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What to say when someone dies

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Personalising a funeral service

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How to have a low cost funeral

Organise a low cost funeral without compromising on care and respect

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Mourning or Celebrating?
Mourning or Celebrating?
Chances are you will have attended some form of funeral in your lifetime. Whether that was a

Catherine Powell

30 March 2022

Do You Have to Have a Funeral?
Do You Have to Have a Funeral?
Funerals aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but for some reason, we seem to believe they are essential.

Catherine Powell

30 March 2022

How to talk about death
How to talk about death
Research has found that many people in the UK think about it at least once a week but feel

Catherine Powell

30 March 2022

How do I know these are my mum’s ashes?
How do I know these are my mum’s ashes?
State of the Art Monitoring of Care An important part of the care of your loved one is correct

Catherine Powell

30 March 2022

CMA investigates funerals sector
CMA investigates funerals sector
The rising costs of funerals should come as no surprise, almost all UK prices have increased year

Catherine Powell

30 March 2022

How to Choose a Cremation Provider: A Complete Checklist
How to Choose a Cremation Provider: A Complete Checklist
When a loved one passes away, one of the first things you need to organise is a cremation service.

Sasha Fletcher

30 March 2022

Is generation Z breaking the last taboo?
Is generation Z breaking the last taboo?
While almost two-thirds of Brits say they would find it ‘very stressful’ to arrange a funeral

Catherine Powell

30 March 2022

How to Have a Cheap Funeral
How to Have a Cheap Funeral
It’s no surprise that in the era of the “JAMs” (a phrase coined by Teresa May in her opening

Catherine Powell

29 March 2022

How the Pure Cremation team cares for ashes
Delivering ashes to families after adirect cremationis all in a days work for Paul Rea at Pure

Catherine Powell

29 March 2022

Is there such a thing as a pauper’s funeral?
Is there such a thing as a pauper’s funeral?
The media often reports about the rise in so-called pauper’s funerals, journalists just love this

Catherine Powell

29 March 2022

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