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Lockdown

The UK’s lockdown periods during the Covid-19 pandemic brought significant disruption to funeral operations, with restrictions on attendance, service formats, travel, and aftercare. These measures affected how families commemorated loved ones and how funeral directors, crematoria, and cemeteries adapted their services under pressure. Funeral Service Times reports on the operational, emotional, and regulatory impact of lockdowns across the funeral sector, offering insight into how professionals responded, what lessons were learned, and how the experience continues to shape service delivery and contingency planning.

Lockdown

The UK’s lockdown periods during the Covid-19 pandemic brought significant disruption to funeral operations, with restrictions on attendance, service formats, travel, and aftercare. These measures affected how families commemorated loved ones and how funeral directors, crematoria, and cemeteries adapted their services under pressure. Funeral Service Times reports on the operational, emotional, and regulatory impact of lockdowns across the funeral sector, offering insight into how professionals responded, what lessons were learned, and how the experience continues to shape service delivery and contingency planning.

NAFD launches new education framework

The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has launched a new framework for its…

Three business trends every funeral director should watch

Every funeral director wears many hats. The one often overlooked is that of a business…

Dignity HY profits up 11%

Funeral provider Dignity has reported an 11% increase in profit-before-tax to £26.5m in the…

Merseyside funeral directors donates to local Mass

Merseyside-based Frank Dooley and Son Funeral Directors has donated a hand sanitising unit…

Funeral prices rise amid discussions on quality

In recent months, the funeral industry has been swarmed with a significant load of concerns…

Hancock ‘regrets’ banning close relatives from funerals

Health secretary Matt Hancock has admitted banning people from going to funerals of families…

59% of UK mourners negatively affected by lockdown, study suggests

Some 59% of bereaved UK adults said their grief process has been negatively affected by the…

Businesses must remain Covid-19 secure, warns HSE

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned businesses that they must ensure they are…

Co-op Funeralcare encourages mourners to find pre-recorded hymns for services

Mourners are encouraged to find pre-recorded tracks as places of worship open up…

Fosters Family Funeral Directors introduces safety measures to limousine fleet

Fosters Family Funeral Directors has upgraded its fleet of limousines with protective…
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