Dying Matters Week events | News and events

The local NHS, hospitals and hospices are coming together to encourage all communities to get talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them about dying through a range of events as part of Dying Matters Week 2025 (5-11 May).

For more information about local palliative and end of life services please visit our dedicated page.

Peterborough

Community Butterfly Volunteer Service

Come along to the stall and meet the Community Butterfly Volunteer Service which supports patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition. 
When and where: Tuesday 6 May: Main Atrium, Peterborough City Care Centre, Thorpe Road PE3 6AP. 10am to 2pm.
Tuesday 6 May: Tesco Hampton, Serpentine Green Peterborough PE7 8BE 10am to 2pm. 
Wednesday 7 May: Cavell Centre, Bretton Gate. Peterborough, PE3 9GZ. 10am to 2pm.

Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice

Drop into this community engagement event, the following services will be available for you to speak to. Clinicians from Hospice at Home, Impatient Unit 10am – 2pm.
Grief Kind Space and Thorpe Hall Volunteer Coordinator 10am – 12pm. 
Community Butterfly Volunteer Service 12pm - 2pm.
When and where: Tuesday the 6 May,10am – 2pm, Tesco Serpentine Green, Peterborough, PE7 8BD.

Cultural Perspectives on Dying

Cultural Perspectives on Dying Led by Kishor Ladwa and colleagues from Bharat Hindu Samaj Mandir Temple. The session will be available both in person and online, allowing wider access for those who wish to attend. If you're interested in attending please book via this link
When and where: Wednesday 7 May 2pm to 3:30pm. Thorpe Rd, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LW.

 

 

Cambridgeshire 

Community Butterfly Volunteer Service

Come along to the stall and meet the Community Butterfly Volunteer Service which supports patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition. 
When and where: Thursday 8 May:  Resource Centre, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge CB21 5EF 10am to 2pm.

Alan Hudson Centre information event (Wisbech)

Come along and meet the staff at the Alan Hudson Centre (an Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Service), providers of palliative care and oncology services in Wisbech. You can ask questions about death and dying and what services are available. There will also be stands on RESPECT (a process which creates a personalised recommendation for a person’s clinical care and treatment in an emergency) and advice on LPAs and finance planning.
When and where: Tuesday 6 May: Wisbech Park Pavillion, Wisbech, PE13 3AH. 11am to 1pm.