Manchester-based entrepreneur and widowed founder Nicky Wake has launched The Widowed Collective, a new not-for-profit community interest company (CIC) offering support to people who have lost a life partner. Wake, who previously founded Chapter 2 Dating and WidowsFire, created the CIC after her own bereavement highlighted how isolating widowhood can be. The organisation is also recruiting Widowed Collective Advocates to help shape its future, whether by leading local groups, supporting fundraising, or contributing to strategy and governance. The Widowed Collective is about recognising that grief doesn’t come with a timeline and that no two journeys look the same. We want it to be a place of real hope, real tools and real connection for anyone who has lost a partner.”