Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026

April 30th, 2026

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026 will take place from the 4 – 10 May. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s talk about Death and Dying’. It is a chance for carers to be open up honest, compassionate conversations about dying, death and grief.

Although these topics can feel difficult, talking about them helps us better support one another, make informed choices, and ensure our wishes are understood. This week invites everyone, including carers, to reflect, listen and learn, and to break down the taboos that too often surround the end of life.

To mark this week in May, there are a number of events taking place in Tower Hamlets which may be of interest to local carers.

Let’s Discuss Death in Tower Hamlets
This is a free community event designed to open up conversations about death, dying, and grief. It is a collaboration between Bethnal Green Library and Let’s Discuss Death as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week.

There are events taking place at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (Monday 4th and Sunday 10th May) and Bethnal Green Library (Thursday 7th and Saturday 9th May)

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/lets-discuss-death-dying-matters-awareness-week-4831987
https://www.letsdiscussdeath.co.uk/dma2026

The Essence of Time – creative weekly workshops (every Thursday)
The Essence of Time is a creative weekly workshop exploring grief, with Teresa Hare Duke, talented textile artist and Zinebe Maach. During our creative sessions exploring grief through arts and crafts, we will also share resources to support our mental health and wellbeing.

This series of creative workshops is free and open to women-only.

Where?
Limehouse Town Hall (646 Commercial Road, Limehouse , London, E14 7HA)
When?
Every Thursday*
10:30am to 1pm
* note there is no session on Thursday 28th May
This series of workshops will take place every week from Thursday 30 April to Thursday 11 June
Who can attend?
We would like to invite women (limited to 15 max) who have experience of grief to join our sessions and create art inspired by their experience.

Sign up to attend
We are inviting women to fill in the registration form to join the workshops https://bit.ly/4rqBkjM

Lasting Power of Attorney Toolkit for Carers
Marking Dying Matters Awareness Week, this May the Carers Centre has launched a Lasting Power of Attorney Toolkit designed for Carers. We have developed this guide after hearing again and again how many carers feel unsupported, unheard, or powerless at critical moments.