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Mar- 2021 -3 March
The Three-Way Relationship – Celebrants, funeral directors and families
What do I want from a funeral director? As a celebrant the first thing is obvious, I want a call…
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Feb- 2021 -16 February
We need to talk more
There are probably few people in the world more at ease than funeral directors when it comes to talking about…
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13 February
Maintaining client connection
It is probably a truism to say that all of us who are involved with funerals want to do the…
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Dec- 2020 -11 December
Compassion by name, compassion by nature
Hasina Zaman started Compassionate Funerals in 2012, having spent 20 years working as a teacher. She saw the potential she…
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9 December
Integrity Funeral Care: The Afro-Caribbean specialists
Sharon and Paul McLean took an unusual path en route to founding Integrity Funeral Care of Covent Garden in London.…
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Nov- 2020 -23 November
Guiding mourners sensitively through services
For funeral directors, sensitivity comes with the territory, particularly when it comes to liaising with families to arrange funeral services…
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Sep- 2020 -25 September
Children’s Funerals: complex, bespoke & not for profit
As a business, much like many others, we deliver all children’s funerals free of charge for our services and all…
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18 September
Why giving back to society matters
While gearing up to launch our annual fundraising campaign for the Royal British Legion and Poppyscotland, I read a stark…
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4 September
The pre-need customer is changing – What to do about it
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing change to all markets quicker than we would have otherwise expected, and the funeral profession…
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Aug- 2020 -13 August
Direct cremation: Hero or villain?
In January 2016, David Bowie set a new trend for ‘no fuss funerals’, after his family members were simply handed…
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