Funeral as a celebration of life
These days, we often look upon a funeral as a celebration of life as well as an opportunity to mourn a death. Funeral, ceremony, wake, memorial... whatever you call it, these goodbyes are all 'rites of...
View ArticleLasting tributes
Lasting tributes are part of our culture... memorial stones, songs, poems. Our favourite has to be this lasting tribute. The oak heart-shaped forest. The post Lasting tributes appeared first on Final...
View ArticlePlanet Peggy
It's a pretty splendid way to remember someone, having a planet named after them. Check out Planet Peggy. The post Planet Peggy appeared first on Final Fling.
View ArticleSupporting a child after bereavement
This week we bring you advice on supporting a child after bereavement from our friends at Winston’s Wish. Each year, Winston’s Wish supports over 30,000 bereaved children and young people after the...
View ArticleWriting a eulogy for Christine
This week we're delighted to have welcome Barry Ward as our guest blogger. By sharing the eulogy he gave for his wife Christine at her funeral, he hopes to help anyone else faced with writing a eulogy...
View ArticleGravestone words
Robin Hyde-Chambers at family-owned funeral services company R Hyde-Chambers Funeral Directors blogs for us this week on gravestone words. “Epitaphs are the words inscribed on a gravestone as a lasting...
View ArticleWrite a tribute after a death
If you’d like to write a tribute after a death but don’t feel able, here’s how to do it – inspired by a participant in our recent Absent Friends Supper. Writing a tribute is a lovely way of remembering...
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