Havering Marks Baby Loss Awareness Week with Remembrance Ceremony

Mayor of Havering leads ceremony at Town Hall, inviting families to light candles and share messages of remembrance.

Generic image of a remembrance ceremony with LED candles and messages on tree branches outside a town hall.
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Generic image of a remembrance ceremony with LED candles and messages on tree branches outside a town hall.

Havering Town Hall hosted a Ceremony of Remembrance on Monday 12 October, as part of the national Baby Loss Awareness Week, bringing families together to commemorate much-missed babies.

The Mayor of Havering, Councillor Maggie Themistocli, joined parents and families at Havering Town Hall in Romford for the annual Ceremony of Remembrance on Monday 12 October. The event marked the national Baby Loss Awareness Week, which runs from 9 to 15 October 2026.
Attendees were invited to light LED candles and place personalised written messages on tree branches situated outside the town hall. This initiative is part of a campaign that aims to raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss, acknowledge the lasting emotional impact on families, and highlight the importance of compassionate bereavement support.
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"The loss of a baby is a heartbreak that no parent should ever have to endure. It is the loss not only of a precious life, but of a lifetime of hopes, dreams and moments that will never come to be. Every baby, however brief their time with us, leaves an everlasting imprint on the hearts of those who love them. Their lives may have been heartbreakingly short, but the love they inspired is immeasurable and will never fade."

Councillor Maggie Themistocli · Mayor of Havering
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"Our Ceremony of Remembrance was an incredibly moving occasion, bringing families together in a shared moment of love, reflection and remembrance. As we lit candles and remembered these precious little lives, we were reminded that although grief is deeply personal, no family should ever have to carry it alone."

Councillor Maggie Themistocli · Mayor of Havering
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"Baby Loss Awareness Week is about far more than remembrance. It is about breaking the silence that so often surrounds baby loss, recognising the unimaginable pain experienced by bereaved parents and ensuring that compassion, understanding and support is always available. As Mayor of Havering, I want every family who has experienced this devastating loss to know that their baby matters, their grief matters, and their child will never be forgotten. Some of the smallest feet leave the deepest footprints on our hearts."

Councillor Maggie Themistocli · Mayor of Havering
Based on information from the official source: London Borough of Havering (13/10/2026)