Death Cafe Liverpool

Death Cafe - Halloween 2013

We are proud to announce that The Bucket Project will be hosting Liverpool's first Death Cafe at the Brink, Parr Street, L1 4JN on 31st October 2013.

The objective of a Death Cafe is to increase awareness of death, with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is based on an idea thought up by Bernard Crettaz, a Swiss sociologist who set up Cafe Mortels. His idea has since spread across the globe, evidencing a very real need for a place and opportunity for people to open up and talk about death. 

We will provide a comfortable place to relax and talk, with a hot beverage and a slice of cake. Our Death Cafe takes place at the Brink, which is Liverpool's first "dry pub." The Brink are known for their creative, community approach and put on a wide range of amusing, entertaining, educational and inspirational events - with the Death Cafe being just one of them!

The Brink, Parr Street, L1 4JN

Death Cafe is now an established social franchise that has reached over 3000 participants in around 300 separate Death Cafes all over the world. They are purely run on a voluntary basis by Jon Underwood in East London. He organised the first one in the UK, facilitated by his mum, psychotherapist Sue Barsky Reid, in his own home. It was hugely successful and has grown massively since 2011. You can find more information on Death Cafes by clicking here or have a look at our very own Death Cafe Liverpool page.

Feedback from previous Death Cafes have stated that the experience was "enriching" and "as far from gloom and doom as could be possible." We're hoping to replicate this in Liverpool on Halloween 2013. You can drop in any time from 5.30-7.30pm, but we would suggest arriving at the start to benefit from the whole experience. There will be free hot drinks, a slice of cake and a warm welcome. It's not often you get the opportunity to sit down and have an open conversation about death with other people who want to do the same.

Free cake at our Death Cafe!

So, if you haven't already, you should start making your plans for Halloween 2013. If you're interested in coming along to our Death Cafe and taking part in a global initiative, please email: rachael.mckindley@mariecurie.org.uk. Fancy dress is optional, but encouraged, since we're celebrating All Hallow's Eve, and there may be a prize for the best dressed! It's all free and you'll be among the first to participate in Liverpool's first Death Cafe. So pop in for a cuppa, cake and conversation.

Thank you to Ryan Spence at Five Mil Bleed for producing our Death Cafe Liverpool poster and to Terry McKindley for helping to get the creative juices flowing in the design process.