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2027 Conference: Death Literate Communities - Learning Together, Supporting Eachother

Rebecca Patterson — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0100

Connect with others, hear about the latest developments, and share your own work at the Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Conference in Glasgow on 3 March 2027.

New film launched for Demystifying Death Week

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 04 May 2026 00:01:00 +0100

“Do you know someone with a serious illness that won’t get better?” is a new film, launched to mark Demystifying Death Week 2026.

New resources for workplaces - Bereavement Charter Mark case studies

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:52:00 +0000

The Bereavement Charter Mark Process has been designed to be accessible and achievable, and workplaces can work towards the various criteria independently.

Bereavement Charter: Manifesto for Scottish Parliament Elections

Rebecca Patterson — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:34:00 +0000

The Bereavement Charter Manifesto for the Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2026 outlines steps for the next Scottish Government to improve experiences of bereavement in Scotland.

What is Public Health Palliative Care?

Rebecca Patterson — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:21:00 +0000

Get ready for To Absent Friends 2025

Rebecca Patterson — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:27:00 +0100

Join us in September for a free interactive workshop to explore some practical ways of holding space for remembrance activities.

Escape Room to Demystify Death

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:41:00 +0000

Demystifying Death Week: Small Grants

Rebecca Patterson — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:29:00 +0000

A small grants fund has been set up to support people to participate in Demystifying Death Week, running 5-11 May 2025.

Demystifying Death Conference: Making Change Happen

Rebecca Patterson — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:26:00 +0000

26 February 2025, Renfield Centre in Glasgow

Join us at this conference to explore how we can work together to demystify death and build more compassionate communities in Scotland.

Theory of Change for Bereavement Signposting

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:36:00 +0000

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief and the Bereavement Charter Group have published a consensus vision and theory of change for improving signposting to bereavement information and support in Scotland.

PHPCI Community Building Award

Victoria Moore — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:25:00 +0000

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief has been awarded the prestigious ‘Community Builders’ award by Public Health Palliative Care International.

EASE wins an award

Victoria Moore — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:39:00 +0100

We’re delighted to announce that End of Life Aid Skills for Everyone (EASE), our public education course on death and dying, has won an award.

To Absent Friends Guide

Victoria Moore — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:37:00 +0100

A new guide has been published to provide inspiration and information for people considering holding an event as part of this year’s To Absent Friends festival.

Small Grants Available

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:56:00 +0100

A small grants fund has been set up to support organisations to put on remembrance events as part of this year’s To Absent Friends festival (1-7 November 2024.)

New Demystifying Death Week Guide

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:52:00 +0000

Demystifying Death Week: Designing your event is a new guide to help you design an impactful event for Demystifying Death Week. It gives examples of potential event formats and issues for consideration.

Small grants available

Site administrator — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:16:00 +0000

A small grants fund has been set up to support organisations to put on events as part of Demystifying Death Week.

Moving from talk to action on bereavement

Rebecca Patterson — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:30:00 +0000

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief and the Scottish Bereavment Charter Group are organising a series of events to encourage action around the 10 recommendations from the Scottish Bereavement Summit Report.

The Library of Legends - a report by the artists

Samara — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:14:00 +0000

The Library of Legends public installation arrived in Edinburgh to mark the 10^th anniversary of the ‘To Absent Friends’ festival.

Talk to action on bereavement events

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Check out the first in a series of 'Moving from Talk to Action on Bereavement' events to discuss how those of us within bereavement sector in Scotland can work together to achieve positive change.

The Library of Legends

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:42:00 +0100

The Library of Legends is a public art installation that will appear in the centre of Edinburgh from 1-7 November 2023, as part of the To Absent Friends festival.