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,…
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Ashes into diamond ring provides lasting memorial
A W Lymn The Family Funeral Service has helped a family from Nottinghamshire to grow a real-life diamond from their loved one’s cremated remains. After her husband died, a woman who lives near…
Funerals: please involve children and young people, urges charity
The front row funeral seats are the ones that nobody wants to sit at and yet the UK’s first children and young people’s bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, is keen to remind the…
Grave Tales – Ronald Reagan
One of the most popular and famous American presidents of modern times is buried in an elaborate memorial site in California. Republican Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died on…
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…
Unicorns and tractors set new trends for children’s coffins
Colourful Coffins says changing trends in children’s coffins means unicorns and tractors are now the most popular designs requested by grieving families. In recent years princesses and dinosaurs have led the way, themes…
FD Anghus completes London Marathon in full mourning suit
A funeral director has raised thousands of pounds for charity and helped hundreds of people break down the taboos around discussing death by running the London Marathon in his full work attire…
Making a difference: Community’s the key for Anthony
Community-minded funeral director Anthony Barton from Greater Manchester has found that small acts of kindness really do make an impact When Anthony opened his own business in Mossley last November, he started as…
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…
