01 November 2025

This event will happen on Saturday 1st November 2025 at 10am. Families who have experienced this unimaginable grief, are invited to join us, no matter where their child may rest. These families are lifelong members of a group no one wants to belong to – having suffered the death of their child, from - baby loss, illness, cancer, accident, suicide, murder: children who have died at any age - at any time – recently or long ago.

By visiting these trees and placing a personal reminder, families can sense beauty and peace there.

Bring Christmas tree decorations, wind chimes, fresh flower petals and any special memento of your loved child, wherever he or she may rest.

Directions: Take the first left at the Cemetery, McNeill St.
Children’s Area Block P-take 3rd right at Block O, then to Block P
Stillborn Area-turn into McNeill St. go to the far end,turn left.

Afterwards join with other parents at The Yellow House Cafe at 11am for Coping with Christmas, Coffee Care and Chat

Bereaved parents, siblings and family have a hole in their lives forever, felt especially at Christmas.

You need not walk alone.

14 December 2025

As NZ is the first country to greet the dawn, we commence this worldwide wave of candlelight honouring our children gone too soon, at 7pm NZ time.

Click here to read about what is happening in Whanganui New Zealand

Location: Virginia Lake Whanganui by the Peter Pan statue….. follow the footprints….

Contact Keren 06 3443345 marshkandb@gmail.com
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Bereaved Parents supporting other grieving parents who’ve experienced the death of a child of any age from any cause (illness, accident, suicide) at any time (recently or years ago). Siblings and grandparents are also supported. We meet at the Yellow House Cafe, Dublin Street, Whanganui. Meetings on the first Saturday of each month at 11 am.

Feel free to join us; You are welcome. Phone Keren 06 3443345 or Sue 06 3450855 if you have any questions.

Dates for 2025:
Jan 4, Feb 1, Mar 1, Apr 5, May 3, Jun 7, July 5, Aug 2, Sept 6, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6

We will be placing decorations and mementoes at the two trees sheltering the Children’s Area and the Stillborn Area.