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Supporting parents after the loss of a baby or child, with memory boxes, peer support and a candlelit

We support safer pregnancy projects like training, education and equipment. We also support bereaved parents with memory boxes, support and a remembrance service ***If you have lost a baby please consider joining our private group, please message me for details.

03/11/2026

As we approach the festive season,
our Lights of Love candlelit service returns to offer a
peaceful, non-religious space to come together,
remember our precious babies and children, and
honour their place in our hearts. Everyone is welcome,
especially anyone affected by the loss of a baby or
child, no matter how early the loss or how long ago.❤️

"The Remembrance Service helps me to hear her name
read out loud annually, and that means more than
words can say."

Wednesday 25th November: If you’re hoping to join us, please complete
our very short sign-up form so we can ensure enough seating and refreshments.

https://tinyurl.com/lightsoflove2026

Doors open at 7pm (service begins 7:30pm)
This allows time to complete the remembrance items and
for quiet reflection before we gather.

Before the service, you are invited to:

✨ Write a message on a star tag for our remembrance
tree
✨ Add your baby or child's name to the Roll of
Remembrance, to be read aloud
✨ Volunteer to light one of five candles during our
Five Candles for You poem
✨ Light a candle during the service as we remember
together

A short service with hymns, carols and readings,
accompanied by the Sound & Soul Choir
choir.

If you are unable to attend but would like your baby or
child's name included or a star written in their memory,
please email us at [email protected] or
message - we will be honoured to do this for you.

Each family will receive a small keepsake to hang on
your tree at home. Refreshments will be served after
the service, and a donation tin will be available for
anyone who would like to give.

We look forward to coming together in love,
remembrance and gentle support 🌟

THANKS:
Our very grateful thanks to Kenan The Jersey Se Marier Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa Pitcher & Le Quesne Ltd Funeral Directors The Sound & Soul Choir
Purple Panda Creations and Bill Byrne for his excellent
accompaniment on the the piano.

Limited parking available at the Grand Hotel, plenty of
parking at Patriotic Street Car Park nearby.

01/11/2026

Día de los Angelitos – Day of the Little Angels

Tomorrow, families around the world will mark Día de los Mu***os (Day of the Dead), a poignant Mexican tradition of remembering and celebrating the lives of loved ones who have died.

But today, 1st November, is Día de los Angelitos – Day of the Little Angels - a day dedicated to remembering just the babies and children who have died.

How lovely to have this special day for their families and loved ones to honour their memory and to have this custom that makes remembering them, and all of their loved ones, such a part of normal life. Enduring bonds, through photographs, candles, flowers, favourite things and shared memories. It reminds us that love doesn’t end when a life does, and that our little ones will always have a place in our hearts and our families.

We wish we lived in a world where no parent ever had to know the heartbreak of losing a child. Until then, we hold space for every family carrying that loss, today and every day ❤

31/10/2026

Halloween can be another painful milestone, a reminder of the child who is not here. No trick-or-treater's hand to hold, no costume planning, no baby in a pumpkin photo.

The White Pumpkin Project started as a symbol, a way to include our missing little ones in our Halloween traditions, by including a white pumpkin in our display and honouring their memory. ❤

26/10/2026

Our reminder that our next Later Loss Baby Loss Support Group is Monday 2nd November 7pm - 9pm, in town.

Philip's Footprints has always been here to support you, no matter how early the loss or how long ago. Our in-person peer support group is a safe and supportive space to meet, bringing together those who have been affected by the loss of a baby to share experiences, thoughts and feelings - only if you want to - but also a chance to ask those questions you might feel you can't ask anyone or anywhere else.

If you have not joined us before, please message us if you would like to attend so we can give you all the details. Alternatively, if you have been affected by a loss no matter how early, or how long ago, no matter the reason why - we can give you support and guidance one to one ❤

17/10/2026

✨ A fantastic Starlight Walk for one and all! ✨

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone - whether you walked, donated, or showed your support in other ways.

Hundreds of you came and every step raised funds - over £4,000 in fact which is amazing! Since the 2025 walk we have donated another 100 memory boxes to families facing the heartbreak of baby and child loss, taking our total to over 600 donated to Jersey families.

Our enormous thanks to the following for their support :-

Our event sponsor
Magic Touch

Jersey Development Company
Parish of St Helier
Parish of St Lawrence
Parish St Brelade

16/10/2026

has finished. Whilst it is lovely to have the opportunity to raise awareness, to share our babies, our memories and see their candles lighting up our timeline, it can also be hard on our hearts to remember our love, our loss and our grief.

It might be in the media for a week, the reality is it's our everyday whether we are newly bereaved or many years down the line.

So don’t forget to 'take care of you' if you are feeling a bit fragile, and remember we are always here for you ❤

15/10/2026

🕯 Welcome to Philip's Footprints . Today, as time zones have reached 7pm, bereaved families and those who care for them have lit their candles and kept it burning for one hour. As we reach 7pm in Jersey we light ours and invite you to join us in becoming part of the global Wave of Light.

Everyone is welcome to participate. No matter how early the loss, no matter how long ago or if the loss was not yours - please light a candle and remember the babies who lit up our lives for a short time. (If you can't light a candle now just light one later and know that at the same time there will be other people lighting their candles too.)

Let the flame burning bright remind you there is always hope in the darkness. May the light shining all around comfort you and remind you that you are not alone but part of a worldwide community. A community that welcomes you and shares in your grief. A community that remembers deep sorrow, but also great love.

We'd love to see your candles as you join us on this very special evening in our baby loss community.

❤

14/10/2026

Huge thanks to Nicky Holgate-Smith at Enjoy2train who has supported us for many years. Nicky raised funds by running 'Save a Baby and Child's Life' workshop covering CPR, choking sequences, febrile convulsions, meningitis and drowning prevention.

Essential emergency and first skills for those who care for a baby or child - thank you to everyone who attended!

Thanks also to St George's Preparatory School who kindly provided a training room free of charge 💜💙

10/10/2026

Today is World Mental Health Day. If ever there is a time to need support, it's after a loss of a child - no matter how tiny that baby was, or how long ago - grief can remain with us. This is why it is so important to raise awareness this week, to open conversations, give that opportunity to say 'it happened to me' and normalise how many people this affects. There can be real comfort and healing not just in talking but in the connections made. And a real comfort, if you know someone who is affected by the loss of a baby or child by simply letting them you remember, their child is not forgotten.

If you are struggling please don't struggle alone. You can speak to your GP, midwife, health visitor or perinatal mental health team.

For bereavement support we offer 121 and group support, Jersey Hospice Care provide bereavement counselling, Pandas Foundation (Pre And PostNatal Depression Advice and Support) Mind Jersey for perinatal support.

09/10/2026

✨Just one more sleep! ✨ Thank you to the 200 people that have signed up so far - you can still sign up to our Starlight Walk until midday Saturday 10th October or turn up between 5pm - 7pm to sign up on the night.

✨ Walk with us beneath the stars ✨

Every step of our Starlight Walk brings comfort to families facing the heartbreak of losing a baby or child. We truly understand that and give memory boxes to bereaved families every year - precious memories and keepsakes to hold onto when everything else feels lost.

This year, together, we can leave and shine light into the darkest nights.

The Starlight Walk is held during 9th - 15th October The Fort Regent dome and General Hospital will again be shining in memory of the babies and children who lit up our lives, however briefly.

Huge thanks to our event sponsor for their continuing support.

Saturday 10 October

📍From Waterfront Gardens to St Aubin and back - or what you can manage
🕔 Family friendly flexible start time between 5:00-7:00pm
👨‍👩‍ For all ages and abilities, the route is flat and pushchair / wheelchair friendly.
🐶 Dogs welcome!
👶Under 5s go free but please book a ticket.

Register here for the Starlight Walk 2026 - we're so looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! https://race-nation.co.uk/register/philips-footprints/10km-starlight-walk-2026

Address

St. Helier

Telephone

+447797844336

Website

https://linktr.ee/philipsfootprints

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