Chance to remember much-loved little ones

BEREAVED families from Carmarthenshire are invited to a special service next week.

The annual Withybush Baby Service will be held at St Luke’s Chapel, in Withybush Hospital, on September 11 at 6.30pm.

The service will include hymns, readings and poems, and little ones will be remembered with memory cards, which will be given out to be placed on the altar.

Gill Llewellyn, bereavement officer at Withybush Hospital, said: “Acknowledgement of the death of a baby, regardless of when the loss occurred, is very important. We hope that this will provide parents and family members the support and space they need to remember the baby or child that they have lost, and ease some of the pain that they feel.

“The service will also provide staff, who have provided support to families, with the opportunity for peace and reflection.”

All are welcome to attend the service and refreshments will be provided afterwards.

If you are unable to attend you can still have a memory card placed on the altar by contacting Gill. Llewellyn@wales.nhs.uk or 01437 772347 or Sarah. Horsley@wales.nhs.uk or 01437 773931.