A CHARD author who also runs a support group for bereaved parents has been nominated for a national award for the second year running.

Julz Scott runs the Chard branch of Towards Tomorrow Together, and has been a blog for five years and last year had her first book published, titled A Mayflower Rainbow.

Now, she has been nominated for a Butterfly Award in the author/blogger for the second year in a row.

The awards recognise people who support parents going through babyloss.

Mrs Scott said: “Five years ago my blog was born. Wandering lost and confused I found this safe place, which became a way to communicate with people who couldn’t quite understand what goes on in my grieving brain.

“I wanted to reach out to other parents, to show they aren’t alone. She died so unexpectedly, I had no idea how we’d carry on breathing.

“I wanted a way to keep her memory alive, so I chose to grieve openly and freely, to break the deathly silence.

“The further forward I move, the more I write the more I learn that post-neonatal death awareness is so low.

“By sharing her, our grief I hope I can help another family who has to bury their baby get through the most ugliest and darkest of times.”

Every year, a black tie event, is held for all nominees and the winners voted for by the public are announced, with more than 300 people due to attend this year.

In Mrs Scott’s nomination, it said: “Julz’s continued commitment to helping others via her incredible writing and her blogs, as well as raising awareness, and fundraising for Towards Tomorrow Together, continue to be both inspirational and humbling.

“She has done so much it’s mind boggling.”

To vote for Julz, click here.