The judges would like to say…
Miniature coffins provided by the generous sponsor of this year’s awards, Greenfield Creations Photograph by Jayne Lloyd. Over the next week or two,we’ll be publishing on this blog the reasons for the judges’ decisions in choosing the winners and runners up in the 2017 Good Funeral Awards. We’re starting off today with a word […]
Standing ovation at The Good Funeral Awards
The former editor of the GFG, Louise Winter, brought the packed room at Porchester Hall to their feet at the close of the 2017 Good Funeral Awards with a powerful emotional tribute to the late Jon Underwood. Everyone present joined in a standing ovation in recognition of Jon’s pioneering work in starting the Death […]
The Good Funeral Awards 2017 Winners
The Good Funeral Awards 2017 sponsored by Greenfield Creations The winners of this year’s Death Oscars were announced at the glittering awards ceremony in London today. Most Significant Contribution to the Understanding of Death Joint Winners: Liz Rothschild and Lucy Coulbert Runner Up: Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief – It Takes a Village. […]
No grave concerns
A funeral may need organising at a moment’s notice. But how much notice do you think is advisable, or reasonable, for renovating and repair a gravestone? And what should the relevant institution do to accommodate health and safety concerns, if you don’t take action fast enough? Many churchyards monuments are, by anyone’s measure, on the […]
Is your name on the list…?
This year’s Long List has just been published, and all the finalists for a 2017 Good Funeral Award can be found on the Awards website here. Or you can skim down the list below and see if you’re on it. Individuals listed first, alphabetically by first name, and companies / organisations listed second. It has […]
Material choices
Willow, cardboard, veneer. Wool, even. The material in which we choose to be buried may be imbued with cultural, emotional or traditional significance. We have the benefit of access to so many superb suppliers. We know the options are highly varied now, as are the means of interment. It is important that we don’t take […]
Our role in their wishes
We noted The Sun newspaper’s report on a floral tribute this week, pointing a mild gosh-look-at-this finger at a family’s ambition to let funeral wishes be carried out – to the perfumed, petalled letter. However, it was the throwaway inclusion of another story, further down the page, that caught our eye. Moving on past the […]
Thank you Lou!!
We are really sad to announce that our lovely Editor, Louise Winter, has resigned as part of the GFG team this weekend. We’ve been lucky enough to have had her on board for over a year, during which time she has reinvigorated and rejuvenated the Good Funeral Guide, teaching us oldies about the power of […]
Oh dear, oh dear oh dear
It was only a matter of time. The GFG has been the go to information resource for anyone needing to find out about the intricacies of organising a funeral for years and years, in fact, we’re amazed it’s taken this long for someone to hitch on to our coat tails. The winner of the prize […]
Babyloss – a unique kind of grief
Yesterday, I spent the day visiting our latest funeral director who has joined the list of those who are ‘Recommended by the GFG’ – Bennetts Funeral Directors in Essex, and met most of the lovely staff there, including Leigh Tanner, who has just recently set up a family support group for those who have been […]
