Some people are choosing to attend their own funeral in a trend for services held before anyone actually passes away.
Before the first battles of WW2 had been fought the Secret War was underway, the men and women of the British and Allied secret services working silently behind the scenes.
With all land routes and waterways in and out of West Berlin cut off, Britain, the US and France began the largest airlift in history in June 1948.
Towards the end of March 1944, over 15,000 soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army surrounded a British and Indian garrison of 2,500 men in Kohima.
D-Day is seen as one of the most important battles in history. Planned for years it brought together troops from 13 countries in the largest amphibious landing ever seen.
Between January and May 1944 an Army of a quarter of a million people from six continents fought in four battles on and around Monte Cassino in Italy.
'Remember Together' marks the service, friendship and collaboration of the men and women of Britain, the Commonwealth and the Allied nations who fought together in the Second World War 1944.
Looking ahead to the fourth year of our fundraising partnership, we are delighted to announce that our donations have exceeded £280,000 in support of The Royal British Legion and its sister organisation, Poppyscotland.
There isn’t much considered off limits for comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe and this year’s festival featured three acts dedicated to poking fun at death.
As one of the Woodland Trust’s longest standing corporate partners, Golden Charter provides annual donations and actively raises much needed funds to support woodland conservation.
Just 2% of cremations in 2018 were direct, but that number is expected to rise quickly as a number of factors combine to make direct cremation more attractive.
In their efforts to raise public awareness of the issues surrounding death and dying, Dying Matters wants to know: Are we ready?
The annual awareness week is a high-profile campaign to encourage the public to talk with friends and family about their end-of-life wishes, including where they want to die and their funeral plans.
Digital technology sometimes gets a bad press, but it has come to play an important role before, during and after family funerals.
For some people, the answer to rising prices and lengthy waiting times is direct cremation, with an average cost of £1,712, £2,032 less than a standard cremation and £2,559 less than the average funeral according to SunLife.
A keen interest in ‘decluttering’ over the last couple of years comes from our longing for a simple life, and at the centre of this tidying up revolution is Marie Kondo, a Japanese author.
To mark 100 years since the end of the First World War, Golden Charter is sharing some of the Thank You stories sent to us by members of our network of independent funeral directors.
Items like tea bags, tissues, and daylight savings have become part of our daily life, but we rarely give any thought to their wartime heritage. To thank the First World War’s pioneers and recognise the innovations they made we have compiled a list of five inventions for which conflict was crucial in their development.
