Welcome to Farnborough Bibs & Sands

We are the 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. We cover the area from Basingstoke, Petersfield, Guildford, Woking, Ascot, Bracknell, Wokingham & 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 service offered to bereaved families. In addition we promote the research and improvements in practice that could help reduce the loss of babies' lives.

Latest News

Memorial Service – The memorial service was held in May at St Peters Church in Frimley. We would like to thank Sarah Turner, Claire Rowe and everyone who helped during the service, in the crèche & everyone who baked the yummy cakes for after the service. We raised £187.26 with 50% going to Farnborough Sands and the other 50% going to Compassionate Friends.

Running for Sands – we would like to thank everyone who has ran for Sands so far this year especially Debbie Janaway, Tony Martin and Denise Rees who ran the Brighton Marathon; Jason Marriage who ran the Belfast Marathon & those who ran in the Bracknell Half Marathon.