Ayrshire Co-op Funeralcare will host their fourth baby memorial service on Saturday, October 16. And staff at the Cumnock outlet are encouraging the local community to come together to offer support and comfort to grieving families during Baby Loss Awareness Week.Inspired by her own devastating story of loss, when her baby daughter was stillborn back in 1997, funeral arranger Gillian Patrick was determined to commemorate what would have been her 21st birthday by organising a baby memorial service back in 2018.
Alongside colleagues across five homes within the Co-op Ayr care centre region, Gillian has been hosting these memorial services every year since, with the upcoming event marking its fourth anniversary.
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