Guest blog – Reflections on a not-so-direct direct cremation
Introducing our first ‘guest blog’, this piece has been written by Roger Vincent-Silk whose wife Barbara died almost a year ago in February 2021. Barbara’s funeral was not conventional in that Roger opted for an ‘attended direct cremation’ and a shroud, not a coffin....
The right flowers for a funeral.
Should I send flowers to a funeral? Any friend or member of the family can donate flowers as part of their personal farewell. Flowers can be sent to the funeral home in Stroud, or brought to the funeral service, and will usually be placed at the front of the chapel....
How much to spend on funeral flowers?
Deciding how much to spend on flowers for a funeral can be difficult but with a little understanding and planning, funeral flowers can be cheaper than you might expect. It is traditional for flowers to form some part of the funeral: to go on top of the coffin, given...Village funerals in the old days
Green Burial at Brimscombe, Stroud
A fine lady from Stroud wanted nobody atall bar the funeral staff at her funeral, a green burial at Brimscombe, Stroud.What to do when someone dies
We will tell you exactly what to do, and help and guide you through each of the different stages.