September 23, 2021
When my mother died in Leicester I experienced a funeral arranging interview which was just a tickbox exercise. The arranger asked me nothing about her, assumptions […]
August 21, 2021
Not All Funeral Directors Are The Same Most people don’t think about funerals much in advance and can suddenly be faced with needing to appoint one […]
July 13, 2021
Our latest story shows how you can create a funeral that is personal with heart and soul. When her Mother died, Hilary knew that she didn’t […]
June 8, 2021
A recent report showed that 42% of people in the UK have not made it known if they would want to be cremated or buried when […]
September 24, 2020
Someone asked me yesterday if I found the work I do as an undertaker depressing – being with people in the height of their grief – […]
September 21, 2020
Funerals have changed over the last 20 years from being largely faith based to over half being more person-centred and individual, led by a celebrant – […]
September 17, 2020
Anthropologist Douglas Davies states that without having some way to deal with death we would not have thrived as a species. Conscious of our mortality we […]
September 14, 2020
The newspapers are full of articles about the cost of funerals. Some heady figures are quoted in these, often between £4,500 and £6000 for a funeral. […]
September 11, 2020
Arranging a funeral at the time of need is usually a daunting task. You may know little about it. Most people don’t talk about it. You […]
