Join Dying Matters Week 2025 | News and events

The local NHS and local hospices are coming together next week to mark Dying Matters Week (5-11 May) with a series of events for the public to attend.

Partners from across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System, Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice are holding events to encourage all communities to get talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them about dying.

Hayley Stock, Macmillan Palliative and End of Life Care Transformation Lead at NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICB, said, “Although it sometimes feels uncomfortable or difficult to talk about death, dying and bereavement, Dying Matters Week encourages us all to talk to our friends and family about this delicate topic.

“I really want to encourage local people to come along to one of the events to find out about the support available locally and speak to experts supporting people with end of life care and with bereavement."

The following free events are taking place next week, all are welcome to attend:

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 

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 to 2pm,
• Grief Kind Space and Thorpe Hall Volunteer Coordinator 10am to 12pm,
• Community Butterfly Volunteer Service 12pm to 2pm.

When and where
Tuesday 6 May, 10am to 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 

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 Pavilion, Wisbech, PE13 3AH. 11am to 1pm.

The Culture of Dying Matters at Papworth Hospital

Please join the team in the main atrium of the Royal Papworth Hospital where they will be asking questions based on the roll of a dice about death, dying and bereavement across cultures and offering a space for the sharing of experiences. They will be asking people to add leaves to their tree.

They will be giving out goody bags (while stocks last), and have information resource about death, dying and bereavement across different faiths and communities along with leaflets, books and film recommendations.

When and where
Onwards from 12pm, Wednesday 7 May, Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May. Main Atrium, Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY.

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.

For more information of all the events listed please visit https://www.cpics.org.uk/news/dying-matters-week-events-4002