If you have been bereaved and feel you may not have come to terms with your loss, we hope you will benefit from attending The Bereavement Journey.

Our next course runs:

Thursday 8 October to 19 November 2026, 1-3pm

Leighton Buzzard Library

(There is no charge for attending this course)

To register please contact Colin via the ‘contact us’ page - CLICK HERE

We realise that grief can be very painful and The Bereavement Journey has been designed to validate every person’s experience and help them feel safe. There is no expectation to say or do anything. Participants make their own decisions about what feels right for them and they do their own grief work. To maximise the benefit, we recommend attendance at all the 6 main sessions and that a trusted person is found to check in with after each session.

The Bereavement Journey is being run nationally in over 600 locations across the UK. It is produced by Ataloss.org, for more information on the national course see www.thebereavementjourney.org

Bereavement is one of the hardest times of life and without support, grief can be suppressed and lead to further loss or mental health issues.

Run over 6 weeks (with an optional 7th week for those who want to talk about loss & faith), each Session comprises two films, each followed by an opportunity for discussion in a small group, with a break between.  There’s extra group time in Sessions 1 & 6 and Session 7 ends with a time of quiet reflection.

Participants are placed in groups of 6-8 and volunteers guide them in exploring their loss, aided by a Manual.  A qualified counsellor is appointed to advise when required. The Bereavement Journey is a course that has been run nationally for a number of years. We have run it locally in Leighton Buzzard library for the past two years with very positive feedback.

Here is some feedback from three people who took part in our last course:

"I joined The Bereavement in October 2025 and found it so worthwhile that I attended again in March 2026.  Colin and Michelle created a very warm and supportive environment, where those on the journey were able to share their personal stories; although everyone was on a different journey, it was very worthwhile spending time with others who had suffered bereavement, in such a supportive environment.  The videos were interesting and thought provoking.  I would thoroughly recommend The Bereavement Journey."

“I joined the group in March 2026 and found a warm welcome from Colin, Michelle and the other ladies in the group. The videos were informative and it felt comfortable listening to and sharing our personal experiences. The course was beneficial and I’m sure everyone in the group found the experience helpful. I would recommend this course to anyone wherever they are in their own bereavement journey”. 

“ I thought both the course and the facilitators were excellent. I really liked the way it talked about grieving at any stage of life as often old sadnesses are filtered out by courses focusing on the recently bereaved. I found the material thought provoking and life affirming. It has also been pleasurable meeting with others who have done the course since completing it”.

Our next course runs:

Thursday 8 October to 19 November 2026, 1-3pm

Leighton Buzzard Library

(There is no charge for attending this course)

To register please contact Colin via the ‘contact us’ page - CLICK HERE