SiMBA/Vilomah
SiMBA, Simpson's Memory Box Appeal, was set up in 2005 & works throughout the UK to respond to the needs of those affected by the loss of a baby.
Website: Visit the SiMBA/Vilomah Website
Email: enquiries@simbacharity.org.uk
Telephone: 01313 530055
SiMBA’s aim is simple – to honour babies who have died, been stillborn or miscarried. To help gather timeless memories. It wasn’t so long ago that when a baby died it was taken away, no touch, no cuddles, no time together…no memories.
SiMBA is about memories. They help families gather together precious items and keep them safe by providing Memory Boxes, which are available at any stage of loss – even retrospectively. Understanding the importance of spending time with your baby, they have created space for this with their Family Rooms, located in hospitals.
SiMBA have also created a unique and timeless way of remembering alongside other bereaved families with their very special Tree of Tranquility project. There are a number of trees located across the UK, and adding a leaf on a Tree of Tranquility shows that you are not alone in your loss, and acts as a place to remember and reflect.
There is a Tree of Tranquility in Lady Thurso Gardens, Rose Street in Thurso.
Facebook link to Vilomah the local support for bereaved families.
