Arrow Valley Lake: Redditch mum to host baby loss walk

Sophie Warman, who live in Greenlands, lost her son Cayden in 2022 and is hosting the lantern walk as part of baby loss awareness week for "all babies gone too soon". 

The event will take place at Arrow Valley Visitor Centre and Lake on Tuesday (October 15) with those wanting to join asked to meet at the entrance at 6.30pm. 

Ms Warman, who also has children Jazmin, Mia, Kyle and Alfie, hopes the walk will help other grieving parents and show them that they are not alone. 

The walk was first held in 2023 (Image: Sophie Warman) She said: "Me and my husband Jamie lost our son Cayden two years ago last week. One moment he was here and the next he was gone. It was absolutely devastating when we lost him but the doctors were able to tell us that he was a little boy. 

"It meant a lot to us to be able to give him a name to remember him by, but we also decided that we wanted to do something to honour his memory. 

"I came up with the idea for a memory walk to help other parents going through what we've been through. There isn't a lot of support locally so I wanted to show others that they are not alone." 

The walk last year received a lot of support from the local community so Ms Warman decided to host another walk this year with the help of Hannah and Jamie Peters from The Rose and Daisy Foundation. 

The couple set up the charity following the loss of their daughters and this year, the money raised from the candles sold will go straight to the charity. 

Ms Warman added: "They have supported me a lot over the last two years so I wanted to do something to give back to them. 

"Organising the walk is a big distraction for me at this time of year and it means a lot to me to be able to do something for other parents in memory of my beautiful boy. 

"I also want to say a massive thank you to the local community for their support especially those that have shared the event on social media and helped raise awareness for baby loss."