Events
Narratives of Accompaniment - Women at the End of Life
As part of York International Women’s Week 2026, Dr Emma Clare and Jill Armstrong from End of Life Doulas UK invite women to a shared space to explore Narratives of Accompaniment – Women at the End of Life. Together, we will reflect on what it means to walk alongside others at the end of life, sharing stories, learning from one another, and exploring women’s roles in care, presence, and connection.
No need to book – just turn up.
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Death Café Acomb
An informal, welcoming, open discussion of death, dying, and related topics with the aim of making this important topic easier to talk about
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.
Where: Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
York’s Dead Good Festival 2026
It happens to everyone of us, so why do we find it so hard to talk about death – or even to think about it, let alone prepare for it?
York’s Dead Good Festival re-imagines death, dying and bereavement. It brings to light ways we as a society can do things differently. The more we learn, the more we see the dignity, respect and wellbeing we can bring to the end of life.
Through education, practical information-sharing, music, art, and conversation, we can, together, discover how to accept and prepare for the inevitable, to everyone’s benefit. We hope you’ll join us!
https://www.yorksdeadgoodfestival.co.uk/
Death Café Acomb
An informal, welcoming, open discussion of death, dying, and related topics with the aim of making this important topic easier to talk about
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.
Where: Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
Death Café Acomb
An informal, welcoming, open discussion of death, dying, and related topics with the aim of making this important topic easier to talk about
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.
Where: Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
Death Café Acomb
An informal, welcoming, open discussion of death, dying, and related topics with the aim of making this important topic easier to talk about
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.
Where: Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
Death Café Acomb
An informal, welcoming, open discussion of death, dying, and related topics with the aim of making this important topic easier to talk about
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.
Where: Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
Death Café Acomb
An informal, welcoming, open discussion of death, dying, and related topics with the aim of making this important topic easier to talk about
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.
Where: Acomb Explore Library, Front St, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ
Acomb Death Cafe
Acomb Death Cafe
What: A gathering of people – possibly strangers – eating cake, drinking hot drinks and discussing death.
Why: To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
How: By sharing, in a safe space, our own thoughts, ideas, experiences, questions and feelings about death and dying.
Who: Volunteer facilitators hosting with the intention of fostering positive conversation, and anyone (18 or older) who wants to join in with people from all walks of life. Whether you've experienced death firsthand, you're anticipating losing loved ones, or you're exploring your own mortality, you can expect authentic, engaging and lively discussion.