A NEW support group that offers help to bereaved families in Lochaber has had a positive start.
Following a story in The Oban Times on May 19 about the Simpson’s Memory Box Appeal (SiMBA), the group’s Highland Ambassador Susan Simpson said the inaugural meeting of the group in Fort William was a great success.
Ms Simpson said: ‘Much of the difficulty is the thought of walking in to a group of strangers and to help this we have spent a good deal of time speaking on a one-to-one basis with families. We are honoured to have sent memory boxes out to some of them and would encourage anyone who feels this would be of comfort to get in touch.’