Month: May 2020
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May- 2020 -18 MayCoronavirus
Kirklees council make key changes to funerals amid Covid-19 pandemic
Mourners will be able to attend services inside crematorium chapels in Kirklees from 1 June, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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18 MayBusiness
Safe Hands launches £1m campaign as part of broader growth plan
Safe Hands Funeral Plans has launched a new £1m campaign that aims to encourage more people to take out a…
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13 MayCoronavirus
Brighton & Hove Council launches webcast funeral services
Brighton and Hove Council has today launched online webcasts for people unable to pay their respects to lost family and…
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12 MayFeatures
Q&A: Rest With Dignity
Can you outline your history in the industry and how Rest with Dignity began? Rest with dignity was born out…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Co-op Funeralcare launches new Covid-19 hardship fund
Co-op Funeralcare has launched a new Co-op Funeralcare Hardship Fund, part of the Co-op Members Coronavirus Fund, which allows Co-op’s…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Tech playing big part in funerals amid Covid-19 pandmic, says Full Circle Funerals
Funerals have been severely disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, but it is still possible to create a personal and meaningful…
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12 MayCoronavirus
Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has extended the Government’s furlough scheme until the end of October. Announcing the decision…
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11 MayCoronavirus
St Helens Council launches webcasting service for cremation ceremonies
St Helens Council has launched a webcasting service for cremation services amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The council said residents who…
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11 MayCoronavirus
MP’s appeal to relax funeral measures ‘careless and unhelpful, says Pure Cremation
Pure Cremation has branded MP’s concern that ‘the wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being fulfilled with a…
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11 MayCoronavirus advice
Coping with grief remotely during COVID-19
Coping with grief and the loss of a loved one is incredibly difficult under any circumstances, but during a global…
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