Arrowe Park Light Up A Loss Evening for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025

In Honour of Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025 at Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital – Arrowe Park

Following the deeply moving success of our first event last year, we are honoured to invite you once again to join us for a special evening of remembrance during Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025.

Our Light Up a Loss Ceremony will gently illuminate the evening with personalised lanterns, created in memory of babies who left us far too soon—sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. This event is a space for families, friends, and our community to come together in reflection, healing, and solidarity.

Let’s light up the darkness with love.

• Once registered, you will receive a luminating lantern with flameless with accessories to decorate in your own time. You may wish to write your baby’s name, a message, or simply bring it along as it is. (Please note these are ground lanterns and will not be released into the environment. You will have oppurtunity to take your lantern home after the event if you wish to).
• Last year’s lantern display created a peaceful and stunning atmosphere, with flameless candles lighting the room and offering a moment of peace and remembrance.
• The evening will include beautiful music from Sing Me Merseyside Choir and moving poetry readings by our staff.
• A Virtual Memorial Display will feature the names of our precious little ones.

If you're unable to join us in person but would like your baby’s name included in the memorial display, please:
📧 Email: [email protected]
OR
✔ Complete the registration form and select the option to add your baby’s name without attending.

📌 Venue: The Retreat Café (at the back of the Women and Children’s Building)
🚗 Free Parking: Car Parks G & H (rear of the hospital)
☕ Light refreshments will be provided

This is a family-friendly event and will be attended by pregnant women, babies, children, and their families, as well as members of our maternity and bereavement care teams.

This is a free event, but we kindly ask you to consider making a donation to support the Butterfly Suite and help us continue developing our facilities for bereaved families.

Last year, your generous contributions helped us begin work on the Baby Garden of Reflection—a dedicated space for peace and remembrance. We’re excited to share our progress with you on the evening, including plans and images, as the garden’s development is now underway.

There will be opportunities to donate on the night via:
💳 Card machine
💰 Cash donation buckets (provided by the Charity team)
📲 Or donate online at:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/hannah-blake-1723716831197

Or simply scan the QR code below to give what you can. Every donation, big or small, helps us support families when they need it most.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Wirral Women And Children's Hospital, Wirral Women And Children's Hospital, Birkenhead, United Kingdom