As Father's Day fast approaches, for those children who have experienced the death of a father this day takes on an entirely different meaning. Father's Day can be an incredibly difficult time for bereaved children but it also can be a day when they can 'celebrate' the relationship they had with their Dad and share lots of positive memories togethe...

On the 26th of February last year 7-year-old Emily Brown lost her two-year battle with Acute lymphoblastic Lymphoma, with a relapse to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Emily was a bubbly, vibrant, dancing, singing, butterfly and rainbow-loving little girl who bravely and stoically faced her grueling treatment. Her family are all so, so proud of her and abs...

 Our brand new edition of Mosaic Matters is out now which includes a round up of 2018 as well as looking forward to what is coming up in 2019!    Download PDF File Here

As the end of 2018 fast approaching, we are looking ahead to 2019 with plans for family events, fundraisers and training well underway.  Although Christmas is considered a time of joy and laughter, for some it can be a difficult time of year. To offer support we have put together an advent calendar offering advice to some of our families who w...

There are just 2 weeks to go until our Christmas concert and tickets are now on sale! For only £5 this event makes a wonderful start to the Christmas festivities with great local live music, mulled wine and mince pies.  Significance Sign Choir Significance is the Signing choir of Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association who aim to bring the Deaf ...

What a busy couple of months it has been in the training department, with bookings flying in for our one-day training courses and conference. We have delivered our Introduction to Childhood Bereavement course and Supporting Children Pre-Bereavement as well as several days of training tailored to meet bespoke needs. On 6 th October we delivered our ...

With the new school term fast approaching, we have been busy planning lots of fun events to raise funds to help us continue our work. On Wednesday 5 th September, a Quiz Night is being held at The Royal Oak, Milborne St. Andrew. For just £2 per person what better way to spend a Wednesday evening than by gathering together friends and family and get...

The schools may have broken up for the holidays but here in the training department we have been busy preparing for the new 'term' ahead! In recent months the Training Team has seen a few changes with the recruitment of Siân as the Training and Development Co-Ordinator followed by myself (Emily) taking up the post of Training and Development Assist...

Sir Al Aynsley-Green is our Mosaic Patron, he trained as a children's physician, was James Spence Professor of Child Health in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, then Nuffield Professor of Child Health and Director of Clinical Research at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children; he was then first National Clinical Director for Children i...

​The sun is shining and it's time for the Summer 2018 Mosaic Matters Newsletter   Download PDF File Here

At a time when children and families are preparing to celebrate with their Dads this Sunday – for those children who have experienced the death of a father this day takes on an entirely different meaning. Father's Day can be an incredibly difficult time for bereaved children but it also can be a day when they can 'celebrate' the relationship they h...

Volunteer Week is here and we'd like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported Mosaic past, present and future! Here is a quote from one of our Volunteers about why they came to help Mosaic.  Please keep an eye on our social media pages this week to see more thank yous to everyone involved!  Why I became a volunteer for Mosaic I was ...

Summer 2018 is in full swing now with a host of fetes and festivals to visit over the coming weekends.  If you would like to have a great day out and support Mosaic, please do pop along to one of these events: Saturday 9th June - Minster Green Fair, Wimborne - Mosaic will have a stall Sunday 1st July - Gold Hill Festival, Shaftesbury - Mosaic ...

Our Mosaic Matters Spring 2018 newsletter is full of interesting insights into life with Mosaic, from our residential weekend and social events with our families to our fundraising activities.    Download PDF File Here

We don't usually produce a Winter newsletter - but this year, as we had so much fantastic support and events over the festive season we have produced another full edition of Mosaic Matters with lots of thank yous and news of our events over the past few months. We hope you enjoy reading through our Winter news!      Download PDF File...

Christmas 2017 was a busy time for Mosaic with our family christmas party, our first carol concert with local male voice choir Bourne2Sing, and lots of gifts kindly donated by Wave 105 and Sunninghill School in Dorchester which needed to be given to our Mosaic families in all corners of the county. Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped...

Our latest residential weekend was in November down at Leeson House with 15 children staying over to experience two jam-packed days of making friends, doing activities and remembering loved ones. It was a beautiful weekend with our great volunteers and families. Thank you to everyone who came along.