Quote of the day
“Kill me, you fucking fool!” Kingsley Amis, as he lay dying, to his son Philip.
Psych-Vikings
Here’s some text from Consequence of Sound: Everyone deals with death in their own personal way, but psych-rock outfit Crystal Antlers offers a unique perspective on the topic in their music video for “Dog Days”. In said clip, a group of friends commemorate a dead friend by carrying around his/her ashes in various cups and cookie jars, […]
Dire fact of the day
Independent funeral directors in the greater Leicester area number only 25% of funeral Service providers.
Vicar gets cross
Obviously, any building created by the state at the behest of its citizens should be faith-neutral. It’s a given, it goes without saying, so why say it? Because the Co-op seems to have fallen foul of an unholy alliance of some townspeople of Shrewsbury in the matter of its £1.7 million refurb of the town’s […]
Quote of the day
“I started taking better care of myself once I learned how expensive funerals are.” Source
Sidecar conversion
The Revd Paul Sinclair, proprietor of Motorcycle Funerals, occupies, in the unanimous opinion of all who toil round the clock here at the GFG-Batesville Tower, the status of national treasure. He’s a thoroughly good egg, a lovely man. At weekends, when crem chimneys grow cold, Paul and his wife Marian like to travel the country […]
Please talk about this
This press release was issued this morning by Dignity in Dying following Geraldine McClelland’s death at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland: 08 Dec 2011: My dying wish: please talk about my death In September I decided to travel abroad to die. Having made the necessary arrangements, in October I contacted Dignity in Dying and asked […]
Transparent funeral pricing (Disinfectant part 2)
How can you give people clear simple information about the likely cost of the funeral they are organising? It sounds easy but in practice it can be the hardest thing in the world. How do you listen, share, sympathise and support people in all sorts of distress? How do you help them start to […]
Quote of the day
“When I die I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did, in his sleep… not screaming, like the passengers in his car.” Text of a Christmas card that’s just arrived at GFG HQ
Tendagrave
“Tendagrave is a free service for people who cannot for whatever reason tend a family or friend’s grave. It will put you in touch with other people in a similar situation. You then offer to tend a grave in your local area and, in return, your loved one’s grave will also be lovingly looked after.” […]
