Join us for the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People’s Memorial Service.
Families, friends and all who wish to remember and celebrate the lives of children who have died are warmly invited to attend our annual Memorial Service.
Sunday 29 November 2026
Doors open: 2.00pm
Service begins: 2.30pm
Refreshments available
Greyfriars Charteris Centre, 138/140 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9RR
This special service provides an opportunity to come together in remembrance, reflection and support.
A Memorial Book is kept in the Sanctuary at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. If you would like to have a page created in memory of your child, please contact the Chaplain or Spiritual Care team. Please also feel free to get in touch if you would like to know more about emotional and bereavement support for families.
The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary offers space for quiet reflection, prayer or meditation with access to a landscaped courtyard which has a labyrinth of large stones. The Sanctuary can be found on the ground floor of the RHCYP, next to Castle Mey Ward. Ritual washing facilities are available.
There is an annual Memorial Service to remember children who have died, held in Edinburgh on the last Sunday in November every year. You are welcome to attend with family and friends of all ages.
Spiritual Care Support
Chaplains are available to offer support to people of any faith or no faith who have experienced the death of a child. Get in touch by telephone or by e-mail:
Sunday 29 November 2026
Doors open: 2.00pm
Service begins: 2.30pm
Refreshments available
Greyfriars Charteris Centre, 138/140 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9RR
