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19 Aug 2024 | 2 min read

Funeral plans for over 50s

02 Aug 2024 | 2 min read

How much does a direct cremation cost in the UK?

09 Jun 2024 | 3 min read

How much does a funeral cost?

07 Jun 2024 | 3 min read

Can you customise your funeral plan?

17 May 2024 | 3 min read

Seven popular funeral flowers

04 Apr 2024 | 1 min read

What happens once I've bought my funeral plan?

03 Apr 2024 | 2 min read

What does a funeral plan include?

02 Apr 2024 | 2 min read

Are pre-paid funeral plans worth it?

15 Feb 2024 | 3 min read

What age do I have to be to buy a funeral plan?

14 Feb 2024 | 2 min read

How to start paying for your funeral now

13 Feb 2024 | 2 min read

Why are direct cremations so popular?

28 Nov 2023 | 2 min read

How to plan a low-cost funeral

01 Jun 2023 | 2 min read

Shopping around for funeral services

28 Apr 2023 | 3 min read

Three benefits of planning your own funeral

20 Apr 2023 | 2 min read

Four reasons to buy a pre-paid funeral plan

18 Apr 2023 | 3 min read

What is the most environmentally friendly funeral option?

29 Mar 2023 | 3 min read

How Much Does a Funeral Cost in 2023?

28 Feb 2023 | 3 min read

Traditional vs direct cremation: What's the difference?

08 Nov 2022 | 3 min read

The future of funerals

29 Jul 2022 | 1 min read

Golden Charter Financial Conduct Authorisation

22 Jul 2022 | 2 min read

Average funeral costs vary across UK regions

15 Jul 2022 | 4 min read

The most expensive funerals ever

08 Jul 2022 | 2 min read

What is the ‘Death Positive’ movement?

24 Jun 2022 | 4 min read

Interest in environmentally friendly funerals certain to grow

24 Jun 2022 | 2 min read

Will funeral live streaming continue?

17 Jun 2022 | 2 min read

Six tips for talking about death

08 Jun 2022 | 2 min read

Six reasons to consider direct cremation

02 Dec 2021 | 1 min read

FCA regulation of the funeral plan market

21 Sep 2021 | 3 min read

Funeral plans vs savings and over 50s insurance

06 Jul 2021 | 3 min read

Benefits of talking about death and dying with loved ones

22 Jun 2021 | 3 min read

How to speak openly about end of life planning

03 May 2021 | 2 min read

Operation Forth Bridge - Prince Philip's Funeral Plan

18 Feb 2020 | 2 min read

Wedding planners, why not funeral planners?

07 Feb 2020 | 2 min read

National Storytelling Week: John Fuller

06 Feb 2020 | 2 min read

National Storytelling Week: Edward Poole

03 Feb 2020 | 2 min read

National Storytelling Week: Helen Wathall, MBE

01 Feb 2020 | 5 min read

National Storytelling Week: Ruth Jardine

27 Jan 2020 | 3 min read

What is a living funeral?

24 Jan 2020 | 3 min read

How to Write a Eulogy

26 Nov 2019 | 3 min read

It's your funeral...

19 Nov 2019 | 3 min read

Deciphering Cemetery Symbols

12 Nov 2019 | 3 min read

How to choose readings for your funeral

29 Oct 2019 | 2 min read

Are funeral plans better value than life insurance/savings?

22 Oct 2019 | 3 min read

Is a funeral plan a good idea?

03 Oct 2019 | 3 min read

How to choose flowers for a funeral

12 Sep 2019 | 3 min read

Funeral rituals mix old and new

05 Sep 2019 | 3 min read

What is a funeral celebrant?

23 Jul 2019 | 3 min read

Six very different celebrity funerals

13 Jun 2019 | 2 min read

How to choose a coffin

11 Jun 2019 | 3 min read

The Queen’s funeral plans are already in place

06 Jun 2019 | 2 min read

Why do we have funerals?

30 May 2019 | 3 min read

How "individual" do you want your funeral to be?

21 May 2019 | 3 min read

A short history of burials in Britain

16 May 2019 | 3 min read

Why are more people choosing direct cremation?

02 May 2019 | 3 min read

Modern memorials: Five ways of remembering

23 Apr 2019 | 2 min read

How to choose the right funeral venues

18 Apr 2019 | 3 min read

The expanding role of digital technology in family funerals

16 Apr 2019 | 3 min read

Why bereavement shouldn’t be trivialised

07 Mar 2019 | 3 min read

How much does a burial cost?

28 Feb 2019 | 3 min read

How much does a cremation cost?

14 Feb 2019 | 3 min read

The personal touch shaped 2018 funerals

29 Nov 2018 | 3 min read

A short history of cremation in the UK

06 Nov 2018 | 4 min read

Thank you from the Golden Charter network

30 Oct 2018 | 5 min read

The everyday innovations that came from the First World War

23 Oct 2018 | 3 min read

War Memorials commemorate sacrifice across the UK

16 Oct 2018 | 2 min read

Location, location, location - Regional variations in funeral costs

04 Oct 2018 | 3 min read

The cost of dying rises again

18 Sep 2018 | 3 min read

Carol Smillie becomes celebrant at humanist funerals

13 Sep 2018 | 2 min read

Supporting RBL and Poppyscotland for a third year

11 Sep 2018 | 2 min read

Do animals grieve like humans?

07 Aug 2018 | 2 min read

Videos let people play a part in their own funeral

16 Jul 2018 | 2 min read

Breaking the taboo of funeral photos

10 Jul 2018 | 3 min read

Funeral plan benefits are not a recent innovation

26 Jun 2018 | 2 min read

Charitable donations in memory of a loved one

13 Jun 2018 | 2 min read

Where would you scatter your ashes?

22 May 2018 | 2 min read

Six memorable memorials

14 May 2018 | 3 min read

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2018 – What can you do?

10 May 2018 | 2 min read

Local funeral directors: a comforting arm when you need them

01 May 2018 | 2 min read

What you need to know about direct cremation

19 Apr 2018 | 2 min read

Thousands attend Winnie Mandela’s funeral in South Africa

09 Apr 2018 | 2 min read

A short history of the Funeral Director profession

03 Apr 2018 | 2 min read

The down-to-earth origins of forgotten funeral superstitions

23 Mar 2018 | 2 min read

Work out how long you are likely to live

20 Mar 2018 | 2 min read

Can you be sure your funeral costs will be covered?

05 Mar 2018 | 3 min read

Six popular song choices at British funerals

27 Feb 2018 | 2 min read

Are people in other countries better prepared for their funeral?

15 Feb 2018 | 2 min read

What will you wear for your own funeral?

31 Jan 2018 | 2 min read

Social Media for funerals and beyond

09 Jan 2018 | 4 min read

Five types of funerals in the UK

21 Dec 2017 | 2 min read

What is a grief journal and how does it help?

19 Dec 2017 | 2 min read

What to wear to a funeral

05 Dec 2017 | 2 min read

Is it OK to use the Dear Departed in adverts?

21 Nov 2017 | 3 min read

Six Strange Deaths from History

02 Nov 2017 | 1 min read

How the First World War changed the way we mourn

26 Oct 2017 | 2 min read

What happens to your Facebook account after you've gone?

19 Oct 2017 | 2 min read

What you need to know before you buy a pre-paid funeral plan

05 Oct 2017 | 1 min read

Second year of our partnership with RBL and Poppyscotland

31 Aug 2017 | 3 min read

Unusual Funeral Vehicles

24 Aug 2017 | 2 min read

A Brief Guide to Obituaries

15 Aug 2017 | 2 min read

Celebrating the Anniversary of a Death