Support From Derby SandsDerby Sands offers support to you in several different ways:If you have experienced the devastating loss of your baby or someone close to you has been through this heartbreaking experience then we hope that this website will provide you with invaluable information, support and comfort. If you are a Health Care Professional then we hope that we can provide you with the information that you are looking for. Telephone support line: 07864 984523If you would like to talk to one of our Sands befrienders then please call our mobile phone support line at any time and leave an answer phone message stating your name, phone number and when it is convenient to call you. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible. Other family members such as parents are welcome to use our telephone support line. If you are a Health Care Professional and you have specific questions regarding Derby Sands then please feel free to call the support line and leave a message for us.Monthly Support Group: We hold a monthly support group on the second Tuesday of every month (7.30-9.30pm) in Derby. The group offers you the opportunity to talk about your baby/babies and share your experience, thoughts and feelings with other parents who understand because they have been through a similar experience. Or you can just come along and listen to others. Either way, the meeting aims to offer support and comfort in a relaxed setting to parents who have experienced the loss of a baby. If your partner does not want to attend the meeting and you don’t want to come alone then it is fine to bring a friend or parent with you.Here’s what some of our members say about the support they have received from us:“I first contacted Derby Sands in May 2009. My son died in 2007 and for nearly 2 years I struggled to cope with his death on my own until I was encouraged to call Sands when I was going through a particularly difficult period. My first contact was through the telephone support which came as such a relief to speak to someone who really understood. Speaking to someone so understanding on the phone gave me the confidence to attend one of the meetings and I still continue to meet with the group every month. It really helps me to be in touch with people who have the same struggles and hurts as I do and I feel comfortable to say exactly how I feel. This comes as a light relief from everyday life where friends and family, as caring as they are, will never understand how the death of my son has affected me”. Lisa, June 2010“I have met some truly wonderful people at Derby Sands. We have come together in such tragic and heartbreaking circumstances and even though we don’t feel it sometimes we are strong people. Kate does an amazing job running the Sands group and I would not have known what I would have done without her or the group, thank you so much”. Michelle, May 2010.“I have a whole new circle of friends since joining Derby Sands in February 2009, friends who truly understand what I have been through and continue to go through because they have been there themselves. It is so refreshing to be able to say exactly how I am feeling and not have to explain myself and to hear that others feel the same emotions and have the same thoughts as I do. The meetings are not all tears and sadness either, we laugh as much as we cry and it is so special and comforting to talk about our precious babies and imagine them all playing together somewhere......”. Lou, June 2010.Derby Support Group MeetingsDerby Sands offers support, comfort and understanding to anyone affected by the loss of a baby before, during or after birth We provide support via our telephone support line: 07864 984523 and also at our monthly support group held: Second Tuesday of each month: 7.30 pm — 9.30 pm see dates below.Community RoomNottingham Road Fire StationNottingham RoadChaddesdenDerby DE21 6FP“It was such an enormous relief to attend the support group and share my story with a small friendly group of people who had all been through a similar experience and therefore really understood how I felt. The group is informal and relaxed—we talk about anything and everything. We laugh, we cry and we share our thoughts and feelings. There is no pressure to talk at all and sometimes all you feel like doing is sitting quietly and listening. The group really is invaluable to me” - Lou, June 2009.If you would like any further information about Derby Sands or are interested in attending the support group or would like to talk to someone else who has experienced the death of their baby then please telephone 07864 984523. You may call at any time and leave a message - one of us will ring you back as soon as possible.View and download details of the Derby Support Group monthly meetings document by clicking here(If using Internet Explorer to download the file click the RIGHT mouse button over the link above and select "Save Target as..." navigate to a folder on your computer then save it there.)(If using Firefox to download the file click the RIGHT mouse button over the link above and select "Save Link as..." navigate to a folder on your computer then save it there.)Charity registration number 29967912th Jan201214thFeb201213thMar201210thApr20128thMay201212thJun201210thJuly201214thAug201211thSept20129thOct201213thNov201211thDec2012
Support From Derby Sands
Derby Sands offers support to you in several different ways:
If you have experienced the devastating loss of your baby or someone close to you has been through this
heartbreaking experience then we hope that this website will provide you with invaluable information,
support and comfort. If you are a Health Care Professional then we hope that we can provide you with the
information that you are looking for.
Telephone support line: 07864 984523
If you would like to talk to one of our Sands befrienders then please call our mobile phone support line at any
time and leave an answer phone message stating your name, phone number and when it is convenient to call
you. We will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible. Other family members such as parents are
welcome to use our telephone support line. If you are a Health Care Professional and you have specific
questions regarding Derby Sands then please feel free to call the support line and leave a message for us.
Monthly Support Group:
We hold a monthly support group on the second Tuesday of every month (7.30-9.30pm) in Derby. The group
offers you the opportunity to talk about your baby/babies and share your experience, thoughts and feelings
with other parents who understand because they have been through a similar experience. Or you can just
come along and listen to others. Either way, the meeting aims to offer support and comfort in a relaxed
setting to parents who have experienced the loss of a baby. If your partner does not want to attend the
meeting and you don’t want to come alone then it is fine to bring a friend or parent with you.
Here’s what some of our members say about the support they have received from us:
“I first contacted Derby Sands in May 2009. My son died in 2007 and for nearly 2 years I struggled to cope with
his death on my own until I was encouraged to call Sands when I was going through a particularly difficult
period. My first contact was through the telephone support which came as such a relief to speak to someone
who really understood. Speaking to someone so understanding on the phone gave me the confidence to attend
one of the meetings and I still continue to meet with the group every month. It really helps me to be in touch
with people who have the same struggles and hurts as I do and I feel comfortable to say exactly how I feel.
This comes as a light relief from everyday life where friends and family, as caring as they are, will never
understand how the death of my son has affected me”. Lisa, June 2010
“I have met some truly wonderful people at Derby Sands. We have come together in such tragic and
heartbreaking circumstances and even though we don’t feel it sometimes we are strong people. Kate does an
amazing job running the Sands group and I would not have known what I would have done without her or the
group, thank you so much”. Michelle, May 2010.
“I have a whole new circle of friends since joining Derby Sands in February 2009, friends who truly understand
what I have been through and continue to go through because they have been there themselves. It is so
refreshing to be able to say exactly how I am feeling and not have to explain myself and to hear that others
feel the same emotions and have the same thoughts as I do. The meetings are not all tears and sadness either,
we laugh as much as we cry and it is so special and comforting to talk about our precious babies and imagine
them all playing together somewhere......”. Lou, June 2010.
Derby Support Group Meetings
Derby Sands offers support, comfort and understanding to anyone affected by the loss of a baby before,
during or after birth We provide support via our
telephone support line: 07864 984523 and also at our
monthly support group held: Second Tuesday of each
month: 7.30 pm — 9.30 pm see dates below.
Community Room
Nottingham Road Fire Station
Nottingham Road
Chaddesden
Derby DE21 6FP
“It was such an enormous relief to attend the support group and share my story with a small friendly group of
people who had all been through a similar experience and therefore really understood how I felt. The group is
informal and relaxed—we talk about anything and everything. We laugh, we cry and we share our thoughts
and feelings. There is no pressure to talk at all and sometimes all you feel like doing is sitting quietly and
listening. The group really is invaluable to me” - Lou, June 2009.
If you would like any further information about Derby Sands or are interested in attending the support group
or would like to talk to someone else who has experienced the death of their baby then please telephone
07864 984523. You may call at any time and leave a message - one of us will ring you back as soon as possible.
View and download details of the Derby Support Group monthly meetings document by clicking here
(If using Internet Explorer to download the file click the RIGHT mouse button over the link above and select "Save Target as..." navigate to
a folder on your computer then save it there.)
(If using Firefox to download the file click the RIGHT mouse button over the link above and select "Save Link as..." navigate to a folder on
your computer then save it there.)
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