A SERVICE of remembrance for those that have lost a baby is being held.

The service - for families, couples and individuals affected by the loss of a baby, whether that be during pregnancy, at birth or in infancy is to be held on Sunday, July 10 at 3.30pm at Wimborne Minster.

In addition, anyone grieving never having children, is also most welcome to attend.

The ‘Saying Goodbye’ services, which are open to people of faith or no faith and for those who have lost recently or decades ago, are uplifting and moving events filled with music, poems, acts of remembrance and more, and have been attended by thousands of people, who have found healing and solace by taking part.

The services are run by the Mariposa Trust, a charity founded by Zoe and Andy Clark-Coates, who sadly suffered the loss of five babies. They saw an extreme lack of support for parents like them, and wanted to give families the space to grieve for their lost babies.

The charity’s CEO Zoe Clark-Coates MBE said: "Our services are a wonderful opportunity for mothers, fathers, siblings and extended family to say goodbye to their babies and show they are truly loved and will always be missed. It’s our job at the Mariposa Trust to ensure every child is recognised, however fleeting their existence.”

Baby loss affects around 1 in 4 pregnancies each year in the UK, with nearly 700 babies lost each day.