How it works
Our brilliant team supports everyone who walks through our door – both in person and digitally. You may wish to join as a Guest or as a Host.
Tables meet at a Hosts house, so the numbers are kept small. Hosts will reach out to all new Guests connected to them to introduce themselves, so Guests know whom they are meeting.
Each Host will then contact their group of Guests, informing them of the date and time for the next gathering.
Tables usually meet every 4-8 weeks (it varies table to table based on what is best for the host and the table members). On the date that the Table are due to gather, each Guest (and the Host) will provide a dish – it can be something relating to your close loved one, maybe their favourite cake, their favourite savoury dish or something you enjoyed eating together, or just something you think everyone will enjoy!
Often the Host will provide a shared spreadsheet for Guests to input what dish they are planning on bringing and also if anyone has any dietary requirements.
Guests:
Register on our website, by inputting a few details about you, your loved one and where you live in the UK.
Our team will then locate the closest table to you*.
Once a Host local enough to you has been found, we will then connect you both via email.
Your Host will then get in touch to introduce themselves and share details of the next date the Table is meeting.
You can then decide what dish to take and simply turn up to the Table on the date and time and rest in the knowledge that you will be welcomed into a safe community experiencing the same as you!
We are with you every step of the way, if needed. Please reach out to info@table11.org.uk
Hosts:
Register your interest in becoming a Host on our website, by inputting a few details about you, your loved one and where you live in the UK.
Our Team will then be in touch with you to discuss some Host training (don’t worry – it’s not formal and not too long!) and explain how you can go about starting your table.
As people local to you register to be Guests, our Team will connect you with them.
You can then reach out to them, introduce yourself and share details of your next gathering.
We are on hand every step of the way to support you and if you have any questions or concerns about hosting your own Table and helping to support others.
*Please be aware, that not all areas will be covered immediately whilst we build the community and grow our number of Hosts. We will provide options for you as to the closest Table and will keep you updated if a Table opens up closer to you.
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Why 20’s, 30’s and 40’s?
Grief is intensely hard for anyone at any age, there is no good age to experience grief. So many people ask us why these ages specifically.
We are all in those age brackets when we lost our loved ones, so know from personal experience how lonely and isolating it is and how much we needed the support of a community like Table 11. A lot of support out there at the time didn’t feel suitable to our ages.
We conducted a survey recently and over 60% of respondents felt they were too young to have experienced a significant loss. Similar numbers also said that it was intensely lonely because none of their peers have experienced grief yet.
We wanted to provide a community where people felt like they were with others who could understand and provide sympathetic support. Losing a parent or sibling for example at any age is incredibly sad and heart-breaking, but when you are in your 20’s, 30’s or 40’s it provides its own complexities, that only others the same age would sympathise with.
