Guest blog – Reflections on a not-so-direct direct cremation

Jan 5, 2022 | Coffins, Funeral arrangements, Funeral planning, Funerals, Gloucestershire

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....

Covid update January 2021

Jan 5, 2021 | Coronavirus, Funeral arrangements, Funeral planning, Funerals, Gloucestershire, Stroud, Thoughts on funerals

Happy New Year to all our followers. Following the lockdown announcement last night, this is how funerals are looking in England now. As before, a maximum of 30 friends and family can attend a service but only six people are permitted to attend a wake. Crematoriums...

The right flowers for a funeral.

Nov 5, 2014 | Children, Coffins, Dying at home, Events, Funeral arrangements, Funeral planning, Funerals, Gloucestershire, Green funerals, Stroud, Traditional funerals, Transport

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?

Nov 5, 2014 | Coffins, Events, Funeral arrangements, Funeral planning, Funerals, Gloucestershire, Green funerals, Stroud, Traditional funerals

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...