Brake, a UK road safety charity founded in 1995, says five people dying on UK roads every day must not be seen as normal. Through its National Road Victim Service, it supports…
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Niki Ward: from solving crime to supporting funeral directors
Niki Ward, head of customer success at Funeral Manager, shares how her experience as a police data analyst is helping funeral directors to optimise their business.Many in the funeral profession come…
What GDPR means for funeral businesses
Eileen Ireland, GDPR trainer, consultant, and founder of ReGDPR, outlines the key risks and responsibilities around data handling for funeral homes, celebrants, crematoria and related services.
“Given the number of people and processes…Social media ideas not just for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is Saturday 8 March 2025. And it’s a powerful opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women in the funeral industry.
It offers a chance to highlight the invaluable…
Tributes celebrate 30 years of ‘a family helping other families’
Before the Tributes family began drawing breath to extinguish the 30 candles burning patiently upon their cake, they did what most do at a milestone celebration. Reminisce.
Tori Bush, Sales Director, recalls the…
How a stop-gap job became a calling
Little did Alex Moore know that a temporary job with a funeral director was going to blossom into a professional vocation.
Marking time while making his application to join the Army’s elite Parachute…
Grave Tales – Ronald Reagan
One of the most popular and famous American presidents of modern times is buried in an elaborate memorial site in California.
Republican Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died on…
Don’t tell the children – new book hopes to reach adults too
Former NAFD President John Adams has teamed up with children’s books author Clare Shaw to produce a new book to encourage wider discussion of death, dying and bereavement called Don’t tell the…
Unicorns and tractors set new trends for children’s coffins
Colourful Coffins says changing trends in children’s coffins means unicorns and tractors are now the most popular designs requested by grieving families.
In recent years princesses and dinosaurs have led the way, themes…
FD Anghus completes London Marathon in full mourning suit
A funeral director has raised thousands of pounds for charity and helped hundreds of people break down the taboos around discussing death by running the London Marathon in his full work attire…
