Bolton Sands

18/06/2024

18/06/2024

18/06/2024

This week is SANDS awareness week.

We at Bolton SANDS are always is contactable via Facebook messages. We provide support to anyone affected by the loss of a baby. We also meet face to face on the first Tuesday of each month, at the Hub in Westhoughton. You can also contact the National SANDS helpline on 0808 164 3332.

➡️ sands.org.uk/finding-the-words

Together, we can help everyone find the words to talk about pregnancy and baby loss. Our Finding the Words campaign is part of our aim to break the silence around pregnancy loss and baby death.

27/05/2024

Our next Bolton SANDS meeting will be held on Tuesday 4th June 24. 7.30-9pm at the hub, central drive, westhoughton.

The support group is open to anyone who has experienced the loss of a baby. Whether it was recent or years ago. The group is an open space to talk about your baby and how you are feeling. There is no pressure to talk, sometimes it is ok to just listen to others and know you aren’t alone.

The group is run by bereaved parents so we can identify with all the feelings you are experiencing.

Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or if you want to join the meeting.

01/05/2024

Our next meeting will be Tuesday 7th May, 7.30-9pm at the Hub, Central Drive in Westhoughton. Everyone is most welcome. Please let us know if you’re attending and especially if it’s your first time, so we can be there to greet you. X

28/03/2024

Our next meeting will be Tuesday 2nd April 7.30-9pm at the Hub, Central Drive, Westhoughton. All most welcome. Please message if you’re coming for the first time and we will be ready to greet you. Unfortunately Tracy and I can’t make it but Debbie will be there to look after you. Take care. X

14/03/2024

This Sunday is the annual Baby Remembrance Service organised by the Royal Bolton Hospital. Everyone is most welcome to attend and remember our babies gone too soon.

When: Sunday 17th March, 3pm

Where: The Bridge Church, 109 Bradford Street, Bolton, BL2 1JX.

29/02/2024

Our next meeting will be Tuesday 5th March at the Hub, Central Drive, Westhoughton. 7.30-9pm. Everyone welcome. Please message if you’re attending for the first time and we’ll make sure we meet you at the door x

28/01/2024

Our February meeting will be held on Tuesday 6th February. At the hub, central avenue, westhoughton. 7.30-9pm.

29/12/2023

Our first meeting of 2024 will be on Tuesday 2nd January. At the hub, central avenue, westhoughton. 7.30-9pm. All are welcome to join us. If you want one of the befriender’s to meet you in reception if you are new to the meeting please let us know.

01/12/2023

Our last meeting of 2023

30/11/2023

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, 5th of December at 7.30-9pm at The Hub in Westhoughton, Central Drive. All welcome. Please let us know if you’re coming and we can come to greet you. X

03/11/2023

Our next monthly face to face meeting is on Tuesday 7th November. 7.30-9pm at the Hub, central avenue, westhoughton. All are welcome.

15/10/2023

Thinking of all our families and their babies gone too soon, for the global Wave Of Light 2023.

08/10/2023

Everyone is warmly invited to attend the Wave of Light service at the Bolton Hospital baby garden, to mark the end of baby loss awareness week. A time to remember our babies.

05/10/2023

27/09/2023

Our next monthly meeting will be Tuesday 3rd October, 7.30-9pm at The Hub, Central Drive in Westhoughton. All welcome. Please let us know of you would like to attend and we can meet you beforehand. X

28/08/2023

Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday 5th September 7.30-9pm at the Hub, central Ave, westhoughton. All welcome

19/07/2023

Our next monthly meeting will be Tuesday 1st August, 7.30-9pm at The Hub, Central Drive in Westhoughton. All welcome. Please let us know of you would like to attend and we can meet you beforehand. X

26/06/2023

Our next monthly meeting will be Tuesday 4th July, 7.30-9pm at the Hub, central drive,Westhoughton.
All are welcome. Please let us know if you will be attending.

07/06/2023

Did you know that there are lots of ways to volunteer your time and skills to help Sands? This , we want to share all the ways you can help support our work to save babies’ lives and support bereaved families 💙🧡

👫 Befrienders supporting bereaved parents
⚽ Sands United members and team managers
🏥 Hospital liaison volunteers
🧶 Knitters creating our special memory box blankets
📝 Research participants to help improve care and
🏃🏽 Event volunteers

Find out more about becoming a volunteer

➡️ sands.org.uk/volunteers

07/06/2023

June is SANDS awareness month. This year’s theme is “Making connections”

06/06/2023

Saving babies’ lives.
Supporting bereaved families.

02/06/2023

Our next face to face meeting will be on Tuesday 6th June 7.30-9pm, at the hub, central avenue, westhoughton. All are wellcome

19/05/2023

Sands welcomes you to its Remembrance Event at the Sands Garden page. Here you will find information on our upcoming Sands Garden Day 2023.

19/05/2023

Sands is seeking support for Sands United Football Club (SUFC) - a unique way for bereaved men to come together through a shared love of sport, find a peer network, and feel more at ease talking about their grief after the death of a baby. SUFC has 37 teams so far in the UK supporting more than 900....

27/04/2023

Our next Bolton SANDS group meeting will be Tuesday 2nd May at the Hub, Central Drive in Westhoughton. 7.30-9pm. All are welcome. Please drop us a message if you’re new and would like us to meet you before the meeting. See you all there.

02/04/2023

The next face to face meeting will be held on Tuesday 4th April 23 at the Hub, central avenue, westhoughton. 7.30-9pm. All are welcome

02/03/2023

Details about the upcoming annual Baby Memorial Service. Everyone welcome to attend.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-baby-remembrance-service-tickets-541116934317?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Remembering our precious babies who have left this earth to soon.

02/03/2023

Our next Bolton SANDS group meeting will be on Tuesday 7th March at The Hub in Westhoughton, Central Drive. 7.30-9pm. Everyone is welcome. If you’re new to the group and would like to attend please send us a message and we will arrange to meet you beforehand.