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# Baby loss memorial garden restoration boosted by donation
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/baby-loss-memorial-garden-restoration-boosted-by-donation/
- Published: 2023-02-17T08:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-16T13:22:16.000Z
- Description: A memorial garden for parents who have suffered the loss of a baby is to be restored with the help of a donation.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Charity, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

A memorial garden for parents who have suffered the loss of a baby is to be restored with the help of a donation.

The Sands space at the National Memorial Arboretum has been in place for more than 20 years, offering a space for families to grieve.

A plan by the charity to carry out maintenance to the space has been boosted by a £1,000 grant from Midland Expressway Ltd, the operator of the M6 Toll.

Jen Coates, director of bereavement support services at Sands, said:

> “We are incredibly thankful to Midland Expressway Ltd for supporting the restoration of the Sands Memorial Garden.  
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> “Our memorial gardens have, for many years, been peaceful and beautiful spaces for bereaved families to visit and remember their babies.  
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> “The restoration of the garden in Staffordshire will be a significant step in allowing bereaved families to use this space for many years to come to commemorate their much loved, and missed, babies”  
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> Jen Coates, Sands

Jo Brett, the M6 Toll’s charity coordinator, added:

> “We are extremely proud to be supporting the restoration of this special garden for local families within our community.  
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> “The positive benefits of the environment on health and wellbeing are well documented, we hope the Sands Memorial Garden will support bereaved parents with a peaceful and safe space to grieve.”  
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> Jo Brett, M6 Toll