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…
Tag: bereavement
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…
Charity’s Grief Kind campaign aims to pass on bereavement know-how
National charity Sue Ryder have launched a new campaign to help bereaved people – Grief Kind. The charity is offering a range of resources to help people cope with grief and bereavement themselves,…
BBC News leads with NAFD President’s Bereavement in Education campaign
The new year got off to a high profile start for the NAFD with coverage on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 4 Today, BBC news online and the BBC News Channel of the…
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,…
Aura looks to help families prepare for death better
A pioneering website is aiming to help people prepare for death and celebrate life in more meaningful ways. Aura was founded by motor neurone disease sufferer Paul Jameson in 2019, along with…
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…
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…
