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We’re delighted to have launched a new counselling service in Harlow.... Petals, the baby loss counselling charity, is opening a new branch of its service at Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) today in Harlow. After seeing the devastating psychological impact of baby...

A ground-breaking new documentary about stillbirth – 'Child of Mine' – will be broadcast on Channel 4 during Baby Loss Awareness Week this year. The film follows 3 couples through their experience of baby loss and the journey they face afterwards. It has been produced...

Petals is an active and growing charity, and we are therefore looking to recruit a number of new trustees to support Petals as we go forward. Specifically, we are looking for someone to fill the roles of Treasurer and Legal Specialist. More information...

We're delighted to have launched a new counselling service in Oxford.... The service in Oxford was launched on Monday, 9th October, at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, which coincided with the beginning of Baby Loss Awareness Week. The proposal to expand to...

We are delighted to announce that Petals has just launched a counselling service in Ipswich... Petals was given the go-ahead to set up the service out of Ipswich Hospital after a Framlingham couple told their story to the CEO of the Trust, Nick Hulme. Emma & James...

We are so grateful to all those who are fundraising for Petals – and in so many different ways… there are cake sales, marathons, footgolf, Balls, parties, and now…..MUD!! Abbie Richards, her husband and her lovely friends signed up for the ‘Tough Mudder’ event on...

Emma and James Strachan came to Petals for support following the inquest into the neonatal death of their beautiful baby Bonnie in January 2015. Our Chief Exec Karen Burgess watched the Look East news one evening, reporting on their inquest, and recognised the...

The Gauntlet Games is a hilarious obstacle course race – and to successfully complete the challenge, you have to run 5k or 10k AND negotiate a series of obstacles…..while at the same time taking on real Gladiators that challenge you around the course! Not for the...

We’re absolutely thrilled to tell you about a fabulous bit of fundraising that has taken place recently for Petals…… Peggy Saunders, who's the lovely mum of our very own Yvonne Sangster (A Trustee of Petals), celebrated her 90th birthday on February 25th – what a...

What a wonderful start to 2016 – Sadie and Ross Newton have presented Petals with a cheque for £3,000 that was raised last year by Sadie's parents through sponsorship for running the 2015 London Marathon. Most importantly, this money was raised in memory of baby...