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We are thrilled to announce Suzy Turner Jones, previously Director of Clinical Services, as our new Chief Executive, effective immediately.

Lou Scott, former Head of Fundraising for Grief Encounter, has been promoted to Director of Fundraising, and Deputy CEO after 5 years in the role, effective immediately.

Grief Encounter raises over £30,000 from its third annual Forget-Me-Not walk, with 500 participants coming together across the world to remember the death of someone special and raise funds to support bereaved children and their families.

We are thrilled to announce that Grief Encounter is part of the Co-op Local Community Fund 2023.

We were thrilled to win the Charity Film Award's People’s Choice 2023 award, recognising the film in our category as most voted for by you, our supporters!

It’s back!… Our amazing annual fundraiser, the Forget-Me-Not Walk, returns for 2023 on March 26th, and we’re asking YOU to join us!

Tony Beare, Trustee of Grief Encounter, steps down from his role after joining the board in 2019. Having seen the charity through unprecedented times and supported our work as we have adapted to the changing world, Tony now leaves to pursue other projects.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Seoul-based DeepBrain AI showcased re;memory, a software that can use machine learning to process images, audio recordings and video footage of recently deceased people to create a virtual version that can interact with the living, as if on a video call.

Grief Encounter lends their support to a campaign spearheaded by the National Association of Funeral Directors

Exacta Technologies, based in Bristol, has pledged to continue their support to Grief Encounter into 2023 after fundraising and spreading awareness of the charity throughout 2022.

Grief Encounter, one of the UK’s leading bereavement charities, supporting children, young people and their families, hosted their fourth Gala Dinner at The Roundhouse London on 7th November 2022.

Grief Encounter partners with Good Morning Britain’s 1 Million Minutes campaign.