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25 Nov 2020 | 1 min read

Dr Bill Webster Christmas quote card pdf

19 Jun 2020 | 3 min read

Bereavement and grief support

11 Jun 2020 | 1 min read

Bereavement Support Organisations

23 May 2020 | 1 min read

Colouring in sheet

27 Apr 2020 | 2 min read

The power of pets can help in difficult times

10 Apr 2020 | 1 min read

How to guide: Stay Busy during social distancing

07 Apr 2020 | 1 min read

How to guide: Stay Well during social distancing

03 Apr 2020 | 2 min read

How to guide: Stay Connected during social distancing

01 Apr 2020 | 1 min read

How to guide: Stay Active during social distancing

18 Feb 2020 | 2 min read

Wedding planners, why not funeral planners?

24 Jan 2020 | 3 min read

How to Write a Eulogy

29 Oct 2019 | 2 min read

Are funeral plans better value than life insurance/savings?

03 Oct 2019 | 3 min read

How to choose flowers for a funeral

26 Sep 2019 | 2 min read

Supporting RBL and Poppyscotland for a fourth year

05 Sep 2019 | 3 min read

What is a funeral celebrant?

29 Aug 2019 | 3 min read

How to choose funeral music

04 Jul 2019 | 3 min read

Are social media messages from beyond the grave OK?

13 Jun 2019 | 2 min read

How to choose a coffin

04 Jun 2019 | 2 min read

What happens to your Facebook account after you have gone?

28 May 2019 | 2 min read

How to put together your ‘Rest in Peace’ folder

14 May 2019 | 3 min read

Dying Matters wants to know if we are ready?

07 May 2019 | 3 min read

What is Dying Matters Awareness Week?

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

16 Apr 2019 | 3 min read

Why bereavement shouldn’t be trivialised

11 Jan 2019 | 1 min read

Decluttering: Tidying up with Marie Kondo

04 Oct 2018 | 3 min read

The cost of dying rises again

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

26 Jun 2018 | 2 min read

Charitable donations in memory of a loved one

01 May 2018 | 2 min read

What you need to know about direct cremation

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

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

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?

04 Sep 2017 | 2 min read

Educating Children on Dementia

24 Aug 2017 | 2 min read

A Brief Guide to Obituaries

15 Aug 2017 | 2 min read

Celebrating the Anniversary of a Death

20 Jul 2017 | 2 min read

Euphemisms for dying

22 Jun 2017 | 2 min read

Are your home, assets and loved ones adequately protected?

18 May 2017 | 2 min read

Baby boomers: thinking differently about funerals

10 May 2017 | 3 min read

Dying Matters - What can you do to help your loved ones

05 May 2017 | 1 min read

Dying Matters Awareness Week: What Can You Do?

02 May 2017 | 3 min read

Prince Harry shows it helps to talk

18 Apr 2017 | 2 min read

With funeral directors, small is beautiful

11 Apr 2017 | 2 min read

A funeral plan is a secure investment

07 Apr 2017 | 4 min read

How technology can help care for your elderly loved ones

28 Feb 2017 | 3 min read

Bereavement and what to tell the children

27 Feb 2017 | 2 min read

Brief guide to the Tell Us Once service

03 Feb 2017 | 2 min read

Donating your body to medical science

31 Jan 2017 | 2 min read

Keep your loved one close

26 Jan 2017 | 2 min read

Let's talk about funeral poverty

17 Jan 2017 | 1 min read

Why are people crowdfunding their loved ones’ funerals?

10 Jan 2017 | 2 min read

Decluttering: the magic of tidying up

12 Dec 2016 | 2 min read

More and more Royal birthday cards

01 Dec 2016 | 1 min read

A different kind of burial suit

29 Nov 2016 | 2 min read

A Brief History of Coffins

24 Nov 2016 | 2 min read

The changing face of British funerals

22 Nov 2016 | 2 min read

Have you thought about your digital legacy?

11 Nov 2016 | 2 min read

Marking Remembrance Day with fundraising for Poppyscotland

10 Nov 2016 | 1 min read

Regional variations in the average funeral cost

03 Nov 2016 | 1 min read

The peace of mind that comes with later life planning

11 Oct 2016 | 1 min read

Golden Charter visits Lady Haig's Poppy Factory

28 Sep 2016 | 1 min read

How to choose a funeral director

27 Sep 2016 | 2 min read

Scattering ashes, a guide to what's involved

22 Sep 2016 | 2 min read

Continuity is crucial for real peace of mind

20 Sep 2016 | 1 min read

Golden Charter in numbers

20 Sep 2016 | 1 min read

Inside Golden Charter

19 Sep 2016 | 1 min read

Cost of dying is fastest rising fixed cost in the UK

13 Sep 2016 | 2 min read

How to put together a ‘Rest in Peace’ folder

12 Sep 2016 | 1 min read

Golden Charter partners with RBL and Poppyscotland

01 Sep 2016 | 1 min read

Stepping up our fundraising to reach the million pound mark

16 Aug 2016 | 2 min read

The role of the executor

08 Aug 2016 | 1 min read

Golden Charter staff work up a sweat ahead of charity event

07 Jul 2016 | 2 min read

Coping with grief after the loss of a loved one

05 Jul 2016 | 2 min read

What is a good death?

30 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

Almost half of all Brits are failing to plan ahead

29 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

Talk more, plan more

22 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

The worst year on record for celebrity deaths

21 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

Have you told anyone where you want to die?

20 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

TV mentor vows to cover all funeral costs

17 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

Who will answer the questions when you can’t?

13 Jun 2016 | 2 min read

TED is talking about death

09 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

Death simulator lets you experience what it's like to be cremated

08 Jun 2016 | 1 min read

Why choose an independent funeral director?

22 May 2016 | 2 min read

Social media accounts after death

20 May 2016 | 1 min read

Importance of having a Power of Attorney in place

04 May 2016 | 1 min read

Get the inside scoop on later life planning

12 Apr 2016 | 1 min read

Power of Attorney - It's your decision

07 Apr 2016 | 1 min read

Funeral home makes missing body parts with 3D printer

06 Apr 2016 | 1 min read

Funeral plans worth banking on

21 Mar 2016 | 3 min read

Tips for delivering a meaningful eulogy

18 Mar 2016 | 1 min read

Grieving turning to payday loans

07 Mar 2016 | 1 min read

Facebook could become the largest virtual cemetery in the world

03 Mar 2016 | 1 min read

Affordability worries prompt people to plan ahead