Bath Sands

01/06/2026

Some lovely notes from National Sands on Volunteers' Week - my story as befriender and gardener, and how the Bath Sands garden at Haycombe Cemetery can provide solace for bereaved families. More volunteer stories can be found on the National Sands website. If you'd like to know more about support or about the garden please pm me on this page.

It's Volunteers' Week, and we're sharing the stories of our amazing Sands volunteers across the U.K and the impact they have in their communities 💜🧡

Frances, Bereaved mum and Sands volunteer shared with us how she found meaning out of something 'truly awful'.

Alongside Befriending, Frances is also a volunteer gardener at Bath Sands Garden of Reflection, a beautiful space given to Bath Sands by Haycombe Cemetery, for families to visit, together or individually, to reflect, remember and sit with their babies or each other 🌺

“It’s a lovely space if people don’t want to attend our usual support meetings. Being outside is an excellent tonic for grief and mental health struggles and the garden’s a positive, joyful place for Bath Sands to be associated with. It’s a place of love and beauty."

Read Frances' story. Link in the comments below 👇

14/05/2026

Our next support group meeting is on Tuesday 2nd June 2026 from 7pm to 9pm at St Stephen's Church, Lansdown, Bath BA1 5SX. Drop in any time between 7pm and 9pm. This meeting is open to anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby whether recent or long ago. Feel free to bring a relative or friend to support you. We are bereaved parents and we offer a cuppa, a safe space and a listening ear. Come in through the big white door at the front of the church.

28/04/2026

Our next support group meeting is on Tuesday 5th May 2026 from 7pm to 9pm at St Stephen's Church, Lansdown, Bath BA1 5SX. Drop in any time between 7pm and 9pm. This meeting is open to anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby whether recent or long ago. Feel free to bring a relative or friend to support you. We are bereaved parents and we offer a cuppa, a safe space and a listening ear. Come in through the big white door at the front of the church.

19/04/2026

You are warmly invited by the RUH, Bath Sands, and Haycombe Cemetery to our Baby Remembrance Service on Saturday June 13th at 1pm at the Hilltop Chapel, Haycombe. Families are invited to light a candle and write a butterfly dedication in memory of your babies during a gentle service of readings and music. Weather permitting, we may visit the Sands garden in the cemetery afterwards. Full details are in the invitation below.

08/03/2026

We are thinking of upcoming Mother's Day and sending virtual hugs to all mothers who are sad on this day. Sands is here with helpline hours and other forms of support.

With Mother’s Da

05/02/2026

Our next support group meeting is on Tuesday 3rd March 2026 from 7pm to 9pm at St Stephen's Church, Lansdown, Bath BA1 5SX. Drop in any time between 7pm and 9pm. This meeting is open to anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby whether recent or long ago. Feel free to bring a relative or friend to support you. We are bereaved parents and we offer a cuppa, a safe space and a listening ear. Come in through the big white door at the front of the church.

11/01/2026

Our next support group meeting is on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 from 7pm to 9pm at St Stephen's Church, Lansdown, Bath BA1 5SX. Drop in any time between 7pm and 9pm. This meeting is open to anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby whether recent or long ago. Feel free to bring a relative or friend to support you. We are bereaved parents and we offer a cuppa, a safe space and a listening ear. Come in through the big white door at the front of the church.

04/01/2026

Our next support group meeting is on Tuesday 6th January 2026 from 7pm to 9pm at St Stephen's Church, Lansdown, Bath BA1 5SX. Drop in any time between 7pm and 9pm. This meeting is open to anyone who has been affected by the loss of a baby whether recent or long ago. Feel free to bring a relative or friend to support you. We are bereaved parents and we offer a cuppa, a safe space and a listening ear. Come in through the big white door at the front of the church.

29/12/2025

BATH HALF MARATHON March 15th 2026
All the Bath Sands charity places have now been taken!
So many thanks to all the runners and their supporters!
It's such a fun event - they would love a cheer and a wave!

14/12/2025

The Bath Half Marathon is on Sunday 15th March 2026! Would you or any of your friends and family like to run? To secure a charity place, runners need to sign up at https://www.sands.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/fundraising-events/bath-half-marathon-1 The registration fee is £15 and runners are asked to commit to raising £300 for Sands. The funds raised will support our national support services such as the helpline; our UK-wide network of local Sands groups including Bath Sands, helping connect people wherever they are; our work with healthcare professionals, hospitals and trusts; and our campaigns for change. National Sands will give you lots of help and you can email [email protected] if you have any questions. Thanks!