Talking about direct cremation
Yesterday, we had the great honour of being invited to take part in the closing debate at the ICCM Learning Conference in Warwickshire. The title of the discussion was ‘Affordable Choice, But at What Cost?’ and the subject was the rise of direct cremation. Our task was to talk about the concerns we have at […]
Cost of Dying 2025 Report – Five things to know
Guest post by Poppy’s Funerals Every year, financial services company Sun Life publishes their research report into funerals: The Cost of Dying. The 2025 report, which came out this week, doesn’t just look at costs but also at wider funeral trends. Having this data publicly available is good news for transparency. It helps start important conversations about […]
The Climate Emergency. Could your funeral plan be part of the problem?
As the UK government congratulates itself on its decision to expand UK fossil fuel exploration, something that is perceived internationally as disastrous, it seems timely to publish this latest piece from our green correspondent: “We’re starting a journey. We want to understand how funeral plans are potentially fuelling climate breakdown. This is a new campaign […]
What to wear to a funeral
Recent photographs of the former President Trump and his family solemnly lining the steps of the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City, watching Ivana Trump’s $125,000 ‘golden hued casket’ as it was carried to the waiting hearse offer us absolute visual confirmation of what the Western world deems to be appropriate ‘attire’ […]
