Name: Widening Circles: A Grief Tending Learning Journey
Start: 2026-05-08T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-09T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Norwich Unity Hub, Old Carrow House, Norwich NR1

Widening Circles: A Grief Tending Learning Journey

𝐅𝐫𝐢 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲, 𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦-𝟖.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦-𝟓𝐩𝐦
𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 & 𝟏𝟒 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲
A practical and inspirational workshop programme for anyone interested in forming a grief tending peer group, and for professionals working in any context where grief is an issue.
Explore how to design a grief tending journey, and how to meet grief and loss with more creativity and confidence.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲
Imagine if every community had the support, wisdom and resources to tend grief together for personal healing, community belonging, and collective wholeness?
We are passionate about growing the Grief Tending in community movement to complement other approaches for meeting grief and loss. By working together, our vision is to create a healthier culture where more and more individuals and communities are equipped with the skills and capacity to meet grief and loss in transformative, life-giving ways.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫?
* Have you taken part in a grief tending circle, and feel inspired to find out more about this approach?
* Are you working in a professional capacity with people experiencing grief, and keen to explore how this community approach could inform your work?
* Are you looking to become more confident about approaching grief (your own and others) and feel drawn to the idea of growing a more grief-literate culture?
* Are you curious about the crossover between professional and peer-led approaches to healing, and the interplay between individual and collective wellbeing?
* Are you interested in learning how to set up your own group or in helping your community form a grief tending peer group?
If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you would be welcome to join us for this learning journey to explore these and other questions.
This programme would also be a good first step if you are interested in becoming a grief tending facilitator.
A prerequisite for attending this programme is that you have attended either a half-day (or longer) workshop with Norfolk Grief Tending or with others working in the same tradition.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 - 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧
All our events are offered on a gift basis, which means there’s no financial barrier to participation. This is a bit different to simply inviting donations. We’re asking you to feel into a contribution that feels right for you.
𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
With thanks to local artist Rob Barnes for our event images. You can look at his linocut creations (https://www.robbarnesart.co.uk/)
This event is organised in association with the [Gathering Gates] (https://thegates.uk)