Lockdown

Humanist National Memorial Ceremony

On the three-month anniversary of the UK lockdown, Humanists UK broadcast a Humanist National Memorial Ceremony to offer an opportunity…

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Mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown

As we note that new Covid-19 cases and numbers of related deaths are thankfully steadily declining and as the number…

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Co-op Funeralcare welcomes plans to open churches amid pandemic

Central England Co-op Funeralcare has welcomed news that Church of England buildings can start to re-open for services from next…

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Remembrance book launched for Ayrshire mourners grieving during Covid-19 crisis

An online remembrance book for families who have lost a loved one amid the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched by…

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Glasgow funeral director urges public not to delay funerals

A Glasgow funeral director is urging families not to delay funerals following Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that rules for memorial services…

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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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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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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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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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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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