Light a candle
for a loved companion
For every walk and every welcome home. Their name and a few words from you, on a page that stays.
Why people trust the Bridge of Lights
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- Permanent. One payment, no renewal.
- Raising £100,000 for UK bereavement charities
- A candle is £1. Anything more is optional.
Start with their name. Everything else is optional.
What happens next
- Their candle is lit on the bridge, at a page that is theirs alone.
- We email you their candle number and a link, so you can visit them whenever you want to.
“Fourteen years at my feet. The house is too quiet.”
This is what their page looks like.
A memorial candle for a pet
The Bridge of Lights is a permanent online memorial: one bridge with room for a million candles, each one lit for somebody who was loved. Candles for dogs, cats and horses are already on it, beside everyone else’s, because losing an animal you shared your life with is grief like any other.
A candle carries their name, the years you had them if you know them, and a few words from you. It has its own page you can share with the people who knew them too, and it stays exactly where it is. One payment of £1, and nothing to renew.
The Rainbow Bridge, and this one
Many people who lose a pet know the Rainbow Bridge, where the poem says they wait for us. This is a different bridge, but plenty of the people who light a candle here have that one in mind, and you are welcome to.
Some light a candle on a Monday evening with others who have lost a pet. A candle here can be lit at any hour, on the day it happens or years later, and it is still burning the next morning.
Questions people ask
Is it really £1?
Yes. One payment of £1 for a candle. There is no subscription, nothing renews, and we will never charge the card again. The coloured flame, a song and the certificate are optional and priced on the form. A minimum of 10p per transaction goes to UK bereavement charities, and that includes charities supporting people after the loss of a pet.
Can I light one for any animal?
Yes. Dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, birds, a tortoise who was in the family for fifty years: any animal you loved. Write their name as you called them. A single name is fine.
Will it sit beside candles for people?
Yes, on the same bridge and in the same way. Nobody marks a candle as being for a pet unless you say so in your words.
What if I do not know when they were born?
Leave it out. Both years are optional, and for a rescue you can give the year they came home instead.
Can I make a whole page for them?
Yes. A memorial page gathers every candle lit for them in one place, so family and friends can light one too. It is £9.99, with their first candle and its extras included.
How long does it stay?
Permanently. The bridge holds one million spaces, and when they are all lit it closes to new candles. The ones already there stay exactly where they are.