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  • New Bereavement Support Group

    New Bereavement Support Group

    27 June 2024

    Compassionate Sheffield and Space to Breathe are working together to create a monthly online bereavement support group, and would love anyone interested in taking part to help shape the group. This follows on from the success of the Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival in May.

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  • Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival

    Sheffield Life, Loss and Death Festival

    11 April 2024

    Death is part of life. so let’s talk about it during this festival across Sheffield and online during May. Events include music, activities in nature, training, creative workshops, writing, open mic sessions, authors panel, Death Cafes, exhibitions and discussion groups.

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  • Tributes to Activists Andrew and Brian

    Tributes to Activists Andrew and Brian

    04 January 2023

    Tributes have been paid to Disability Sheffield stalwarts Andrew Crooks ( pictured ) and Brian Hodges who have both passed away in the last three weeks. We remember our colleague Andrew with great affection and admiration for his sense of humour, his friendliness and hardworking approach and Brian, our board trustee, as a much respected and founding member of Disability Sheffield.

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  • Cawston Park Closure

    Cawston Park Closure

    10 September 2021

    We are shocked and disgusted to hear of the deaths of Joanna, Ben and Nicholas and the appalling lack of ‘care’ they received at Cawston Park. How many more deaths? How many more closures? How many more reports and recommendations ? How many more years do we have to wait until the government acts to close private assessment and treatment units for people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs? We call on the government to act NOW.

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Very good presentation, brave of the speakers to tell their stories and had a very high impact - feedback from Mate/Hate Crime presentation and video session at Safeguarding Working Together Conference
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