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Time to remember: An unforgettable Christmas memorial

Time to remember: An unforgettable Christmas memorial

Funeral directors FA Albin & Sons' annual Christmas Memorial Garden service is a very special tradition, bringing people together to remember loved ones

#Tradition & Culture

Christmas memorial gifts and gestures

Christmas memorial gifts and gestures

10 thoughtful gifts and ideas in memory of someone who is grieved and missed this Christmas

#Bereavement

Grieving a child, surviving Christmas

Grieving a child, surviving Christmas

Maria Ahern’s still learning to live in a world without her only child, James. Now, as the chair of the Compassionate Friends, she’s reaching out to other bereaved families at Christmas

#Bereavement

Coping with grief at Christmas

Coping with grief at Christmas

Christmas can be hard to face when someone you love has died. Here, we share 13 moving and inspirational accounts of surviving the festive season after loss

#Bereavement

Miss you: How bereaved children will be remembering loved ones this Christmas

Miss you: How bereaved children will be remembering loved ones this Christmas

Supported by childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish, these young people share how they'll be doing something special in someone's memory at Christmas

#Bereavement

The Death Deck: A lively party game

The Death Deck: A lively party game

Would you take a selfie at a funeral? And what would be your swan song? Players are competing to dominate the Death Deck, a game about the ultimate taboo

#Tradition & Culture

Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Grief counsellor Annie Broadbent on hosting a happy family Christmas, mindful of how a grieving guest will be feeling on the anniversary of their loss

#Bereavement

A comic book from the heart

A comic book from the heart

Grieving the sudden death of her dad, Megan Sinclair has created a comic book to support other people through loss and raise awareness of heart disease

#Bereavement

A funeral-in-a-box kit for Hindu final rites

A funeral-in-a-box kit for Hindu final rites

Holy Ganges water, cow dung and spices are among 38 sacred items in a Hindu funeral rites kit that's being sold online

#Funerals

Funeral profession facing investigation over rising prices

Funeral profession facing investigation over rising prices

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching an independent investigation into the funeral industry and high funeral costs

#News & Events

Growing through grief: Earthworks – a gardening group supporting bereaved men

Growing through grief: Earthworks – a gardening group supporting bereaved men

This allotment project is supporting people who are struggling with grief and loneliness, but find their bereavement difficult to talk about

#Bereavement

Love is a Gift: The Christmas film that's touching hearts

Love is a Gift: The Christmas film that's touching hearts

Filmmaker Phil Beastall's short Christmas film about love and remembrance cost just £50 to make, but is inspiring millions with a message that is priceless

#Media

Mumufication  – the People’s Pyramid

Mumufication – the People’s Pyramid

The first of an eventual 34,592 bricks filled with people’s cremated remains form the beginnings of a People’s Pyramid in Toxteth, Liverpool

#Planning your future

Dear Annie: Painless grief –  am I in denial?

Dear Annie: Painless grief – am I in denial?

Witnessing the end of someone’s life can be a first stage of grief, which may make the pain of loss feel less acute, says grief counsellor Annie Broadbent

#Bereavement

Save My Ink Forever: Would you want your tattoos framed as artworks when you die?

Save My Ink Forever: Would you want your tattoos framed as artworks when you die?

Funeral directors Kyle and Michael Sherwood have extended a unique postmortem tattoo preservation service to people in the UK

#Tradition & Culture

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