Poem
This is the second poem we have have published by Paul Wooldridge. You can find the first here. Paul started writing poetry following the death of his father and as a result much of it deals with death and grief. Paul is not a poet in the fulltime sense of the word, he is an ordinary person […]
Guest Posts and Beyond: Search Engine Optimisation For Funeral Directors
Guest post by Mark Sharron Okay Charles, challenge accepted. This will be the first in a series of articles where I share some insights into what the readership of this site (people who work in the funeral industry, mostly) can do to increase their search engine exposure. To give you a little background on myself I […]
Write a guest blog post and feel the lift
It takes all sorts to make a GFG mailbag — it’s not all lawyer’s letters from the FBCA, you know. Here’s one: Hello Charles and Good Funeral Guide team, I’m an avid reader of The Good Funeral Guide blog and and would be honoured to contribute by submitting an article. I would love to read […]
How old school got to be old hat
I don’t know what undertakers think about while they’re queueing for the supermarket checkout, but if they have anything in common with 84% of the rest of the population they may be reflecting on how their shopping habits have changed since the recession. Just how many of them go on to make a connection with […]
Poem
The Soul by John Whitworth The soul is like a little mouse. He hides inside the body’s house With anxious eyes and twitchy nose As in and out he comes and goes, A friendly, inoffensive ghost Who lives on tea and buttered toast. He is so delicate and small Perhaps he is not there at […]
Child Funeral Charity now taking referrals
The Child Funeral Charity is now considering referrals from professionals within the bereavement industry who will be able to put forward details of any family who they believe needs help to cover the costs of a baby or child’s funeral. Once approved by the trustees, CFC will donate up to £700 per family, with the money being […]
A fitting tribute to Sir Donald Sinden
Posted by Andy Clarke and Holly Bridgestock-Perris On 11 September the world lost one its finest actors of screen and stage. Sir Donald Sinden died at home at the age of 90 following a prolonged battle with cancer. The national press has given praise for his extensive work and his contribution to British acting. They have fully covered […]
My first funeral
Posted by John Porter I think a personal reflective piece is in order following my delivery yesterday of my first fee-paying funeral ceremony as a recently qualified Funeral Celebrant. I will not forget it for several reasons. The first reason is that I was sunning myself beside a swimming pool on a sun-drenched Greek island when […]
Who’s sorry now?
The baby ashes scandal which broke at Mortonhall crematorium quickly spread to other crematoria in Scotland. Will it develop into a UK-wide scandal? Have other crematoria been failing to recover ashes from infants despite the availability of forty-year-old science showing that a foetus as young as 17 weeks’ gestation will, if cremated gently, yield ash? […]
QSA is hiring
Quaker Social Action is looking for two exceptional people to join our team. Down to Earth development worker Full time, £26,522pa, Bethnal Green, London. Down to Earth is a unique project which works with those on a low income in east London who are face planning and paying for a funeral. We step in […]
