Good Grief Weston 2026 Feedback Survey

Thank you for attending Good Grief Festival! We hope you found it helpful, entertaining and supportive.

While grief and death are a part of life, they are also emotive topics, especially for those of us who have experienced bereavement. There is support available if you feel it would be helpful – please take a look at our resources page or reach out to those around you.

We would be hugely grateful if you could spare a few minutes to tell us about your experience of the festival.

Evaluation of the reach and impact of the festival is really important – if everyone completes the survey, we will have a great chance of making the festival an annual event. The information we receive will also help us make sure the festival meets the needs of the community. There are no right or wrong answers and it really is short!

By participating in this survey you agree that your responses may be used in future reports about the festival. All data collected in this survey will be held securely on a Team Sharepoint site, with a data folder only accessible to a specific number of researchers at the Universities of Bristol, Liverpool, Lancaster and Brighton, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR; EU 2016/679). For more information, please contact a.malpass@bristol.ac.uk

At the end of the study all survey data will be made “open data”. This means that it will be stored in an online database so that it is publicly available.

What is open data?
Open data means that data are made available, free of charge, to anyone interested in the research, or who wishes to conduct their own analysis of the data. We will therefore have no control over how these data are used. However, all data will be anonymised before it is made available and therefore there will be no way to identify you from the research data.

Why open data?
Open access to research findings and access to data is considered best research practice and is a requirement of many funding bodies and journals. As a large proportion of research is publicly funded, the outcomes of the research should be made publicly available. Sharing data helps to maximise the impact of investment through wider use, and encourages new avenues of research.

Thank you for completing this short survey.

The information you provide will help us understand the reach and impact of the festival. Responses are anonymous. Please complete the survey only once, even if you attended multiple events.

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Which activity or event did you attend today?

Creative workshops:

Growing through Grief (plant workshop) (Thurs 15 Oct, Weston Hospicecare)

No Barriers Here (advance care planning workshop) (Thurs 15 Oct, Weston Hospicecare)

Tide Lines: Mapping Love, Loss + Memory through Writing + Collage with Poet in Residence, Sophie Dumont (Thurs 15 Oct, The Sovereign)

Threads of Connection (workshop for young people) (Thurs 15 Oct, Weston Hospicecare)

Without Words: The Art of Kintsugi (Thurs 15/Fri 16 Oct, Wrington Chapel/The Sovereign)

The Wisdom of Nettles (Fri 16 Oct, Backwell Common)

Cushions of Memories (Fri 16 Oct, Clevedon Library)

Memorial Footwear Workshop (Fri 16 Oct, The Sovereign)

Life in Flowers (Fri 16 Oct, Yatton Village Hall)

Develop Your Roar with Breathing Fire Black Women’s Playback Theatre (movement/sound workshop) (Fri 16 Oct, The Sovereign)

Keeping Memories: Booklet Making (Sat 17 Oct, Clevedon Library)

Grief Hearts: The Threads that Connect Us (craft workshop) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Extinction Ceremonies (wildlife book activity) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Carry My Heart with You (sewing/knitting workshop) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Creature Comforts: A Writing + Sharing Event with Beth Calverley (Sun 18 Oct, The Sovereign)

Slow It Down Sunday: Creative Rituals (Sun 18 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Dear Sea: A Letter-Writing + Releasing Ceremony with Poet in Residence, Sophie Dumont (Sun 18 Oct, The Sovereign/Weston Marine Lake)

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Theatre, film + performances:

Wonder Baby – Travelling Light (theatre for families with young children) (Thurs 15 Oct, For All Healthy Living Centre)

My Life as a Seagull – Emma Williams (one-woman show + discussion) (Thurs 15 Oct, The Sovereign)

Just Visiting – About Face Theatre (Thurs 15 Oct, Front Room Theatre)

Made in North Somerset Exhibition Launch – with a Drama Performance (Thurs 15 Oct, The Sovereign)

The Missing Note – Baby Panda (performance to one person) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

55: A Dance Duet for the Two Ends of Life – Stacked Wonky (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Beneath the Grief (theatre + music) (Sat 17 Oct, St Paul's Church Hall)

Hope + Remembrance – Costanzi Consort (Sat 17 Oct, St Paul's Church)

Good Grief Poetry Sharing (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Kamchàtka (street theatre) (Sat 17/Sun 18 Oct, Italian Gardens/Seafront)

For You – Laura Porter (soundbeam performance) (Sun 18 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Moving + Nothing Echoes Here: Films about Grief by Tracey Miller + Jimmy Hay (Sun 18 Oct, Plaza Cinema)

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Discussion events:

Festival Launch + Music to Die For (Thurs 15 Oct, Front Room Theatre)

Grief + Belief (Fri 16 Oct, Weston Hospicecare)

The Stars Look Very Different Today: An Evening with David Bowie's Blackstar Ten Years On – with Leah Kardos (Fri 16 Oct, The Grand Pier)

Everything You Wanted to Know About Death, Dying + Grief but Never Had the Chance to Ask (discussion panel) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Keeping Afloat: Hannah Richell + Sophie Dumont on Rivers, Oceans + Loss (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

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Exhibitions:

Exhibitions at the Sovereign: Mexicana!, Love, Loss + Memory (artwork by young people), Letters of Loss (postcards by people in recovery)

What Matters at the End? (photo exhibition) (Weston General Hospital)

Car Boot Soul (tabletop exhibition) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Family Album: Colin Pantall, Deanna Dikeman + John Hegley (exhibition, discussion + workshop) (Sun 18 Oct, The Common Room/Front Room Theatre)

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Other events:

Healing Space for Addiction-Related Loss + Grief (ear acupuncture + sound healing) (Fri 16 Oct, North Somerset Training Community Hub)

We Are Warriors with In Between Time (light installation) (Fri 16/Sat 17 Oct, Marine Lake)

Reverence as a Response to Grief (grief-tending/meditation) (Sat 17 Oct, Weston Museum)

The Solace of Woods – A Walk with Folk (Sat 17 Oct, Weston Woods)

Tender Exchange – Radical Ritual (wooden heart activity) (Sat 17 Oct, The Sovereign)

Grief as Grace: A Black Men's Audio Archive (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Grief Marketplace (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Ashes to Admin: 1-to-1 with Evie King (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Celebrating Life in Grief (exploration of Afro-Caribbean grief traditions) (Sat 17 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Healing Drum Circle for Addiction-Related Loss + Grief (Sat 17 Oct, Friends Meeting House)

Cloud Bathing (immersive sound experience) (Sun 18 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Global Kitchen Brunch with Refugees Welcome North Somerset, Loves Cafe + Next Gen (Sun 18 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Memento Mori Disco (Sun 18 Oct, Italian Gardens)

Barber on Wheels (For All Healthy Living Centre or Italian Gardens)

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At the event I...
(Tick all that apply)

Was inspired

Was entertained

Talked to someone new

Felt part of a like-minded community

Shared or expressed my experiences

Learnt about grief and bereavement

Found out about local bereavement support or other support services e.g. community groups

Other (please specify):

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To what extent do you agree with the following statement: through attending the festival I feel more confident talking about grief.

Strongly agree

Tend to agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Tend to disagree

Strongly disagree

Don’t know

I already felt as confident as I could

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How would you rate your experience overall? (1=poor to 5=excellent)

Poor

Excellent

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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Have you attended any other festival activities or events?

Yes, 1 or 2

Yes, 3–5

Yes, more than 5

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Which activity or event did you attend today?

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At the event I...
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To what extent do you agree with the following statement: through attending the festival I feel more confident talking about grief.

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How would you rate your experience overall? (1=poor to 5=excellent)

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Have you attended any other festival activities or events?

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Is there anything else you would like to say about Good Grief Weston?

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Please tell us your suggestions for how we could improve the festival next time:

Good Grief Weston 2026 Feedback Survey

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* Which activity or event did you attend today?Creative workshops:

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* Theatre, film + performances:

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* Discussion events:

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* Other events:

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* At the event I... (Tick all that apply)

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* To what extent do you agree with the following statement: through attending the festival I feel more confident talking about grief.

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* How would you rate your experience overall? (1=poor to 5=excellent)

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* Have you attended any other festival activities or events?

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* Is there anything else you would like to say about Good Grief Weston?

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* Please tell us your suggestions for how we could improve the festival next time:

Which activity or event did you attend today?

Creative workshops:

Theatre, film + performances:

Discussion events:

Exhibitions:

Other events:

At the event I...
(Tick all that apply)

To what extent do you agree with the following statement: through attending the festival I feel more confident talking about grief.

How would you rate your experience overall? (1=poor to 5=excellent)

Have you attended any other festival activities or events?

Is there anything else you would like to say about Good Grief Weston?

Please tell us your suggestions for how we could improve the festival next time: