James Petherick | Family & Funeral Celebrant

  Celebrant Services Offered Ceremony Script Writing Naming Ceremonies Wedding Ceremonies Civil Partnership Ceremonies Renewal of Vows Ceremonies Funeral Ceremonies Memorials   Contact information 07929 065 849   Hello, my name is James and I’m a fully trained and qualified secular Civil Celebrant for both family occasions and funerals. I became a celebrant really by Read more…

Chele Lawrence | Wedding and Funeral Celebrant

Hello my name is Chele and I am a Family, Wedding and Funeral Celebrant in Kent. I live in the lovely small town coastal of Whitstable.

Jane Arnold | Wedding and Funeral Celebrant

Hello, I’m Jane; I live in Salisbury, where my home is filled with family, friends, animals and far too many books. I’m in my 50’s and have spent much of my life working within the Antiquarian Book trade.

Amanda Wray | Family & Funeral Celebrant

  Celebrant Services Offered Ceremony Script Writing Naming Ceremonies Wedding Ceremonies Civil Partnership Ceremonies Renewal of Vows Ceremonies Funeral Ceremonies Memorials   Contact information 01173 827 977 / 07766 020 889   Hello, my name is Amanda Wray and I was born on a snowy Halloween evening in 1976, apparently; according to my mother I Read more…

The Civil Celebrant | ‚ÄòI can‚’t get any clients‚’ and other business myths

Due to the amount of activity on your Celebrant Forum recently, our very ownLisa Johnson has written this piece which we think may interest many of your fellow members. “I can‚’t get any clients and other business myths” I‚’ve been having quite a lot of discussions with new planners and celebrants recently about the ‚Äòbusiness Read more…

Celebrant Training | Skype Seminars

Many of you may remember that we used to have a Training Seminar Roadshow for our Members held at locations around the UK. Feedback received from those that attended was very positive, however, it quickly became apparent that the cost and logistical implications of providing this training was not sustainable. We believe we have now Read more…

The Funeral Celebrant l UK Natural Burial Ground Directory

Many of our Funeral Celebrant Members have been asking for a list of Natural Burial Grounds around the UK. What follows is by no means a definitive list , but thanks to the Association of Natural Burial Grounds there follows a list of their Members and Non-Members. Each Burial Ground has a live link which Read more…

Funeral Celebrant Guide | Part 3 | Open Air Pyres

History & Politics In 1883 when Welshman Dr William Price (above) healer, druid and naturist, fathered a child withhis housekeeper, nearly sixty years his junior, nobody was surprised. He had alreadyformed a reputation as a flamboyant eccentric, endorsing free love and vegetarinisim andrefusing to treat those who smoked. Often seen stalking the hillsides naked in Read more…

Funeral Celebrant Guide | Part 2 | Keeping Funeral Costs Down

Help with costs The cost of a funeral has risen dramatically in recent years. If you or your partner are on a low income and receiving any of the following benefits you may be eligible for a Funeral Payment from the Social Fund: Income Support Income based Job Seekers Allowance Income related Employment and Support Read more…

Funeral Celebrant Guide | Part 1 | Common Funeral Myths

“Funerals have always been about what humans do rather than about what they buy when someone they love dies.” From ‘The Good Funeral: Death, Grief and the Community of Care’ by Thomas G. Long and Thomas Lynch   Our Funeral Celebrant Members often speak with members of the public who have been misled by ill Read more…