Welcome to Farnborough Bibs & Sands
We are a local branch of the national Sands charity. We support anyone affected by the loss of a baby at any stage of pregnancy or after birth, no matter how long ago or how recent the loss and cover the area from Basingstoke, Petersfield, Guildford, Woking, Ascot, Bracknell, Wokingham and everywhere in between.
The group is run by volunteers who are all bereaved parents themselves and so understand the devastation and heartbreak of losing a child. The details of our losses vary widely, however we have all found ourselves on a journey that we never imagined we would be on.
We are not trained counsellors or health professionals but can offer support, understanding, comfort and most importantly a listening ear.
We also work in partnership with local healthcare professionals to improve the quality of care and services offered to bereaved families. In addition we promote research and improvements in practice that could help reduce the loss of babies' lives.
News and Special Events...
Re-opening of Level 6 at The John Radcliffe Hospital
Further much hard work by our very own Nuala Webb, we are delighted to announce that the high risk unit on level 6 and the John Radcliffe Hospital will be partially re-opening on 14th September and re-opening in it’s entirety later on in the month. Thanks go out to all those who registered their support for this unit.
25th Anniversary Ball
This event will be held at Northcote House, Ascot on Saturday 14th November 2009 to raise funds for our local group and national Sands Why17? campaign. For further details visit the Fundraising page.
Memorial Service
The 2009 Memorial Service was held at St Peter’s Church in Frimley on Sunday 10th May. Reverend David Austin, Chaplain at Frimley Park Hospital, officiated at the service and Midwives from Frimley provided a crèche during the service and refreshments afterwards in the hall adjacent to the Church. The 2010 Memorial Service will be held on Sunday 9th May 2010.