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Celebrate a Life Thames Valley

Sue Ryder invites you, your family and friends to take a pause and join us at Celebrate a Life Thames Valley, to remember and give thanks for the lives of those important to you.

Date and time

04 December 2024

06:30pm - 08:00pm

Location

Great Hall, University of Reading
London Road Campus
Reading
RG1 5AQ

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Contact

Sue and the Sue Ryder Team

0118 9550 433

thamesvalley.fundraising@sueryder.org

Online registration has closed

Online registration has now closed for Celebrate a Life Peterborough, but don't worry, you can still sign up on the day.

Join together to remember someone special

We know that grief does not go away with time, but rather stays with us as we move through life. This can feel lonely at times and joining together to remember and appreciate the life of someone special with the Sue Ryder community brings comfort to many.

Please join us at the Great Hall, University of Reading, on Wednesday 4th December to:

  • Write a personal dedication to someone special for display on our memory wall
  • Add their name to our dedication screen
  • Listen to readings and music
  • Talk to others who are living with grief
  • Find out about Sue Ryder’s grief support

Sue Ryder Celebrate a Life Thames Valley is open to anyone who wishes to remember someone important, regardless of when they died and if they were a patient of Sue Ryder.

There is no cost for attending this event.

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On the night

The doors open at 6.00pm, when you can enjoy refreshments and nibbles, along with time to write your dedications.

You'll be able to join together with others for readings and musical performances at 6.30pm.

Unable to attend the event?

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Leave your online dedication

If you can't to attend the event, our Celebrate a Life Wall provides a space to remember someone special and share your precious memories with an online dedication to them.

We also have other Celebrate a Life events in Aire Valley, Bedfordshire, Gloucestershire, Leeds and Peterborough, which you are welcome to join us for.

You are not alone

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Grief support

At Sue Ryder we offer a range of free grief support that can help you learn to live with grief.

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