Where trust is not enough
The recent news about the police investigations at a funeral directors in Hull should rightly concern all of us. The care of those who have died is a sacred task, one that is usually entrusted to funeral staff when we employ a funeral director to help with organising a funeral. We assume that our relatives will be […]
Harrison Funeral Home
It’s always sad to hear that an independently owned funeral business has been sold to one of the big three corporate chains. It’s even more so when the company concerned is one that has been on the Good Funeral Guide ‘Recommended’ list for years. So when we were told by a third party this weekend […]
Another year older and closer to death..
So that was 2017, over and done with. It was quite a year in Funeralworld. We lost one of the brightest stars, the founder of the Death Cafe movement, Jon Underwood, who died on 27th June 2017, tragically young at 44. Jon’s legacy is not only his two beautiful children, but the continuing spread of Death […]
Funeral Florist of the Year 2017
All finalists in this category showed not only great floristry skills but also an understanding of the sensitivity needed to work with clients who have been bereaved. The importance of having a good working relationship with funeral directors is also paramount, and the judges took this into consideration when making their decision. Winner: Rebecca […]
Green Reaper: Should alkaline hydrolysis be regulated in England and Wales on environmental grounds?
A report by Matilda Munro This blog post is an adapted version of a project completed by Matilda Munro in October 2016 as part of her Natural Sciences BSc at the Open University. In the United Kingdom there are two main methods for disposing of the dead: cremation and burial. Over time, cremation has increased […]
There will be cake
June is nearly here and with that comes two wonderful opportunities to meet with the Good Funeral Guide team, make some new friends from the #GoodFuneralGuild and talk all things funeral related whilst eating cake. A Guild Gig On Saturday 3rd June from 12pm, #GoodFuneralGuild member and all round nice guy Toby Angel will be […]
Something for the weekend
If you were at the crematorium this afternoon because someone has died, I’m sorry. If you were at the crematorium this afternoon because someone has died, and you used the conveniences only to find them in the condition above, then on behalf of the UK funeral industry, I’m not only embarrassed but I’m also deeply […]
Read this and weep
Grief Works is a collection of beautifully written stories of the many clients Julia Samuel has dealt with in 25 years of working with grief. She writes about how she’s helped people to deal with the deaths of their parents, partners, siblings and children and face their own mortality. Britain is awash with grief counsellors working […]
‘Here’s Looking At You’ – The Good Grief Project
“It’s a photo taken by someone who would die in 3 months, of her loved ones looking at her, with that knowledge. It’s quite a concept isn’t it? I see the tense smiles as well as the relaxed merry faces. I printed the three photos and joined them together and I put it in her […]
International Work Group on Death, Dying & Bereavement Open Conference
Today, somewhere in Scotland, leaders in the field of death, dying and bereavement will end a five-day meeting, and bid each other farewell until 2018, when the 30th gathering of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement will convene. Membership of the IWG is an honour bestowed by invitation only; founded in […]
