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Death Cafe write up: Redbridge Death Cafe
Posted by LGrainger on May 10, 2016, 10:07 a.m.
The London Borough of Redbridge held its first Death Café on 9th May to mark Dying Matters Awareness Week and to start our own ‘Big conversation’.
17 people attended and enjoyed afternoon tea in the Hardback café in the main library in Ilford.
Ice breakers to start the conversation weren’t needed as the conversation flowed and we discussed our feelings about death and related matters. People shared their personal experiences and there were tears and laughter.
The evaluations were very positive with comments like “informative, friendly and lively”, “enlightening, heart-warming & thought provoking” and ”it’s completely different to what people think”.
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With London Borough of Redbridge
May 9, 2016, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (UK )
no charge
Our Death Cafe is being held at the start of Dying Matters Awareness week.
Our aim is to bring peoople together to talk about death in an open and friendly ...