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Jan- 2019 -4 January
Rehearsing the funeral
Funerals certainly require a lot of planning, from what music is played to what is worn planning for the day…
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Dec- 2018 -20 December
Moors murders: Laying Pauline Reade to rest for a second time
If one mentions the names Ian Brady or Myra Hindley, chances are the majority of people will know who is…
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20 December
The UK’s first indoor burial facility
In 2019, just 25 minutes away from central London, the UK’s first private indoor burial facility will be opening in…
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12 December
Death at Christmas
It’s supposed to be one of the most joyful times of the year, the food, festivities and family coupled with…
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6 December
Death for sale: advertising funeral services
“So, these adverts are a tad edgier, and that’s deliberate,” said funeral comparison site Beyond in defence of a series…
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Nov- 2018 -29 November
Offside Trust: Helping sexual abuse survivors to survive
In 2016, former professional golfer and funeral director Chris Unsworth helped to make history when he, Steve Walters and Micky…
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29 November
Legs4Africa: Giving new life to those in need
As many people know, not everything that we carry through with us in life can be taken with us after…
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22 November
They were here: How people use rituals to keep their dead alive
We have been told that we live in a death-denying world. In it, we are said to have sequestered or…
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Oct- 2018 -19 October
Living on through memorial trees
People and mourners alike continue to look for new and innovative ways to memorialise either themselves or their loved ones…
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11 October
Respecting the hearse
A small town coming to a standstill as the funeral profession passes through is an image ingrained in British culture.…
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