Festival 2022
The To Absent Friends festival will take place across Scotland from 1-7 November 2022.
It is an excuse to remember, to tell stories, to celebrate and to reminisce about who have died.
Check out some of the events taking place below, and please get in touch if you'd like us to add your event to the listing below.
To Scotland with Love
Organised by The Prince & Princess of Wales’ Living Well Hub.
Funerals: Thinking outside the box
Organised by Susan and Gerrie Douglas-Scott (Celebrate People)
To Absent Pets
Organised by Susan and Gerrie Douglas-Scott (Celebrate People)
To Absent Friends
Organised by North Berwick Compassionate Community
To Absent Friends
Organised by staff at Queen Margaret University
The Burn Flows into the Sea
Organised by Lapidus Scotland
Remembrance Service
Organised by the End of Life Quality Improvement Group, Critical Care, Royal Alexandra Hospital Paisley
Absent Friends Creative Workshop
Organised by No One Dies Alone Ayrshire
A Musical Toast to Absent Friends
Organised by Houston and Killellan Kirk
To Absent Friends
Organised by the Chaplain/Spirituality & Wellbeing Practitioner, NHSGGC Gartnavel General, The Beatson WoSCC & Centre for Integrative Care
Making a remembrance piece in ceramics for those who have been bereaved
Organised by Borders Pottery
Treasured Possessions Make Memories
Organised by Kilbryde Hospice
Remembering Absent Friends
Organised by Breathe Easy Clackmannanshire
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