We are soon to start a pilot programme of bereavement walks. 

This will be a 12-week walk and talk session for people who have experienced bereavement. The walk session will take place on Mondays at 9.30am starting from Dove House Hospice. We haven’t planned a start date yet, but it will hopefully be in May (not bank holidays) or June.

The idea of this initiative is to help people experiencing loss and grief to combine being physically active in a supportive environment with other people who are dealing with the enormity of bereavement.  

We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals with a LIRF qualification (or willing to do this) and current DBS. Attendance at a recent Fitmums and Friends Leader development update session is desirable but not essential. The ability to work as part of a team is crucial.

It will be made clear to participants that the facilitators of this walk session are not trained counsellors, so no counselling experience is required. However, we will be organising bereavement awareness training for the team prior to starting the role. It is possible that trained volunteers from CRUSE/Dove House may support the session, but this is not confirmed yet.