Neural Smash founder Dan Bradley looks at the collective cost of not knowing what’s real and what’s not thanks to AI.In the last year or so a niggling little voice has crept…
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A day in the life
A day in the life of EVIE KING, lead officer for council funerals at Wealden District Council.At 8.30am I switch on the computer and watch seven email inboxes come to life. No…
Material improvement for a very delicate time
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 departed’s belongings a little less…
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 tocuddle and keep afterwards, and we’re asking readers to help.The idea is the…
Spectacular send offs
Santa Claus isn’t much associated with crematoria, but he had a starring role in the funeral of 87-year-old Walter Hatton, asdid his reindeer and elves.As Hatton neared the end of his life,…
The road ahead
Patrick Quinn, director at Fearghas Quinn, ponders how advances in automotive technology, AI and robotics could reshape the future of funeral vehicles and perhaps even funerals themselves.As hearses and limousines are converted…
Ashes to ashes
Unclaimed ashes are a hot topic, but it’s not just a Britishproblem as US funeral director Lanae Strovers describes.Lanae Strovers is a funeral director, embalmer and trainer for the National Funeral Directors…
Funeral director weds in Wigan crematorium
Wigan Crematorium chapel has just played host to its first wedding as local funeral director Diane Davies tied the knot with Craig Winstanley, while the bride’s boss officiated.
“Craig and I wanted a…THE GFA AWARD WINNERS
The Good Funeral Awards are a celebration of the immense talent that exists in the bereavement sector. Here are a few brief highlights from the hundreds of heartfelt nominations received for the…
