A Bring Them Light initiative

Carry Forward

One life.
A lasting place in your community.

Discover who they were.
Let their story inspire what you do next.

Bring it to my school Explore the journey

For schools, families, organisations and communities.

  • Meet a person
  • Create in their memory
  • Carry their story forward

The path we walk together

From remembrance to action

Carry Forward moves gently from getting to know a life, through a shared moment of light, and onward into action, connection, and community.

  1. Remember

    Discover the person behind the name through stories, photographs, music, and memories shared by those who knew them.

  2. Light

    Gather in a moment of remembrance.
    A light ceremony can become an annual tradition for a school or community.

  3. Action

    Create a project inspired by the person’s life and values. It might be an act of kindness, volunteering, art, community service, or an idea entirely your own.

  4. Connection

    The vision is to connect participants around the world through a digital map showing the lives they honour and the projects they create.

  5. Community

    Share reflections and ideas with others carrying lives forward.
    A proposed global relay would let one group say, “We carry forward…”, then invite another to do the same.

Carry Forward around the world

One more light in the world

Every light marks a place where a name is being carried forward. Together, these acts of remembrance bring the world into light.

3 locations carrying names forward

Carry Forward locations on a world map

One name carried forward.
One more light in the world.

Keep their story moving

Remembering how they lived

Carry Forward is about remembering how people lived and allowing their values to inspire what we do next.
Every school, family, organisation, and community can find its own way to take part.

You cannot change how their story ended. But you can help decide whether their story continues.

For educators

Carry Forward in your school

Help your pupils meet one person through their life story, then create something meaningful to carry their memory forward.

Begin by exploring lives remembered in the
Bring Them Light archive.

  1. Choose one person

    Select a life remembered by Bring Them Light.

  2. Learn their story

    Explore who they were, what they loved and what made them unique.

  3. Create an act of remembrance

    Choose artwork, writing or another meaningful activity suited to your pupils’ ages and needs.

  4. Share what you created

    Get in touch with Bring Them Light to discuss sharing your school’s act of remembrance.

  5. Keep their memory present

    Carry their story beyond October 7 and into your school community.

Register interest

Bring Carry Forward to my school

Interested in taking part? Tell us a little about your school so we can get in touch about Carry Forward.

We handle each enquiry with care. Your details are used only to respond about Carry Forward participation.

For example: ages 8–11, secondary school or mixed ages.

For other questions, please use our general contact form.