Howard Hodgson, founder and CEO of Memoria Limited and previous CEO of Hodgson Holdings plc, has announced that he is stepping down from the business due to ill health. Howard has been a…
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France: skeletons of 28 horses discovered in ‘astonishing’ 2,000-year-old graves
Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a mystery. Discovered in Villedieu-sur-Indre,…
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…
New SAIF President pledges independents’ voice will be heard ‘loud and clear’
Declan Maguire, Director of Glasgow-based Anderson Maguire Funeral Directors, has been elected President of SAIF (the Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors. Declan, whose family business has supported bereaved people across Glasgow…
‘Evie made us feel like Everley was safe and looked after’
A funeral director from Hampshire has won prestigious national recognition at the Mariposa Trust Awards held in London recently. Evie Thomas-Broomfield is a funeral director with Richard Steel & Partners in Winchester, and…
Official code of practice for funeral directors approved by Scottish Parliament
The first major step in the regulation of the funeral profession in Scotland has been taken with the approval of a statutory code of practice. The Scottish Government’s Funeral Director Code of Practice…
That’s the way to do it: the Punch & Judy funeral
When Rachael Lee approached West Midlands-based Jennifer Ashe & Son to arrange the funeral of her late mother, Carol Lee, she had a rather unconventional request – a Punch and Judy Puppet…
Legacy Independent Funeral Directors: SAIF issues statement
Trade association for independent funeral directors SAIF is deeply distressed about reports of arrests at a funeral directors in Hull following a police investigation. A spokesperson said: “We understand that many members of…
Launch of Medical Examiner system for England and Wales delayed again
Trade association SAIF has said it is not surprised to hear that the implementation of the already-delayed statutory Medical Examiner system for England and Wales will not happen during the first half…
Grief counsellor receives BEM in New Year’s Honours List
Well respected grief counsellor and author Dr Bill Webster was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) “for services to the bereaved in the UK and in Canada” in the 2024 New Year’s…
