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Stuart Maisner BBC News, South East Kent Speak Their Name A total of 66 squares are being stitched together for the memorial quilt A memorial quilt created in Kent by those who have been bereaved by suicide is being stitched together to go on display. The Kent Speak Their Name memorial quilt is being organised by the parents of Stefan Kluibenschadl, from Margate, who died in 2022, aged 15. A total of 66 squares were created at workshops earlier this year and the completed artwork will be displayed at a suicide prevention event, The Baton of Hope, at Dreamland in Margate on 22 September. Emma Kluibenschadl, Stefan's mother, said: "It has been an extremely emotional and powerful experience for those who attended the workshops." A total of 10 workshops took place across east Kent from February to July and were attended by dozens of people. Ms Kluibenschadl said: "We have made new connections with so many people who have been bereaved in Kent. "It has been amazing to be in space with other people where you can be totally authentic about your own grief. "We did a lot of chatting, a lot of crying, spoke of a lot of memories and hugged people we'd never met before." The majority of those represented in the quilt are male, although the three youngest are all 13-year-old girls. Imagine Photography Workshops took place between February and July in towns across east Kent Ms Kluibenschadl, who will be a baton bearer at the Baton of Hope event in Margate, said: "I'm immensely proud that we have been able to instigate this and help others who are in the same position as us. "I'm excited for the unveiling of the quilt and for it to be widely seen." Preparations are under way for the artwork to travel around venues in Kent from October as well as to the Houses of Parliament. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story you can visit BBC Action Line. Related internet links
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15-02-2025
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Margate: Workshops to start to create memorial quilt
The first of a series of workshops in Kent to create a quilt in memory of those who have lost their lives to suicide is set to take Kent Speak Their Name memorial quilt has been inspired by similar projects in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire and in Hampshire in has been organised by the parents of Stefan Kluibenschadl, from Margate, who died in 2022, aged mother, Emma Kluibenschadl, said each square of the quilt made at the workshop in Margate on Saturday would "represent the unique memories of the family or friend who has died". "The quilt project will get people together, talking about their loved ones and supporting their own mental health," she said."I've had more than 30 people already contact me from all over Kent wanting to take part, which is really encouraging." Further creative workshops are planned in Margate, Broadstairs and Herne Bay over the coming completed artwork will be displayed at a suicide prevention event, The Baton of Hope, in Margate this September, and preparations are under way for it to travel around venues in Kent from October. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this story you can visit BBC Action Line.
