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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…
Funeral Celebrant | What Will You Actually Do When Someone Dies?
We wouldn‚’t wait until our annual holiday begins and approach a travel agent saying, ‚”I have to go on holiday today, where am I supposed to go?‚” But that‚’s very much the way we organise and purchase a funeral when the time comes. People have always hadritualsaround death, in verydiverse ways.The traditional funeral as we Read more…
Funeral Celebrants | A Greener Way to Go | Infographic
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Funeral Celebrant | Arranging a Civil Funeral
A Civil Funeral is a funeral steered by the life, wishes and values of the deceased and their family, not by the beliefs or ideology of the person conducting the funeral. When a loved one dies, it is always a very painful and stressful time and there are, inevitably, decisions to be taken about the Read more…
Funeral Celebrants | Green Funerals? The Future is here Today!
As a Funeral Celebrant I have noticed that over recent years “Green Funerals” are becoming ever more popular. Why? The answer is staring us in the face. People that know me, if asked, could attribute many adjectives with regard to my personality. I very much doubt that “green” or “environmentalist” or “eco-friendly” would be amongst Read more…
Want to be a Funeral Celebrant? Look before you leap!
As Funeral Celebrants a “cairn” may be viewed as an ideal metaphor for the work that they do… building a funeral ceremony, piece by piece (stone by stone) of the life lived by the person that has died. These pieces are then assembled in a manner that will pay a fitting tribute / life celebrantion Read more…