Bedford 
    01234 211211

    Phone Luton
    01582 720666

    Phone UK
    08457 909090

    Email
    jo@samaritans.org

    Website
    www.samaritans.org

  • Sands

    We offer support to those whose baby has died through late miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death.

    Phone
    07900 106543

    Website
    www.uk-sands.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.

    Phone
    01767 642429

  • Victim Support

    This group offers a service to those bereaved by homicide or to others who have been affected by the crime.

    Phone
    08453 030900

    Website
    www.victimsupport.org.uk

  • 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

  • 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

Page published: 22 November 2023
Last updated: 12 November 2024