We are starting our journey to bring a SiMBA Tree of Tranquillity to Gourock Park, Inverclyde. We want to make this a special place for families to visit, so in addition to the cost of fundraising for a tree and plaque we are also fundraising for a beautiful bespoke bench.

We are very excited to be working closely with the team at Inverclyde Council who have supported SiMBA to find the perfect location for the Tree.

The SiMBA Trees of Tranquillity is a stunning hand crafted, life sized copper sculpture which has been created in response to the needs of parents. The Tree design is unique to SiMBA, and each individual leaf can be engraved with a personal message to honour a baby. Its aim is to offer bereaved parents the opportunity to honour their baby in a simple, quiet way and will effectively grow as leaves are added.

The Tree of Tranquillity is not just for the newly bereaved but also parents who sadly lost their baby years ago and were perhaps provided with little or no recognition of their babys existence. The Tree will provide the means to express a private and public declaration in memory of the lost hopes and dreams for the baby. It is a beautiful symbol of remembrance.

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We would like to say a huge thank you to :

Gail Baxter who has donated £1000 in memory of her son Harry.

Jade O'Brien and Renfrewshire Council who have donated £1150 remembering "Thomas David Hemphill and the Quinn family".

Karyn Jenkins who has raised over £3363.74 through her pop up shop and Ladies Day to support the Inverclyde Tree of Tranquillity and an additional £961.25 to support SiMBAs core services. Karyn has also helped to generate a huge amount of awareness for this project (see news links below) all in memory of her daughter Sophie Louise : https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17583243.mum-has-told-of-the-heartbreak-of-losing-their-first-child-during-her-pregnancy/?ref=fbshr https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17583247.tree-for-bereaved-parents-will-be-placed-in-a-gourock-park/?ref=fbshr

To find out more about the Trees of Tranquillity please visit our website : www.simbacharity.org.uk