A funeral arranger helped young carers to receive gifts and organised for a special Star Wars Stormtrooper to visit them at a party, after building a special relationship with a charity which…
Category: 2023
BBC News leads with NAFD President’s Bereavement in Education campaign
The new year got off to a high profile start for the NAFD with coverage on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC news online and the BBC News Channel of the…
Quaker Social Action reports 240 funeral directors to CMA
Since September 2021, the Down to Earth funeral costs team at Quaker Social Action has reported 240 funeral directors to the CMA who have been seen to be breaching the Funerals Market…
Making the jump from HR to stonemasonry
Nottingham based A W Lymn, The Family Funeral Service, is cementing its reputation as a leader in its industry, by enhancing the opportunities for training and development in its stonemasonry team. Understanding the…
I Love My Job: Maria Brancati, gravedigger
Crowned Gravedigger of the Year at the 2022 Good Funeral Awards, Maria Brancati tells Sharon Barnard why she feels so proud, and debunks a few myths about her work “We do not simply…
Thinking of a social media strategy for your funeral home?
Eimer Duffy asks: why have a strategy? The funeral home’s social media strategy should serve as an effective platform. Focused on connecting with and engaging bereaved families and their communities, it should promote…
New Start: ‘My biggest joy … is knowing I’ve supported a family’
Former adult social care worker Lucy Derrick became a memorial consultant a year ago and has already clocked up an award. She tells Sharon Barnard about her new roleIn her previous job working…
Manchester: stonemason gifts memorial after seeing 86-year-old’s poignant story
A stonemason has gifted a special memorial to a mother from Greater Manchester after her poignant story was broadcast on TV. Lilian Thorpe, 86, gave birth to a stillborn baby boy in 1961…
Short films launched to help explain burial and cremation to children
Child Bereavement UK has launched two animated short films to help explain to children what happens at a funeral and answer some of the questions they may have about burials and cremations. The…
Scotland inspector praises Borders Crematorium team for ‘first class service’ during pandemic
The team at Borders Crematorium has been highly praised by a regulatory inspector for the service they provide to local families and for their work during the pandemic. Robert Swanson QPM, Senior Inspector…
