Good Grief Weston is a new festival that aims to open up conversations around death and bereavement. Death, like birth, is one of the few universally shared experiences, yet many of us feel scared to face mortality, struggle with grief alone, or worry about how to support bereaved friends and family.
There was a beautiful large-scale memorial art project, led by artist Helen Wheelock. Forget-Me-Not turned plastic (otherwise destined for landfill) into a meadow of 800 flowers, which was installed in Grove Park for the finale of Good Grief Weston. Each flower will carry an individual tribute or artwork from a different member of the community honouring someone or something they have loved and lost.
Vinetta, Mel, Faith and Sheridan all wrote the names of Tamar Court clients and staff members loved ones who have recently passed away onto Forget me not flowers.
