East Midlands funeral firm AW Lymn has partnered with Archway Learning Trust to launch Healing Hearts, a pilot bereavement education programme for schoolchildren.Archway operates primary, secondary and sixth form academies across Nottingham…
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Funeral Partners expand in Northern Ireland
Family-run Sandy Close Funeral Services in Belfast, has joined Funeral Partners, as the group expands in Northern Ireland. Sandy Close founded the Shankill Road-based business in 1998 after working for Houston &…
My journey into British Sign Language
Learning British Sign Language (BSL) helped funeral director Susan Whymark make her services more inclusive, even if she hasn’t mastered it yet.
While arranging a funeral, Susan noticed one family member seemed disengaged….Robert Hoey – A journey from Canada to Japan
Robert Hoey, a Canadian funeral director, relocated to Japan in 1993 and became one of the few English-speaking funeral professionals in the country. He founded Funeral Support Services, which specialises in bilingual…
Bringing Funerals to TikTok: Insights from Inez Capps
TikTokker Inez Capps, a funeral director from Nottinghamshire, explains how her online videos about the profession took off and provides a few tips on how to get started.
Inez, who works for Kinton…Backstories – US funeral director, podcaster and more – Rob Goff
The funeral profession has always been my calling and my home. My career began in Wenatchee, WA, at the age of 16, working at a local funeral home.
Upon graduating from Mortuary College…
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…
