Turn UK pink and blue for Baby Loss week
I am writing to request if it would be possible to illuminate part of Hinckley and Bosworth in pink and blue colours in support of Baby Loss Awareness Week, which takes place during 9-15 October 2020.
Our son Noah was born sleeping on 12th February 2020 so unfortunately we have been thrown into the Baby Loss community and are trying to do our part in raising awareness. Baby loss is not spoken about enough and can leave bereaved parents feeling very isolated. We never thought we would have to go through this heartache, just like the many other families we have sadly come across.
Now in its 18th year, Baby Loss Awareness Week is an alliance of more than 60 charities and organisations, aiming to raise awareness of the key issues around pregnancy and baby loss in the UK. Throughout the week, bereaved parents, their families and friends unite to commemorate the lives of babies who died during pregnancy, at or soon after birth and in infancy. The week is also a platform to call for tangible improvements in policy, research, bereavement care and support.
In order to raise awareness and break the taboo of baby loss we are reaching out to public buildings and landmarks, with a request to illuminate in pink and blue during this week.
In 2019, more than 265 iconic landmarks, municipal buildings, hospitals, bridges and stadiums across the UK were lit up in pink and blue in support of Baby Loss Awareness Week across the UK. It would be wonderful if Hinckley and Bosworth could be part of that.
We recognise that you may get many similar requests and if you are unable to support the whole week in October, would you please consider illuminating during the global Wave of Light, which takes place at 7-8pm on 15th October, an internationally-recognised ‘Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day’?
For more information about the week and other ways you can get involved, please visit www.babylossawareness.org or email babyloss@ sands.org.uk
Frankie Hodgson (Proud Mummy to Noah) Supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week