Demystifying Death Week 2024
Taking place across Scotland from 6-12 May, Demystifying Death Week is about shining a light on death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. We are encouraging people to get involved by holding in-person and online events that bring death, dying and bereavement into the limelight.
Below is a list of events registered so far - these pages will be updated over the coming weeks. If you are organising an event that you'd like us to feature, please get in touch.
Whiteinch Centre’s Demystifying Death Café - POSTPONED
Organised by Creating Conversations CIC
Postponed - the new date will be confirmed soon.
The Whiteinch Centre, 1 Northinch Court, G14 0UG (Bus: 2, 3, 400)
This event is open to the public. Please book in advance.
There are volunteering opportunities for this event. Please see below.
Join Alberta to talk openly about death, dying and grief in a safe and confidential space at The Whiteinch Centre , G14 Glasgow.
A Death Cafe is a safe, confidential and friendly space for people to come together and talk openly and honestly about death, dying, and making the most of our finite lives. Small groups sit around a table and conversation flows without agenda or direction. The conversation is led by the people in the group, and therefore, each session is unique.
This event is part of Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief's Demystifying Death Week and refreshments will be provided FREE of charge. Information resources will also be provided.
It's important to note that Death Cafe is not a bereavement/grief support resource and we advise that you do not attend if you have been very recently bereaved and your grief feels very raw.
Everyone is welcome. Do come and join us! Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/880218536337?aff=oddtdtcreator
There will also be a Volunteer Information Session on Friday 3 May 2024 from 11am - 1pm for people interesting in being Table Hosts at this event. Register for the Volunteer Information Session here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/880258796757?aff=oddtdtcreator
You can follow Creating Conversations CIC on Instagram and facebook
Photo credit: Tallulah Photography
An Evening of Storytelling & Folk Music
Organised by North Berwick Coastal Community Connections
Friday 10th May, 7:00pm
St Andrew Blackadder Church, North Berwick
This event is open to the public. Please register in advance.
As part of Demystifying Death Week, join world-renowned folk musician Ciaran Ryan, award-winning singer/songwriter Joss Cameron, and storyteller Jess Smith for an evening exploring traditional Scottish songs and stories celebrating life.
To book your place please contact: admin@nbc-communityconnections.org.
Visit the North Berwick Coastal Community Connections Events page here.
Eurthymy Workshop
Organised by North Berwick Coastal Community Connections
Friday 10th May, 10.00-12.30pm
Rugby Club, North Berwick
This event is open to the public. Please register in advance.
Harmonious Movement workshop used in therapy & education to support the opening of conversations.
To book your place please contact: admin@nbc-communityconnections.org.
Visit North Berwick Coastal Community Connections' Events page here.
Photo credit: courtesy of North Berwick Coastal Community Connections
"Much Ado About Dying" Screening - DCA, Dundee
Organised by Cosmic Cat Films
10th - 16th May 2024, times vary
DCA, 152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4EA
This event is open to the public.
Cosmic Cat Films are proud to launch the new film "Much Ado About Dying" in cinemas across Scotland to coincide with Demystifying Death Week.
The film is a gloriously eccentric and thought provoking look at what it means to live. The award-winning documentary follows long-retired actor David Newlyn Gale, living in an unsuitable flat, sustaining himself on cans of soup, keeping himself warm with a small army of electric heaters and battling a mice infestation with toothpaste. The film presents an intimate, occasionally funny and ultimately moving portrait of a solitary life and a quietly critical assessment of the inadequate resources available in the UK for a rapidly ageing population.
Book your tickets here.
Death Café (Online)
Organised by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
Friday 10th May 2024, 10.00am-11.00am
Taking place online (MS Teams)
This event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome.
Let’s break the taboo, and talk about Death! This event is an informal space to talk with others about something which affects us all…so boil the kettle, raid the biscuit tin and come and join the conversation!
Please note that this is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
More information: https://www.nhsggc.scot/your-health/planning-for-care/events/
Register: https://link.webropol.com/ep/dc100524
Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash
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