Ways to remember

There are many ways in which people who have died can be remembered. Here are some suggestions which may be meaningful to you: • Share stories with family and friends about the person • Light a candle • Listen to favourite pieces of music you enjoyed together or sing a favourite song • Wear their favourite perfume or cologne • Read their favourite book • Cook their favourite meal • Finish any projects they were working on • Plant something which may be significant to them • Visit special places • Watch films which you both enjoy • Keep something of theirs with you • Start a new tradition for remembering them • Write your memories, thoughts, and feelings in a journal • Make a documentary of their life. This could include special places and memories of family and friends. • Live your life as they would wish you to.

Mountbatten also offers the following ways to remember:

Memory Tree

Create a lasting memory by dedicating a leaf on the Mountbatten Memory Tree at Mountbatten Hospice. Each colourful enamel leaf has its own special meaning, and you can choose which colour you like and write your own inscription, which will be printed on the leaf as a wonderful tribute to your loved one’s memory. When your leaf is ready you can place it on the tree, wherever feels right to you. At the heart of Mountbatten Hospice, the Mountbatten Memory Tree covers the wall at the entrance to the Chapel – a tranquil place that is available to patients, families, visitors, and staff for quiet thought, meditation, prayer, or conversation. In contrast, outside the Chapel is alive with the daily comings and goings of the hospice, with the tree in its midst, proudly bearing the leaves and memories of those who live in our hearts.

Light up a Life

The festive season can be a poignant time of year, so take the opportunity to remember and celebrate the life of someone you loved and still love so dearly. Light up a Life is for our communities across the Isle of Wight. Each year you can find details on our website. If you can’t make the service in person, we will live-stream the service so that you can join us from the comfort of your own home.

Donations in lieu of flowers

Some families wish to leave the donations from funerals and memorial services to the hospice in memory of their loved ones. Your funeral director may be able to arrange collections on your behalf.

Donate in memory

Many people would like to donate or fundraise in memory of a loved one and here at Mountbatten, we want to support you by providing the advice and information materials you might need. Raising funds for Mountbatten can be a way to commemorate someone’s life and add to their legacy that also raises essential funds needed to continue to provide expert care and support offered to all Island people facing death, dying and bereavement. If you choose to raise funds to remember your loved one, friend or work colleague our teams are available to support you. We have collection boxes, donation envelopes and other information materials to help and these can be arranged by calling our office on 01983 217300 or Email us at fundraisingiow@mountbatten.org.uk.

Remember Together

Remember a loved one by creating a free tribute page to share your memories. Your tribute page will remain on our website indefinitely, meaning family and friends have a constant place to visit, reminisce and donate in memory.

Your love can be shared together, year on year. Wherever you are in the world, remember together. Use your loved one’s tribute page to share pictures, stories, and poems that are meaningful to you. Celebrate your life with them, through storytelling. You can visit your page throughout the year, on birthdays, special dates, or on moments you miss them. For more details, visit www.mountbatten.org.uk/Pages/InMemoryOf

Remembering with Ribbons

Each summer, our garden at Mountbatten Hospice comes alive with hundreds of colourful ribbons dedicated to the memory of those we love who have died.

We invite you to add your ribbon to this beautiful, moving tribute to remember someone close to you. The ribbons will be on display until September, and you are welcome to visit the garden at any time during August. Speak to a member of our fundraising team for more information.