'...in order to help people relax, food and drink are laid on – especially cake!' Photo: vtsr / flickr CC.

Geof Sewell reflects on an initiative in Thirsk that values open conversation, coffee and cake

Death Cafe

Geof Sewell reflects on an initiative in Thirsk that values open conversation, coffee and cake

by Geof Sewell 6th March 2015

Death Cafe is a worldwide movement. It’s seen as a time for people, often strangers, to gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Its objectives are ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’.