Save the date!
The poshest knees-up for the UK funeral industry is moving to central London. The Good Funeral Awards 2016 promises to be the biggest yet. We’ll be at the grand Porchester Hall in Bayswater for the lunch and ceremony on Thursday 8 September. Booking a room overnight won’t be necessary. The idea is that most people […]
But on a happier note…
DEATH, says Nicholas Albery between mouthfuls of Neapolitan ice cream, really ought to be a better experience all around. ‘For everyone involved, I mean. Not only for the dying person, but for the relatives too.’ Twenty five years ago today, on 14th April 1991, journalist Joanna Moorhead opened her article in The Observer with these words […]
First day in the new job..
So the GFG has a CEO. Who’d have thought it! With thanks to the lovely Barbara Chalmers at Final Fling for making the announcement today – see blogpost here. Looking forward to good times at GFG Towers as we continue celebrating the best in funeralworld while keeping a watchful eye out for the less than worthy. Onwards […]
Not a Good Urner?
Guest post by Tim Morris The House of Commons Work & Pensions Committee report published on 31st March contained evidence that a funeral director had refused to hand over the ashes of a deceased person to the family concerned until the funeral account had been settled. It should be noted that the ashes of a […]
Frankly speaking
In a report published today the Work and Pensions Committee says the UK Government should follow the lead of the Scottish Government and conduct a broad review of burials, cremations and funerals, with a view to making changes that have a long-term impact on funeral inflation and reduce funeral poverty. The Committee also says evidence […]
