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…
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Charity develops bereavement support resource for UK local churches
A church-based charity – Loss and HOPE – has developed a support resource for churches to help bereaved people in their communities The Bereavement Journey is a six-session bereavement support resource for churches,…
Parliament debates funeral regulation after distressing burial incident
Independent regulation of funeral director services came under the microscope in Parliament on 17 November with a debate called by Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen. It followed an incident in his…
Dealing with the ‘dark greens’
Consumer concern about environmental issues – fuelled further by the recent COP26 conference – is only going to increase. We asked funeral sector expert Simon Cox for his view on what we…
Funeral director helps feed Leeds homeless
A funeral director spent his Friday night helping feed and clothe Leeds’ homeless population after being overwhelmed with donations from the local community. Andy Gardiner, Funeral Director at Wm Dodgson & Son Funeral…
Colum becomes one of NAFD’s youngest board examiners
Colum O’Shea, funeral director at one of the largest privately-owned funeral directors in the UK, is now one of the NAFD’s youngest examiners. Colum decided to apply for the volunteer examiner role to…
Comedy pilot planned on grieving process by sketch comedian based on dad’s death
Sketch comic Paul Black, who came to prominence on TikTok over lockdown and recently performed his live show Self Care Era at the 3000-seater SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, is developing a semi-autobiographical…
Coventry funeral director returns from Ukraine aid trip ‘a changed person’
Andy Hawkins of Franklin and Hawkins Funeral Directors, Coventry, immediately rallied when the invasion of Ukraine first hit the news in the UK. “There was no way we could sit at home watching…
CPJ Field back #PaidLeaveToGrieve
The UK’s oldest funeral directors, CPJ Field, is calling on Brits to support its #PaidLeaveToGrieve campaign – encouraging all UK employers to offer a flexible paid bereavement policy to staff. There is currently…
