Covid-19
Covid-19 brought sweeping changes to the UK funeral profession, requiring rapid adaptation to health regulations, service restrictions, and rising demand. Funeral Service Times provides detailed coverage of the pandemic’s impact on funeral operations, including guidance from government and public health authorities, staff safety measures, funeral limits, remote arrangements, and memorial backlogs. Reporting also explores the long-term effects of Covid-19 on bereavement care, business continuity planning, and sector policy—helping professionals navigate the evolving legacy of the crisis with insight and preparedness.
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Jun- 2020 -1 JuneCoronavirus
70% increase in demand for wills during coronavirus crisis
The rate of those making their final will has increased by 70% since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. According…
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1 JuneCoronavirus
Westerleigh Group to create Covid-19 memorial gardens in 34 of its sites
Independent owner-operator of crematoria and cemeteries, Westerleigh Group, has announced that it will be creating a Covid-19 memorial garden at all…
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May- 2020 -27 MayCoronavirus
Bradford Council to ease funeral restrictions for mourners
Bradford Council has announced restrictions on the number of mourners allowed at funerals in the district are to be eased…
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26 MayCoronavirus
Funeral directors provides ‘Pots of Love’ for the bereaved in Slough
A funeral directors is appealing to local people in Slough for spare plant pots and children’s creative drawings to support…
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26 MayCoronavirus
Co-op Funeral Directors creates new Covid-19 video guide
A team of Central England Co-op senior funeral directors have created a series of films to explain to families how…
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26 MayCoronavirus
Crematoria chapels for funeral services to reopen in Leeds next month
Leeds City Council has announced all crematoria chapels, including all burial chapels for funeral services managed by the council will…
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22 MayFeatures
Impact on the Pre-Need industry
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the world’s economy has shuddered to a halt under mass enforced country lockdowns which froze…
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19 MayCoronavirus
Sheffield Council announces changes to funeral arrangements
Sheffield Council has become the latest council to announce changes to funeral arrangements as coronavirus lockdown is eased. The council…
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19 MayFeatures
How crematoria have responded to the Covid-19 crisis
In a matter of a few weeks, cremation funerals have changed more than during all of my 37 years in…
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18 MayCoronavirus
Pandemic prompts four in 10 young people to talk about death, study finds
Four in 10 young people in the UK say that the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted them to have a conversation…
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