The GFG Blog
2016Sep
Florist of the Year
Fran Hall
Sep
16
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Debbie Western Debbie has a particular personal passion and an unrivalled gift for creating floral displays for funerals. She has supplied flowers for the sendoffs of celebrities. In an outstanding field, Debbie stands out because funeral flowers are her specialism. This is a matter of personal predilection rather than business
Good news for Dignity shareholders
Fran Hall
Sep
16
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Bereaved families in the Oxford area may be a little less pleased to know that the cost of having a relative cremated at their local Dignity owned crematorium will be £999 from next week onwards. Just a short journey towards London, a cremation at South West Middlesex Crematorium will cost
Embalmer of the Year
Fran Hall
Sep
15
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Andy Holder Andy is an outstandingly accomplished embalmer whose knowledge and professional skills are matched by his humanity and respect for people who have died. Overwhelming endorsements from many of the funeral directors that he works with were the reason why Andy has been picked as the Embalmer of the
Whatever.
Fran Hall
Sep
15
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As if bringing you the #DeathOscars, the Good Funeral Awards, wasn’t quite enough for 2016, we’ve got a few more treats in store for you. In partnership with the National Trust, as part of Life. Death. Whatever. – a month long festival celebrating life, death and everything in between –
Celebrant of the Year
Fran Hall
Sep
14
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Stevie Glover From a huge field of contenders for this award, this year’s Celebrant of the Year was chosen for her genuine likeability as well as her exceptional professionalism. Highly regarded by fellow deathcare staff and affectionately referred to in the testimonials from families she has helped, Stevie’s caring support up
Minister of the Year
Fran Hall
Sep
13
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Reverend Canon Gill Behenna, Chaplain among Deaf people in the Diocese of Bristol Why did Gill win? ‘The winner of this category was chosen for her outstanding and ground-breaking contribution to the funeral experience of Deaf people. When a member of the Deaf Community passes away, their funeral is often
The afterglow of the Good Funeral Awards
Fran Hall
Sep
13
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The verdict? It was a good day out! The partying vicars above certainly looked like they were enjoying themselves. There are likely to be a lot of local news stories appearing round the country as the winners of a Good Funeral Award 2016 celebrate their recognition by their peers, and
I can’t afford to die so now I sell coffins on Norwich Market
Fran Hall
Sep
12
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Guest post by Ruth Phelps of www.borca.co.uk I opened my stall on Norwich Market in January 2016 and stock sustainably-resourced willow, green ash and rush baskets from household laundry baskets to bike and log and picnic hampers and much more. I additionally stock Fairtrade baskets from Palestine and seek to
Wise words
Fran Hall
Sep
10
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Ru’s opening words to the assembled guests struck a chord with many who were there, so we thought we’d put them on the blog for the whole world to read. Over to you Rupert. “Welcome everyone to the Good Funeral Awards 2016! It started off, as so many good things
The Winners
Fran Hall
Sep
08
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And here they are – after hundreds of entries and hours of deliberation by the judges, the winners of this year’s Good Funeral Awards have been named and honoured at the fabulous ceremony at Porchester Hall today. Most of the well deserving winners were there to receive their awards
