Death Cafe belper
A write up of Belper Death Cafe
Seven people attended the cafe in our great community space, from an initial list of 12 on the booking. We had explanations from almost all the no shows, who will book on one of the others this year.
There were fresh flowers on all the tables, which welcomed people into the room. We all sat around one table.
Everyone contributed and stayed the full two hours, despite one person saying they woudl 'just listen' and the other that they would not stay for the duration.
One person was deep in grief, but wanted to be there, and spoke eloquently and movingly.
Some else quoted a beautiful extract from TS Eliot's long poem, Four Quartets, describing a circle of loss and return of self in grief. While not a counselling session, the session felt therapeutic for many.
We asked people to feedback for 3 words to describe their expereince of the DC. The following came up:
"Inclusive, informative, comforting"
"Priveledged, reflective, practical"
"Comfortable, authentic, easy going"
Safe, thought provoking, enjoyable"