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Westerleigh crematoria to host Father’s Day remembrance events

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A.W. Lymn appoints first memorial parks manager

Veloria Funeral Services officially opens in Burnley

Veloria Funeral Services officially opens in Burnley

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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.

Humanist National Memorial Ceremony

On the three-month anniversary of the UK lockdown, Humanists UK broadcast a Humanist…

Mental health and wellbeing post-lockdown

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

Co-op Funeralcare welcomes plans to open churches amid pandemic

Central England Co-op Funeralcare has welcomed news that Church of England buildings can…

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…

Glasgow funeral director urges public not to delay funerals

A Glasgow funeral director is urging families not to delay funerals following Nicola…

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…

Impact on the Pre-Need industry

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the world’s economy has shuddered to a halt under mass…

Sheffield Council announces changes to funeral arrangements

Sheffield Council has become the latest council to announce changes to funeral arrangements…

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…

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…
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