{"title": "Starling Grief Tending Circle", "start": "2026-11-19T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hornsey Vale Community Centre", "address": "Mayfield Road 60, N8 9LP London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "A warm, confidential peer-to-peer grief tending circle where participants reflect, process and heal together. Haringey residents Jane Banks and Marina Sanchez invite people to explore their unique grief expression and share sadness, shock, anger, guilt, loneliness, humour and connection. The circle is named after the murmurations of starlings, inspired by a talk by Dr Zach Bush, as a vision of caring for each other communally. 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Those interested in attending are asked to complete a form to let the organisers know they would like to come along.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/carer-grief-cafe-at-lordship-hub-74302/", "official_url": "https://lordshiphub.org.uk/class/carer-grief-cafe-at-lordship-hub/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb6d9d8c35130115bf1c5f8d01eb88d5c16ae169fdcba492d9f4ce96be83ba6a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Let's Discuss Death in Tower Hamlets – Bethnal Green Library", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "place": "Bethnal Green Library", "address": "Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0HL London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "A free community event that opens up conversations about death, dying, and grief. It is a collaboration between Bethnal Green Library and Let's Discuss Death, aiming to break down taboos around topics that affect everyone yet often remain unspoken, and to create a safe space for honest discussion and reflection. A number of events take place across the two days.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lets-discuss-death-in-tower-hamlets-bethnal-green-library-34956/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/948caa51245d15f05010104c4571acf92c6babf62231331bef03f7067c521b6b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Grief Cafe", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T16:30:00Z", "place": "St Anne's Church", "address": "Dean Street 55, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["community/support-group"], "description": "Grief Cafe is a monthly drop-in for people who have suffered a bereavement, whether recently or in years past. It is free to attend and takes place at St Anne's Church in Soho. Those who have lost someone can come along without booking.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/grief-cafe-74838/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}