Our heart failure carers group provides a supportive and welcoming space for unpaid carers caring for a person with heart failure. Come along to share, listen, and connect with others who understand the realities of caring for someone with a life limiting illness.
Our Loss and Legacy Workshops provide a supportive space for individuals who have experienced bereavement or are interested in understanding more about loss.
Our workshops are free of charge – to join, simply fill out the registration form, and we will email you the details for the next session.
These sessions offer a chance to explore the complexities of loss, share personal perspectives, and learn from others’ experiences. Each session includes themed discussions on specific topics and interactive exercises to deepen our understanding of loss and legacy.
Together, we’ll explore the different kinds of loss we might face, the many ways grief can show up for us, and some of the coping strategies we may already use or wish to learn more about.
We’ll explore what legacy means, reflect on the continuing bonds we hold with those who have died, and look at the role of rituals, both cultural and personal, in helping us carry those connections forward.
In this session we will explore what grief can be like at different stages of our lives. We also look at how loss can impact the nervous system and discuss how storytelling can help us understand and connect with our grief.
These sessions are 2 hours facilitated themed discussions where you will reflect on different aspects of caring or loss through group discussions, sharing experiences, activities/exercises.
These sessions are designed to help you consider your own experiences, what you have learned from them, and to encourage learning from the experiences of others.
Who is it for?
Anyone who has experienced loss or is interested in understanding more about grief.
Do I have to attend every session?
No, you can attend whichever sessions you are interested in, but there is no need to commit to the full programme. Each session is self-contained.
“Thank you. I feel grateful that such courses are offered and in such a friendly, comforting and caring way.”
‘it helped me to reflect on my aunt, who I lost recently. This has been so helpful, all contents are resourceful, [and] organised in a very good way”
“I just wanted to thank you […] I really found it very interesting and thought provoking.”
communityaid@stchristophers.org.uk
0208 768 4330
Join other carers in a safe and nurturing environment where you can share stories, gain practical advice, and find emotional support.
This programme is for unpaid carers who are caring for someone with life limiting conditions or who are at the end of life, to share your experiences, and build confidence and learn new skills as a carer.
Each session is facilitated by trained volunteers and carers who bring invaluable insights and empathy, drawn from their own lived experiences of caring for someone with a life-limiting or life-shortening condition.
This programme is FREE to attend.
These sessions are opportunities to explore the challenges of your caring role in a supportive community, and learn from others.
Sessions involve themed discussions on a specific topic to help you better explore and reflect on different aspects of your caring role.
New Carers Offer
These workshops are for carers at any stage but may be of particular interest to those who have recently become a carer and who feel they would benefit from further information about what they may experience as a carer, including some practical information and advice.
This session will also include information about support networks; what these might look like and how we can utilize our networks and communities to ensure we feel held and supported.
Established Carers Offer
Like our offer for new carers, these workshops are open to all carers. However, those who have been caring for a long period of time may find some of the information in these workshops particularly useful.
By participating, you’ll connect with others who understand your journey, helping to alleviate the sense of isolation that can often accompany the caregiving role.
Dates for our next session will be confirmed by the start of October. To register your interest, please email communityaid@stchristophers.org.uk and ask to be informed when the new dates for the Caring For Carers course have been confirmed and we will email you
These sessions are 1.5 hour facilitated themed discussions where you will reflect on different aspects of caring or loss through group discussions, sharing experiences, activities/exercises.
These sessions are designed to help you consider your own experiences, what you have learned from them, and to encourage learning from the experiences of others.
How do I sign up to attend?
Who is it for?
This programme is for unpaid carers who are caring for someone with life limiting conditions or who are at the end of life, to share your experiences, and build confidence and learn new skills as a carer.
Do I have to attend every session?
No, you can attend whichever sessions you are interested in, but there is no need to commit to the full programme. Each session is self-contained.
Communityaid@stchristophers.org.uk
+44 20 8768 4330
Our Bereavement Help Point is a two-hour drop-in session that aims to provide bereaved people with a place where they can talk to others and share their emotions.
These sessions enable members of the community to access guidance and information and also give a regular point where the subject of grief and bereavement is addressed openly and empathetically in an informal setting.
Our Bereavement Help Point is a two-hour drop-in session that aims to provide bereaved people with a place where they can talk to others and share their emotions.
These sessions enable members of the community to access guidance and information and also give a regular point where the subject of grief and bereavement is addressed openly and empathetically in an informal setting.
For more information call Olive Grant on 0208 768 4560. Alternatively, email BHP@stchristophers.org.uk
Directions: Inside Croydon Central Library, head up the escalator to the first floor; the room is in the far-right hand corner.
Accessibility: The library is wheelchair accessible, with a large lift to all floors and accessible toilets.
Our Bereavement Help Point is a two-hour drop-in session that aims to provide bereaved people with a place where they can talk to others and share their emotions.
These sessions enable members of the community to access guidance and information and also give a regular point where the subject of grief and bereavement is addressed openly and empathetically in an informal setting.
For more information call Olive Grant on 2028 768 4560. Alternatively, email BHP@stchristophers.org.uk
IN AUGUST, SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CHURCH DUE TO CAFE CLOSURE
The drop in Bereavement Help Points are a weekly 2 hour service. These sessions enable members of the community to have a regular point where the subject of death and bereavement is addressed openly and empathically in an informal setting.
Visitors support each other and often visit regularly in order to meet up with others who share their feelings and understand what they are going through particularly in early grief when formal services are not available generally.
Chislehurst Bereavement Help Point will be closing for 6 weeks as follows:
Last meeting: Wednesday 30 September
Re-opening on: Wednesday 18th November
Find out more about Virtual Bereavement Help Point sessions and watch videos from volunteers and service users
The drop in Bereavement Help Points are a weekly 2 hour service. These sessions enable members of the community to have a regular point where the subject of death and bereavement is addressed openly and empathically in an informal setting.
Visitors support each other and often visit regularly in order to meet up with others who share their feelings and understand what they are going through particularly in early grief when formal services are not available generally.
For further details call 0208 378 5358
Fulfilling a caring role can be both rewarding and challenging, and not always in equal measure. This is a space to speak openly about your experiences of caring for someone with a life-limiting illness with others who can empathise as a result of their own experiences of caring.
“It took some effort for me to join the Zoom ‘Carers Time to Talk’ because I usually avoid communications by video. However, it has been a delight to meet up with fellow carers and share tips, problems, general chat. It’s lovely building up a rapport with other people in the same boat as you and, as the weeks go by, feeling as if you’ve made new friends. It’s a group you can dip in and out of whenever you like, there are no rules – it’s becoming a big happy family to share some respite with each Thursday afternoon!”
If you have any questions, do get in touch with our team – communityaid@stchristophers.org.uk
