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Our Services and Book of Remembrance 

Our Light up a Life Services

We hope we can look forward to seeing you at a Light up a Life service this year

  • St Mary's Church, Prittlewell, SS2 6LQ - Sunday 30th November, 4pm
  • Canvey Methodist Church, SS8 9AB - Saturday 6th December, 4pm
  • Hadleigh Salvation Army Temple, SS7 2PR - Sunday 7th December, 4pm

Our services are free to all who would like to attend. You do not need to have experienced hospice care.

Light up a Life services include reflective readings, opportunities to remember loved ones and some seasonal music. Everyone who attends a service will receive an LED candle to light during the event and is welcome to take this home.

Colleagues from Havens Hospices will be at each event, able to offer support if you need it.

We all hope we can look forward to seeing you at a Light up a Life service this year. Everyone else there will be there for the same reason as you, and you will be so very welcome.

Book of Remembrance

The Book of Remembrance will be available to view throughout 2026 at the following venues.

  • Canvey Methodist Church
  • St Mary’s Church, Prittlewell
  • Fair Havens Hospice, Southend-on-Sea
  • Southend Crematorium

Your donations and our gift

When you make a donation in memory of your loved one, we will: 

  • Dedicate a light on our Christmas Trees at Little Havens and Fair Havens
  • Send you a keepsake card to honour your loved one and the good work you’ve done in their name by making a donation to Havens Hospices.
  • Send you tags to hang on your own tree or return to us for the indoor tree
  • Include your loved one’s name in our Book of Remembrance which will be available to view at all our Light up a Life remembrance services.*

*if received by the deadline of Monday 17th November

New for this year - a special Light up a Life keepsake

We're pleased to introduce a brand-new keepsake decoration created especially for Light up a Life 2025. This meaningful memento can be displayed at home, as a way to remember someone special throughout the festive season.

To purchase your own keepsake click here.