Cruse Bereavement Care North Wales

Cruse Bereavement Care North Wales

Welcome to Cruse Bereavement Care North Wales-: This site was updated 17.05 .2009

Committed volunteers putting the needs of bereaved people at the heart of our service provision.

Our mission statement:
Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well being of bereaved people and to enable anyone suffering bereavement caused by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss, and so maintain their health and social functioning. Where cure or recovery is not possible, health and social care should not end with a death, but with timely support for those affected by that death.

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Social / Support Groups

We have social/support groups in Upper Colwyn Bay- Community Centre,-( every three weeks) Menai Bridge- The Victoria Hotel (luncheon club) Trearddur Bay- the Treadddur Bay Hotel and Wrexham. (every two weeks) Groups meet on a monthly basis unless otherwise stated.

Please contact us for further information also if there is a perceived need anywhere else in North Wales for this type of provision and Cruse will seek to meet this need.by providing listening skills and group facilitation skills and by providing our support if needed.

It is most important that in the first instant contact is made with Trish the Cruse Administrator (contact details below) regarding any of the groups detailed, above which are held on a monthly basis.

Current Bereavement Groups in Denbighshire district/area that we are affiliated to

Rhyl Catholic Church St Marys Wellington Rd- open to all –good social side trips Christmas dinner speakers etc

Contact Rev. Charles Ramsay on 01745 353395 last Sunday of the month 3pm

United reformed Church Water St Rhyl - last Friday of the month 2pm - 4pm Joyce Challis 01745 338747

Prestatyn - Trinity Church Gronant Rd Prestatyn last Tuesday of the month 2pm- 4pm. Rev Rigby 01745 853483

Abergele Bereavement Support

The parish offers support to local people who have been recently bereaved. This support includes the T Group. The T Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month in St Michael’s Parish Church from 3.00pm – 4.00pm. The T Group meetings are organised by those who themselves have suffered a bereavement. They provide an opportunity of sharing experiences, happy or sad, in an informal atmosphere over a cup of tea and biscuits- transport available.Call Betty Mills on 01745 832633

Anyone bereaved is welcome to attend these groups and can go along with a friend, neighbour or family member - no prior arrangements necessary.

The groups have been set up for mutual support and are non religious in nature.

Compassionate Friends - The Community Centre Parliament St. .Rhuddlan - last Thursday 7pm-10pm for anyone who has lost a child-grandparents are welcome. call Joan on 01745 590200

Flintshire

New Group - Connahs Quay first Monday of the month 2pm-4pm St Mark's Church

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide:(SOBS) first Wednesday of the month 7pm MOLD contact Hayley on 01352 755895

Gwynedd

SANDS- (Still Birth and Neo Natal Death Society) if you have lost a baby a SANDS Group runs in Ysbyty Gwynedd Education Centre 7.30pm on last Wednesday of the month contact :Llinos 01286 675998 or

Berwyn Williams - berwyn@gwyneddsands.co.uk

Gwynedd SANDS Mobile phone - 07884158429

Information Drop in Sessions Bangor

We hold an Information Drop in on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at the Abbey Rd Centre Abbey Rd Bangor- if you are bereaved or concerned about someone who is grieving -adult or child, call in and talk to Trish, between 10.15am and 12.15pm.

Free literature on bereavement related issues is also available to take away.

Annual General Meeting 2009

Our 6th A.G.M. will again be held at the wonderful Beechwood Court Conwy on June 11th 09 - We are hoping for support from a cross section of agencies and colleagues and we thank everyone who was able to join us i the past.

We also heartily thank the staff at Beechwood Court for their most excellent cuisine and first rate service. at all times.

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Please Note: Training to recruit more volunteers usually runs in the New Year starting January - please see 'training' and register your interest with Trish. We are also wanting to train befrienders- please contacxt us for furhter details.

What do we provide?

One to one bereavement support or counselling for adults and children through the medium of Welsh, English, Polish italian and Spanish

Crisis Support

Pre bereavement information & support

Children's & young people's service

Training & Courses

Social Support Groups

A wide range of bereavement related support material

Contacts:

Main Office: St David's Priory, Richmond Hill, Holyhead Ynys Mon LL65 2HH.

Administrator: Trish Phillips, Tel: 08702 402758. E Mail: crusenorthwales@btconnect.com

Development Officer: 07986 599 330 E Mail: devt.officercrusenorthwales@yahoo.com

Helpline 9.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday 0844 477 9400

Children and Young People's free phone helpline Mon-Fri 9.30-5pm 0808 808 1677
email: info@rd4u.org.uk

interactive website: rd4u