Death Cafes
Death Cafes provide open, informal spaces for people to discuss death, dying, and bereavement—helping to normalise conversation and promote understanding. This coverage explores the movement’s growth across the UK and its relevance to funeral professionals, care providers, and community organisations. Funeral Service Times reports on local initiatives, collaborations, and the role of Death Cafes in encouraging compassionate engagement with end-of-life topics. Readers gain insight into how these gatherings complement professional bereavement support within the modern funeral sector.
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May- 2021 -20 MayFeatures
‘We All Know How This Ends’: Discussing death and dying through writing
For many of us, death and dying can be difficult to engage with, a final taboo in the lives we…
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Jun- 2017 -30 JuneLatest News
Jon Underwood, Death Cafe founder, dies aged 44
The founder of Death Cafe, Jon Underwood, died suddenly on Tuesday 27 June from an undiagnosed Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia. He was 44, reported Louise…
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Oct- 2015 -28 OctoberEvents
London’s Month of the Dead
This month, Londoners are confronting their own mortality while exploring the capital’s shadowy corners. The ‘Month of the Dead’ was arranged…
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Jan- 2013 -22 JanuaryTrade Organisations
NDC charity launches online magazine for the public
Following on from the release of the fifth edition of the Natural Death Handbook, the Natural Death Centre has announced…
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