Simon Smith

August 23, 2022

Different modes of grieving

People deal with grief differently. Some people who are grieving go deeply into the grief and can focus on little else, for a while at least. […]
August 4, 2022

How a funeral can cost less and still be beautiful

Funerals can cost less and be better when families and friends become more involved. We encourage this. A more intimate and personal funeral doesn’t have to […]
May 9, 2022

Why we have funerals – anthropologist’s view

“The fact that practically all human societies possess some formalised death rites, alongside the otherwise practical task of disposing of a body, suggests that funerary ritual […]
November 2, 2021
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Talking about dying

When someone is dying, death is often not talked about because of a fear of upset. The dying person doesn’t want to upset their close ones […]
June 25, 2021

How to reduce funeral costs and still have a good funeral

Funerals can cost less and be better when families and friends become more involved. The newspapers are full of articles about the cost of funerals. Some […]
March 3, 2021

9 things to know about funerals during Covid

The maximum number of people who can attend is 30, and this may be less if the room is not large enough for adequate social distancing. […]
January 30, 2021
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Acknowledging a death in your community

One of the residents in our street died at home yesterday. We, not having not been here that long, and as she had been frail and […]
September 23, 2019

Natural Burials

Our latest shop window at 7 High Street Totnes is on the theme of natural burial. We are blessed with several beautiful natural burial grounds in […]
August 24, 2019

Our talk to the Competition & Markets Authority

Small, local funeral directors and the future of funerals by Jane Morrell and Simon Smith Green Fuse Funeral Training Heart & Soul Funerals This is a […]

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