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Nelson’s Journey, www.nelsonsjourney.org.uk  is a Norwich based charity which supports children and young people, living in Norfolk, up to the age of 17yrs (inclusive), who have experienced the death of a significant person in their life e.g. parent or sibling.

Back in 1986, Katie and Hannah Greensmith woke up one morning to find their mother dead in bed. Katie was four years old, Hannah was two. As they were so young, they did not understand death and sadly they were alone in the house as their father was away at the time. The girls were by themselves for several hours and it wasn’t until their father, Chris, phoned that it was realised something was wrong. Katie wouldn’t usually answer the telephone as it was high on the wall, but she had dragged a chair across the room and climbed on it to answer it. It is because of Katie and Hannah’s experience of losing a parent and the anger, confusion and distress that followed, that Nelson’s Journey exists today.

Chris married again in 1988 and the girls’ new mum, Kim, adopted them in 1990. In the mid-1990s, Kim a qualified social worker, attended a social services training course at Caistor Hall, Caistor St. Edmunds, Norwich where she learnt about Winston’s Wish, a charity supporting bereaved children in Gloucestershire. Kim knew the importance of supporting bereaved children and her and several others attending the course felt strongly about the need to develop a similar service in Norfolk and as a result, Nelson’s Journey was born.

The charity was registered in November 1997 to support bereaved children and young people living in Norfolk.

This is a charity close to my heart. Please help me to help and support the invaluable work that Nelson's Journey carry out

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