Death releases both Ivan Ilyich and his folk
On 9 September, Leo Tolstoy was wished a Happy 186th Birthday by Google Doodle. The Google homepage included a slideshow of Tolstoy’s works, including War and Peace, Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The latter, written shortly after Tolstoy’s religious conversion, tells the story of the premature death of a Russian legal whizzkid. […]
Good Funeral Awards 2014 – the WINNERS
Funeral Director of the Year Sarah Clarke of Arka Original Funerals Most Promising New Funeral Director of the Year – sponsored by the Church of England Sarah Stuart and Lel Wallace of Wallace Stewart Green Funeral Director of the Year sponsored by GreenAcres Tracy O’Leary, Woodland Wishes Association of Green Funeral Directors Green Funeral Director […]
Calling all you lastminuters!
The Ideal Death Show starts today. There will be great speakers, great exhibitors, great fellowship and great fun. The event will have all its usual hallmarks: No hush and awe No black suits inclusive unstuffy chatty amazing cakes (how great thou art) Didn’t get around to booking?? No worries. Saturday’s the day to be there. […]
Peter Pan and the could-have-beens
Posted by Richard Rawlinson The two-minute silence, the candle-lit vigil and the ‘lights out’ remembrance ritual have all played a part in World War One centenary commemorations this year. The Great War’s anniversary topicality has also sparked interest in its history, whether reading, or visiting the extremely well-curated centenary exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum. It […]
Give others a chance to help pay for child funerals
What an interesting debate that was, the one about whether undertakers and celebrants should charge for the funerals of children. A great many people followed it silently; the 25 comments represent a tiny fraction of the overall readership. The debate was not conducted on a level of dispassionate logic, so neither side prevailed, but the heart-over-head […]
Movie night at the cemetery
Guest post by Celebrant Wendy Coulton of Dragonfly Funerals Tinseltown is not immune to the universal challenges cemeteries face generating a sustainable income to maintain the grounds and run its services. It was reassuring to learn as a former director of a charitable trust which manages Ford Park Cemetery in Plymouth that the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los […]
Writing Articles after a Funeral
Posted by David Hall Unlike other Carriage Masters, Vintage Lorry Funerals David Hall’s involvement with a Family doesn’t end at the Crematorium, as he is often involved in writing articles about the Deceased and submitting them to Editors of Trade Magazines. David is known to a number of Editors and he can write articles in a […]
