A Wave of Light event is being held in Salisbury to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week.
Families are invited to come together and light a lantern to remember their babies on October 15th. The event is being organised by staff from the Benson Suite. It takes place on the green at Salisbury Cathedral Close, opposite the main entrance doors from 6.30pm to 7.10pm.
If it’s raining, it will be held in the Cloisters through the main entrance near the Angels in Harmony sculpture.
Lanterns and battery candles will be available and there will be tags to write your own personal messages. Donations will be accepted to the Stars Appeal’s Benson Suite Fund. Those that attended the Wave of Light previously are welcome to bring their lanterns from last year’s event.
During the evening poems will be read and there will be a minute’s silence.
The Stars Appeal Benson Suite provides a dedicated, private space for local families who sadly experience the death of their baby at Salisbury District Hospital. The Suite helps ensure the very short time these families are able to spend together is as precious, dignified and personal as possible. The Suite is also made available to families who have experienced the birth of a critically ill child or for partners and babies when a mother is very unwell.
Click here to find out more about the Stars Appeal’s Benson Suite.