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Hospice to open second bereavement cafe

Prospect Hospice Two women chatting. They are both sitting on chairs and there is a table in front of them with a box of tissues, a cup and a plate with a slice of cake on it. One woman has short white hair, the other has brown hair in a bob haircut.Prospect Hospice
The first cafe was opened in Marlborough

A second bereavement cafe is set to open in Wiltshire due to high demand.

Prospect Hospice, based in Swindon, is set to launch the new cafe in Royal Wootton Bassett on 6 March.

The hospice opened its first cafe in Marlborough in 2023 after families of patients said they needed a drop-in service to talk about losing loved ones.

Jaqui Gullis, clinical lead for therapy services at Prospect Hospice, said the town was a "natural choice".

Prospect Hospice A woman talking to another woman while smiling. The woman who is talking has brown hair in a long bob haircut and she is wearing a green and white checked top. She has glasses balanced on her head and she is wearing a green lanyard that says 'staff' on it. The other woman is to the left of the picture and is out of focus.Prospect Hospice
The second cafe will be opened in Royal Wootton Bassett

Ms Gullis said the cafe would be open to anyone.

"Through the care we offer in our community, and various conversations we were having with patients and their families, we realised there was a real need for a community-based drop-in service open to those dealing with grief," she said.

The cafe will be in the Angel Hotel and will be open from 10:30 GMT.

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