Demystifying Death Week 2025
Taking place across Scotland from 5-11 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.
Beach Yoga & Gong Relaxation Workshop
Organised by North Berwick Coastal Community Connections
Saturday 10 May, 9:30am - 12:30 pm
West Beach, North Berwick
This activity is open to the public. Please book in advance.
A wonderful way to start the day: an hour of rejuvenating yoga followed by an informal discussion.
If you would like to attend any of these events, please email admin@nbc-communityconnections.org.
Let’s Talk About Death
Organised by Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre
9 May 2025
Morning Event for Unpaid Carers: 10-12pm
Afternoon Event for Carer Centre & Third Sector Staff & volunteers: 1-3pm
Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre, 2 6 Nith Street, Dumfries DG1 2PW
These activities are for the Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre community.
Join us in a cafe setting where we will explore together themes around death and dying. This will be a chance to gain a deeper understanding of some of the issues people face at the end of life. There will be a mix of teaching, discussion, and reflection, including an optional themed escape room.
And of course, sharing drinks and cakes!
These activities are supported by a Demystifying Death Week small grant.
Image credit: Dumfries & Galloway Carers Centre
From Mortuary to Resting Place
Organised by NHS Grampian Chaplaincy Department
Friday 9 May, 12:30pm
Online via MS Teams
This session is open to the public.
A series of talks and educational sessions have been planned for the week by the NHS Grampian Chaplain. These will all take place on Teams and cover everything from Power of Attorney and funeral planning to spiritual care at the end of life and support for grieving children.
Come along to this Q&A session about death in the hospital and what happens after with Ishbel Gall.
Register here.
Funeral Planning with Berridale Funeral Home
Organised by NHS Grampian Chaplaincy Department
Friday 9 May, 10am
Online via MS Teams
This session is open to the public.
A series of talks and educational sessions have been planned for the week by the NHS Grampian Chaplain. These will all take place on Teams and cover everything from Power of Attorney and funeral planning to spiritual care at the end of life and support for grieving children.
You are invited to this online talk about funeral planning with Berridale Funeral Home.
Register here.
Let’s Talk About Death: Drop-in Session
Organised by Perth & Kinross HSCP
Friday 9 May, 12:30pm - 2pm
Crieff Day Room, Crieff Community Hospital
This event is for Perth & Kinross HSCP staff.
This event is an opportunity to talk with each other about death and dying, something we are all affected by in our lives. This is not a grief support group or an end of life planning group but a space to discuss what death and dying can teach us about living.
For Demystifying Death Week, which was initiated by Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief, we are holding an event in Crieff Day Room for all HSCP staff. It will be held on Friday 9th May from 12:30pm - 2pm.
Image credit: Perth & Kinross HSCP
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