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If a family prefers a small, intimate ceremony, The Angel provides the perfect venue with its dedicated Service Room. This helps give family members the confidence to speak about
bereavement has lasted years and those for whom it is all too recent. Older ‘bereavers’ help those newer to this phase in life. It seems to
the person who has died, when they would find that very difficult in a more impersonal church or crematorium.
I leave each meeting buoyed up for the weeks ahead
work very well.”
“The group helps me realise that
emotions I am going through are not exclusive to me and makes me feel less isolated in my personal grief.”
“Being now on my own, there were changes in life I had to deal with. Hearing about other people’s experience of grief helps to put your
Averil Phillips’ service doesn’t finish
with the funeral. Every month, Wendy
hosts a Bereavement Support Group,
led by counsellor Jane Humphries,
where people are welcome to come to
talk about the person they have lost, about how they are feeling, how they’re dealing with their grief. The group extends beyond those who have had a funeral service with Averil Phillips to anyone who has been bereaved and is in need of counselling. Through the group new friendships have been forged and the spirit of mutual support is strong, as these comments attest:
own in perspective.”
“I still find attendance is beneficial to me; I
leave each meeting buoyed up for the weeks ahead.”
“The group is made up of people whose
If you are interested in attending and require any further information, please pop into the office or call Wendy on 01832 272251.
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