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The Wind Phone

At our Grief Cafes, people often share how they speak to their loved one—quietly, through their mobile and headphones, while out walking—as if the person were still alive. These conversations always remind me of the Wind Phone in Japan: a simple, disconnected telephone placed in a garden overlooking the sea, where words spoken into the receiver are carried, symbolically, on the wind. When an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, 30ft (9.14m) waves obliterated coastal communities. The small town of Otsuchi lost everything including 2000 residents. One resident, Itaru Sasaki, was already grieving his cousin before the tsunami hit. He had the idea of nestling an old phone booth on the windy hill at the bottom of his garden which overlooked the Pacific Ocean. This would be a place he could go to speak to his cousin – a place where his words could ‘be carried on the wind.’ The white, glass-paned booth holds an old disconnected rotary phone. He called it his Wind Phone. In the aftermath of the terrible tsunami, as word of the phone spread, it became a pilgrimage site for those who had lost loved ones. In the sanctuary of the booth they would dial old phone numbers and talk to their loved ones. https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p07cj0h3/japan-s-telephone-to-the-dead

Grief Cafe in Leytonstone

This Grief Cafe is open to Waltham Forest residents aged 18 and over and adult users of Waltham Forest Health and Care services.
It takes place every 4th Wednesday of the month.

Our Grief Cafe is an informal and supportive place where people can come together to share and discuss their experiences of grief and loss and connect with others who understand. Whatever your loss, and whether this is anticipated, recent or a long time ago, everyone is welcome.

Grief Cafe in Walthamstow

This Grief Cafe takes place every 3rd Saturday of the month.

It is an informal and supportive place where people can come together to share and discuss their experiences of grief and loss and connect with others who understand. Whatever your loss, and whether this is anticipated, recent or a long time ago, everyone is welcome.

Grief Cafe in Wanstead

Our Wanstead Grief Cafes are open to residents of The London Borough of Redbridge t and anyone with a Redbridge GP.
We host these in partnership with the Redbridge Library Service.
Our Grief Cafes are a supportive space to share, listen and connect with others around grief and loss.
They take place every 3rd Thursday of the month.

To find out more and book your place, go to eventbrite.

Grief Walk, Walthamstow Wetlands

Grief Walk, Walthamstow Wetlands – Step into nature, breathe deeply, and find support as you walk with others who understand.