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Jan- 2024 -24 JanuaryCommunity
Sheffield Council launches consultation on new bereavement service
Sheffield City Council has launched a citywide consultation process with the aim of developing a new strategy to ensure that…
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22 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Highgate Cemetery launches £18m conservation project
Highgate Cemetery has launched ‘Unlocking Highgate Cemetery’ after it received £18m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The seven-year, £18m…
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19 JanuaryBusiness
Mears partners with Tree Nation to make repatriations greener
Mears Funerals announced a partnership with Tree Nation, a reforestation initiative, to offset carbon emissions associated with the flights it…
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17 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Westerleigh Group unveils new memorial offering for music lovers
Westerleigh Group has launched bespoke vinyl records featuring recordings and images of a loved one, each containing a small amount…
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16 JanuaryCommunity
Westerleigh opens news children’s memorial garden in Cornwall
Westerleigh Group has unveiled a new children’s memorial garden at Treswithian Downs Crematorium, Cornwall, to provide a quiet place for…
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15 JanuaryEconomy
Average funeral cost rises by 4.7% in 2023, SunLife finds
After two years of lower funeral costs – in part due to the pandemic – prices are on the rise…
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12 JanuaryCharity
Dorset charities relaunch January bereavement cafes
Charities Dorset Open Door, Mosaic, Dorset Youth and Dorset Mental Health Forum will be hosting bereavement cafes in Weymouth and…
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11 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Westerleigh Group opens Waseley Hills Cemetery
Westerleigh Group has opened a new cemetery in Waseley Hills for the communities of South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and North Worcestershire. …
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10 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Angus Council restricts advance lairs sales amid burial plot shortage
Angus Council has restricted the advance sales of lairs in some cemeteries, as the local authority’s burial grounds have less…
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9 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Vines Funeral Directors launches new grief support hub
Dudley-based Vines Funeral Directors has become the first funeral service to launch a Grief Support Hub in the form of…
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