Good Death Week Events
Events are taking place across Scotland for Good Death Week, 13 - 19 May. These are the ones we know about. If you know of others or you're organising something yourself, let us know and we can promote it.
Good Death Week is all about creating opportunities for people to think, talk and plan ahead for death, dying and bereavement.
It Takes A Village exhibition
Mon 13 May - Mon 20 May 2019
St Andrew's Hospice, Airdrie, ML6 6DJ
FREE
St Andrew’s Hospice will host Good Life Good Death Good Grief's It Takes A Village exhibition in the McNicol Room, Tom Cox Building. Visitors will also be able to pick up leaflets and information.
Kilbryde Hospice Awareness Stall
Tue 14 May 2019, 10am
New Cross Shopping Centre, Hamilton
Kilbryde Hospice are holding an awareness stall in Hamilton New Cross Shopping Centre. Come along for an open discussion about death and dying.
Behind The Scenes at Moray Crematorium
Tue 14 May 2019, afternoon
Moray Crematorium, Broadley by Buckie, AB56 5HQ
FREE
Before I Go solutions have organised a visit to Moray Crematorium near Buckie, to see behind the scenes. Pictured is Jane Duncan-Rogers, the founder, 7 years ago holding the container with her husband's ashes down at Lossiemouth beach.
Places are limited - if you would like to attend, please email jane@beforeigosolutions.com
Reading & Writing Death & Dying Symposium
Tue 14 May 2019, 12pm - 5pm
St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art
FREE
This symposium, organised by Death Writes, will focus on the reading and writing aspects of the multi-faceted topic of death and dying. This will develop and hone the critical and creative skills through close reading a range of texts as writers. These considerations and understandings of how diverse texts are constructed can thereafter be applied to our own writing, thinking and making in writing workshops. This is something particularly useful, as we consider how we might write well about death and dying and other difficult, complicated subjects, and subsequently be applicable to a range of difficult subjects and facilitate writing in ways that will better communicate emotionally complex or sensitive subject matter to diverse audiences.
The Big Conversation
Tue 14 May 2019, 2pm - 4pm
McKillop Institute, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, PA9 1AF
FREE
An informal meeting to encourage open, supportive conversations about death, dying and bereavement. Organised by St. Vincent’s Hospice, the event will raise awareness and overcome fear about discussing these sensitive topics. Information will be available to help with practical planning for the future. The event is open to any adult, but may not be appropriate for someone recently bereaved. Free refreshments.
Booking recommended. Contact June Burgess on june.burgess@svh.co.uk or 01505 705635
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