The Guernsey Bereavement Service invited islanders to light a candle for someone they miss, and contribute their memory to the island’s heart.
The annual event was part of National Grief Awareness Week, which runs until Monday.
GBS manager Liz Pirouet-Douglas said the service was on a mission to normalise conversations about grief and loss.
‘Everybody will suffer grief at some stage in their life,’ she said.
‘But it’s something that’s still very much not talked about, that people don’t want to recognise. Our aim is to change that.’
Islanders have been scattering Guernsey Wildflower seeds around their homes as part of the campaign’s ‘Growing with Grief’ theme.
The blooming flowers will symbolise that though grief is never lost, there are ways to cope and live with it.
‘That’s where the bereavement services can help,’ said Mrs Pirouet-Douglas.
‘Counselling might be the only 50 minutes that some people get for themselves – to fully express how they feel, with no judgement or fear of being a burden.
'It’s so important that those who are struggling are not afraid to seek counselling – it’ll hold their hand through their journey with grief.’
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