Last month we asked for teddies to comfort grieving kids, this month we appeal to FSJ readers to get ready, steady, sew to help make collecting a loved one’s belongings a little…
Category: Making a difference

Make funerals more bearable for children
FSJ is calling on crematoria operators to help grieving kids get through funerals by giving them a comfort bear to cuddle and keep afterwards, and we’re asking you to help.The idea is…

Teddies needed to help kids bear grief
Kingsdown Crematorium in Swindon has launched an urgent appeal for teddy bears to give to grieving children at funerals.The crematorium began presenting bears to bereaved youngsters in 2024 to give them something…

From Belfast to Benidorm in an old banger
Belfast-based funeral director Micky Mallon has just completed the five-day Benidorm or Bust rally to raise money for Mencap Northern Ireland, alongside two of his cousins.The trio of Mallons travelled across…

The flying welshman
A funeral director from Ystalyfera in Neath Port Talbot is gearing up to cycle 437 in four days from Scotland to Wales to raise money for Wales Air Ambulance next month.Steffan Lloyd…






