Funeral Director and bereavement education campaigner John Adams, will deliver two keynote speeches at the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) National Convention, which will take place in Vietnam this March. Recognised for his…
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Parliament debate marks milestone
On Monday 2 December 2024, a significant parliamentary debate took place at Westminster to discuss a petition calling for the inclusion of content on death, dying and bereavement in the National Curriculum. This…
Bristol: new campaign to encourage people to talk about end of life
A campaign has been launched to help people in the greater Bristol area feel more comfortable about having conversations around death and dying. Hundreds of woodland burials and ashes interments are carried out…
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…
‘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…
One in four bereaved adults tackle grief completely alone
During what is an immensely difficult time when dealing with the loss of a loved one, MetLife’s The Last Word report reveals that upsettingly, one in four (23%) bereaved adults grieve alone…
Celebrant Insider: Children’s grief and the importance of funerals
Jennifer Constant, director of The Celebrant Directory, talks to Poppy Walker about children’s grief and the importance of including them in funerals. How does grief differ in children and adults? Grieving takes diverse…
Mum battles council over baby son’s memorial
A Grimsby woman has been left “absolutely heartbroken” after being told by North East Lincolnshire Council to remove the memorial from the grave of her baby son because it is not made…
Manchester: Dying to Talk course supports families facing bereavement
A new course offering support to those facing the death of a loved one has been set up in Greater Manchester. The course Dying to Talk has been facilitated by Revd Anne Gilbert…
Inspired by Matilda: Havant crem installs postbox for ‘letters to loved ones’
A nine-year-old girl in Nottingham has inspired a crematorium in Havant with a new way to help people who have lost loved ones. Colleagues at The Oaks Havant Crematorium have installed a post…
