Features
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Nov- 2018 -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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Sep- 2018 -21 September
Death on holiday: the rise of dark tourism
A light stroll through a derelict grey town filled with the abandoned possessions of those that fled the spewing radioactive…
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10 September
Resomation: the flame-free cremation that could be coming to the UK
Resomation was developed by expert biochemist Sandy Sullivan who had an ambition to offer the public an environmentally friendly end…
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10 September
Why funeral directors should offer prepaid funeral plans
Historically, funeral directors have offered prepaid funeral plans to their communities on behalf of a third party provider who have…
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Aug- 2018 -31 August
The challenges of the funeral profession
The UK’s funeral sector is facing many challenges, from increased competition to price wars between the large providers – but…
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3 August
Cemeteries around the world
Located in the London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Kensal Green Cemetery became the first garden cemetery in the…
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3 August
Ashes to ashes, dust to dinner
To most, the idea of consuming a loved one blended into a packet of crisps and a bottle of coke…
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