The programme

Friday 2nd November

12pm Doors open


Passage of remembrance 


Café


‘All you need to know’

 information point


3.30 pm Death Cafe/Grave Talk. An open forum to discuss all aspects of death and dying


(Doors close 5pm)


6.30 Bar opens


7pm. PERFORMANCE. 

'Singing for Joy and Sorrow – songs that tend to grief', a performance with participation. Lead by Maya Love with members of the Singing for Joy choir.


8.30 Doors close.

Saturday 3rd November

11am. Doors open


Passage of Remembrance


Café


‘All you need to know’ 

information point


PERFORMANCE

11-1pm Tones, Drones and Ambients: soundscapes of remembrance by Manchester DJ Celine DiJon


3.30 pm Death Cafe/Grave Talk. An open forum to discuss all aspects of death and dying.


(doors close 5pm)


6.30 Bar opens


PERFORMANCE

7.30 GORECKI Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, an astonishing meditation on loss and transcendence, performed by globally acclaimed singer Charlotte Church, Army of Generals and The British Paraorchestra, conducted by Charles Hazlewood


9pm Doors close

Sunday 4th November

12pm Doors open


Passage of Remembrance


Café


‘All you need to know’ 

information point


5pm. Service of Light 

(Names collected over the weekend will be read out and a candle lit for each)


Remember those who have died

Stations of remembrance will be  open continuously during the weekend. Please bring a photocopy of a picture of your loved one or loved ones (loved animals too) and put them up on the remembering wall. You can also leave a message for them on the memory trees and light a candle.

Find out about services that support death and dying

There will be a dedicated team of 'Listeners' experienced in death and dying available during the weekend to talk to.  St. Margaret's hospice staff will be there to answer questions on the many practical aspects of death and dying in Somerset.

Soak up the atmosphere

Come in, have a coffee, chat to a someone about death, sit quietly and soak up the lighting, the sounds and the atmosphere. Or join in one of our discussion forums in the afternoon.