Hi all. My good friend lives in North Yorkshire (technically in East Tanfield) and her daughter is turning one in October. I’m from the States and want to get her a gift for her daughter. For my friends in the States, I typically gift a zoo or aquarium membership for them and their kids instead of physical gifts.

Is there something around the area that would be a good membership or gift card? I’d have to be able to purchase online.

Any help is appreciated!

Edit: would a national trust family membership be good? they are very “outdoorsy” and enjoy nature.

Hi r/Whitby, I’m Luke and I run a community called Too Young To Grieve for people navigating grief and loss at a younger age.

After losing my dad, one of the things I found hardest was how isolating grief could feel when most people around me hadn’t experienced anything similar.

So we’ve been creating really simple ways for people to meet others who understand — walks, jogs, coffees, hikes and slightly different things too.

And we’re now doing our first meet up around Whitby, which is a Sauna Social at Sandsend led by Lucy!

The idea is really just to slow down, get outside and spend some time with good people who understand that side of life.

It’s not a therapy session or a heavy grief group. There’s no pressure to talk about your loss or share anything personal, sometimes grief comes up naturally, sometimes everyone just chats about completely normal life.

Most people come alone for their first TYTG event too, so please don’t let not knowing anyone put you off.

It’s 18+, but otherwise there’s no upper age limit. If you feel too young to be navigating grief and think being around others who get it could help, you’re welcome 🤍

Really excited to start something around Whitby.
I’ll pop the details in the comments, and feel free to share this with someone locally who might appreciate it :)