Light up a Life
Lighting up memories for those we miss.
Light up a Life is an opportunity for you to remember those who are sadly no longer with us at Christmas.
Dedicate a light to a loved one, and join us at our special services of remembrance across Dorset.
Remembering loved ones at Christmas
The festive season can be challenging when you’re facing it without a loved one.
This year, celebrate their life by dedicating a light through our Light up a Life appeal – a special and meaningful way remember them.
Your dedication will be represented by a light on one of our special trees, featured at our local services. You can also join our service online from the comfort of your home.
Your generosity does more than remember them. The donation from your dedication will provide essential funds for Weldmar Hospicecare. You’ll be directly supporting our specialist team as they care for adults in Dorset with a life limiting illness and their families this Christmas. All loved ones can be remembered, regardless of whether they received care from us.
Dedicate a light now
Your Light up a Life Pack
If you dedicate a light, you will receive a Light up a Life pack, which includes a special wooden star to hang on your own tree, or on your local Light up a Life tree.
It also includes your order of service, which you can bring along to any of the services we hold, or use to follow the online Light up a Life service.
All those who have a light dedicated to them will also be recorded in our Book of Remembrance.
Jan’s Light up a Life story
For Jan Camp, the festive season starts with a special delivery. The arrival of her Light up a Life pack is usually her first Christmas post, and marks a time to remember and celebrate the lives of her late husband, Alan, and her son, Andrew.
“The grief doesn’t go away,” Jan explains. “It comes on the journey with you, so it’s nice to go to the service to remember them. I look at the tree, choose two lights, and focus on them. You can see others who are going through something similar and struggling because they’ve also lost somebody. There’s definitely a feeling of togetherness at the service.”
Read Jan's StoryFind your nearest Light up a Life Service
Dedicate a light in memory of a loved one
Please fill in the form below to dedicate a light, on one of our trees across Dorset, in memory of a loved one. If you have any problems with the form, or would rather speak to a member of our team, please call 01305 261800.
How to help children and young people experiencing bereavement this Christmas
Weldmar’s Children and Young Person’s Counsellor, Sandra Francis, has compiled a number of resources and activities that you can do with children or young people in your family who may be experiencing grief or loss during the festive season.
This includes creating a treasured memory box, coming up with new family traditions, and prompts for young people to help others know how to help them through their bereavement.
More hereThank you to our sponsors and partners
We couldn’t hold Light up a Life services across Dorset every year if it wasn’t for the generous support of a number of local venues and businesses.
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