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Powell and Family Direct: Britain’s first social enterprise funeral directors
Bryan and Catherine Powell have recently established Britain’s first social enterprise funeral service. Click here to find out more about how it works….
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Consumers flock towards woollen coffins
Growing numbers of British people have become less sheepish about planning environmentally-friendly “green” funerals, as figures show that herds of consumers are now choosing to be buried inside coffins made out of wool.
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Donating your body for dissection
Leaving your body to a medical school can have great benefits for society. This blog provides some more information about how the process works.
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When it is appropriate to attend a funeral?
It is not always easy to be sure if you should attend a funeral or not, as Edward Collier, writing recently in the Guardian, eloquently explained.
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Death in the virtual age
At first glance it might seem that the internet has little to do with funerals. After all, the essential ritual of the funeral service has hardly changed for hundreds of years, despite swathes of other technological and social changes. Why should death suddenly start involving the internet?
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How to write a sympathy card
Letters of condolence are the hardest things to write – but always much appreciated. Above all, it is the gesture that counts. These days there are alternatives, which can make the task easier. Here is some guidance.
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Things you need to know when dealing with a death at home
Dying peacefully at home can seem the most natural thing, but careful preparations need to be made to avoid the distress of the official process that may ensue.
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Female undertakers: a growing career option
An increasing number of women are now entering the funeral profession – a development that is widely welcomed, by the industry and customers alike.
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Funerals and obesity
Britain’s “obesity epidemic” is beginning to affect industries in a variety of ways, and inevitably it is now starting to have an impact on the funeral profession.
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Railway Funerals
If your loved one was very interested in trains, or you just want to do something that feels a bit special to commemorate them, a railway funeral can be a good option.
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