Building a compassionate community

We believe the end of life is everyone’s concern.

For lots of reasons we may not be equipped – emotionally or practically – to offer support and help.
Our aim is to build a community that addresses issues raised by the end of life and builds a network
able to support, help and inspire.

The aim of the website is to provide a resource for anyone coming to terms with end of life of a partner, family member, friend – indeed anyone. The site offers inspirational stories from real people, practical advice, links to local communities and ideas for further exploration.

The strength of the site – like the community – is its users. We encourage everyone to make a contribution, post a response or respond to a feature.

Read what our regular contributer, Brett Sidaway has to say about Compassionate Communities and the Big Society in the 'community' section. Do you agree with him? Let us have your views. you can email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it