THE weather was perfect last Tuesday for Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire Sands’ Starlight Walk in Tenby - a special way to remember lost babies under a beautiful starry sky, creating meaningful connections along the way.

The walk finished at St Johns Church, members of which are thanked for their kindness and generosity.

At the church participants decorated a special memory tree. The decorations included those lovingly created by parents who walked with us last year but were unable to join us this time — their presence and their babies’ memories were still very much felt.

The charity also included decorations from its Zoo la-la event, ensuring every baby was remembered.

Thanks go to everyone who joined and supported Sands.

The UK’s leading pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands is there to save babies’ lives and support bereaved families.

The charity’s website says: “In 1978, a group of bereaved parents came together - to support each other and unite for better maternity and bereavement care. They knew it was vital that parents’ voices were heard, and listened to, for change to happen. Since then, Sands has grown. And the community they built - rooted in compassion and a drive for change - still connects and inspires us today.”

Currently, every day in the UK, 13 babies die shortly before, during or soon after birth. At least 1 in 6 of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Thousands of parents and families are experiencing the heartbreak of pregnancy and baby loss every year.

For more information about the charity, visit the Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire Sands webpage.

To ask for help, call the Sands Helpline on 0808 164 3332 or email [email protected]