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…
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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…
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…
Funeral Celebrants | Carry the coffin, it‚’ll help you carry on
Carry the coffin, it‚’ll help you carry on : I think one of the most important aspects of the coffin is that it can be carried. And I think we‚’re meant to carry each other, and I think carrying someone you love, committing them, is very important for us that we deal with death….
Raising money in memory
Interesting arguments on charitable donations by mourners made at or around the time of a funeral. Thanks for the Posting Charles. Raisingmoney in memory. If you are interested in becoming a funeral celebrant have a look here.
A Step By Step Guide | What To Do After Someone Dies
What To Do After Someone Died Overview Register the death When a death is reported to the coroner Arrange the funeral ‚”Tell Us Once‚” and organizations you need to contact Death Abroad (ALL links can be followed direct from this document) 1. Overview When someone dies there are 3 things you must do in the Read more…
Celebrant Training – The 6 Stages of Grief Explained
1. DEATH Death is a beginning. Once it occurs the survivor must move on with life and start again. However, there is at first a downward trend after the death occurs, and the survivor will move through four stages of grief before a resolution takes place. Some, or even all, of these stages may last Read more…
Writing a Eulogy – Top 7 Tips
How to prepare a Funeral Speech / Eulogy It is one of the saddest things that we have to do. On top of all the grief that we suffer, we also have to deal with nerves and the fear of standing up in front of a large crowd. We have the worry that we may Read more…