We're coming to the end of this year's To Absent Friends festival - so many lovely events providing opportunities for people to come together and share solace. #ToAbsentFriends
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To close out To Absent Friends this year, we've got a Death Cafe, an open mic night, a playlist-building event, an online Death Cafe and a visual theatre performance. #toabsentfriends
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Our Papermill Cafe welcomed special visitors today attending a ceremony of remembrance for those in the Armed Forces, held at Stirling Health and Care Village @nhsforthvalley
During the poignant ceremony, a member of our team lay a wreath on behalf of the hospice 💙
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Today's To Absent Friends activities are organised by Runforever and HMPG Peterhead, Rooted Willow, Duncan Place, Battlefield Community Project, North Berwick Coastal Community Connections and Humanist Society Scotland. #toabsentfriends
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#ToAbsentFriends Week 1-7 Nov gives people across Scotland an opportunity to remember, tell stories, celebrate and reminisce about people we love who have died.
Our Compassionate Communities team has supported communities to host remembrance events this week ➡️bit.ly/3SOy1nR
#loss #grief
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This #ToAbsentFriends week, we are committed to achieving the #bereavementcharter mark for Rashielee. Today we witnessed friends returning to the #carehome for a visit following the death of a loved one and spoke with staff who continue on their #bereavement journey. #support
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Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o’er-fraught heart & bids it break
Shakespeare
The @toabsentfriends.bsky.social festival enables spaces which acknowledge that we all carry experiences of loss. #ToAbsentFriends
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To Absent Friends (1-7 November) activities today by Fuze Ceremonies, Bishopbriggs Crematorium, celebrant Fleur Hoole, and Duncan Place Community Hub & Enterprise. #toabsentfriends
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The #ToAbsentFriends Remembrance Playlist has grown into a beautiful and timeless collection of precious stories and memories: lnkd.in/ed7bR9mK
If you have a moment, and feel able to shed a tear, it is a warm and special place on the web.
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/songs/
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The To Absent Friends festival takes place across Scotland from 1-7 November 2025. It is an opportunity to remember, to tell stories, to celebrate and to reminisce about people we love who have died #toabsentfriends
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk
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To Absent Friends activities on 2 and 3 November include a reminiscence cafe for young people at The Junction, campfires on Portobello Beach by Action Porty, and the Mid-Argyll Death Cafe #toabsentfriends.
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To Absent Friends (1-7 November) starts today! Today's events by Families Outside, North Berwick Coastal Community Connections, Edinburgh Brass Band and more can be found on the #toabsentfriends listings:
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A flyer advertising the To Absent Friends 2025 event listings. The To Absent Friends logo with a tree is at the top left corner, and the background photo is of an open diary showing a calendar grid.
This year's To Absent Friends (1-7 November) activities include beach bonfires, remembrance cafes, live music, and more. Find out what's happening near you and online by checking our #toabsentfriends listings:
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There are lots of simple but powerful ways to take part in To Absent Friends online or on social media. Post to our online Remembrance Wall, submit a playlist song, or make or share a social media post using the hashtag #toabsentfriends.
Find out more:
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A To Absent Friends Tribute Wall is a simple and powerful way to remember people who have died. You can do this at home, with friends, or with a club or workplace. #toabsentfriends
Find out how at:
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/taf-...
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Fantastic to see this article in the East Lothian Courier about North Berwick's plans for the To Absent Friends Festival: www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2555635... #ToAbsentFriends
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Amen!
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A photo of a spread of To Absent Friends guides for Creative Workshops for Remembrance on a table with a blue tablecloth.
A photo of a room full of people sitting around 6 tables with paper and art materials in front of them. They are painting and chatting, and soft light is coming in from the windows.
A photo of a room full of people sitting at tables facing a speaker and projected slide. The slide features the logo of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care and Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief and a graphic of a flower shape in red, teal, and gold.
A great day at yesterday's Creating Connections workshop in preparation for To Absent Friends (1-7 November). #ToAbsentFriends
Find out more about the festival and getting involved here:
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Would you like to get involved in this year's #ToAbsentFriends Festival?
Find out more here: www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/hold...
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If you'd like to get involved in the #ToAbsentFriends festival and are searching for inspiration, check out this Guide to Planning an Event:
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John Martin Fulton, Glasgow-based artist has prepared four templates that make it easy to hold your own creative remembrance workshop for this year's #ToAbsentFriends festival. Check out our Templates for Creative Remembrance Activities here: www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/file-downloa...
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An Absent Friends Supper is a contemporary take on a timeless concept - getting together over food to remember those who have died.
If you'd like to plan one for year's #ToAbsentFriends festival (1-7 November across Scotland) check out our guide here: www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/what...
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Would you like to get involved in this year's #ToAbsentFriends Festival?
Find out more here: www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/hold...
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This is going to be a good workshop - delegates experience a a practical art workshop, a reminiscence cafe and an Absent Friends Supper, and explore if/how they might organise a similar event in their own community.
Places are limited so get in touch if you'd like to come.
#ToAbsentFriends
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Today an old friend would have turned 60. He's been gone nearly eleven years but I still think about this crazy, ridiculous human every day. #toabsentfriends
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Presence is overrated.
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Happy New Year to all my amazing followers! Here's to new beginnings, cherished memories, and hope for the year ahead. To absent friends, we raise a glass in their honor. May 2025 bring peace, love, and joy to us all. #NewYear #ToAbsentFriends
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Frohe Wiehnacht ihr Seuten.
Lasst uns noch einen Einschenken, wer weiss, was noch kommen mag.
Frohe Wiehnachten hör Seuten. Laat uns noch en Inschenken, dau weet, wat nu kummt.
#toabsentFriends #Weihnachten
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