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Jun- 2020 -1 June
70% increase in demand for wills during coronavirus crisis
The rate of those making their final will has increased by 70% since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. According…
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1 June
Westerleigh Group to create Covid-19 memorial gardens in 34 of its sites
Independent owner-operator of crematoria and cemeteries, Westerleigh Group, has announced that it will be creating a Covid-19 memorial garden at all…
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May- 2020 -27 May
Bradford Council to ease funeral restrictions for mourners
Bradford Council has announced restrictions on the number of mourners allowed at funerals in the district are to be eased…
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26 May
Funeral directors provides ‘Pots of Love’ for the bereaved in Slough
A funeral directors is appealing to local people in Slough for spare plant pots and children’s creative drawings to support…
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26 May
Co-op Funeral Directors creates new Covid-19 video guide
A team of Central England Co-op senior funeral directors have created a series of films to explain to families how…
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26 May
Crematoria chapels for funeral services to reopen in Leeds next month
Leeds City Council has announced all crematoria chapels, including all burial chapels for funeral services managed by the council will…
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19 May
Sheffield Council announces changes to funeral arrangements
Sheffield Council has become the latest council to announce changes to funeral arrangements as coronavirus lockdown is eased. The council…
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18 May
Pandemic prompts four in 10 young people to talk about death, study finds
Four in 10 young people in the UK say that the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted them to have a conversation…
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18 May
Kirklees council make key changes to funerals amid Covid-19 pandemic
Mourners will be able to attend services inside crematorium chapels in Kirklees from 1 June, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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13 May
Brighton & Hove Council launches webcast funeral services
Brighton and Hove Council has today launched online webcasts for people unable to pay their respects to lost family and…
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