Adults usually find it difficult to have conversations about death. They feel they do not have the skills to articulate it. According to the poll of more than 30,000 adults, a third of Britons admit they are uncomfortable talking about death. And a refusal to talk about it regularly leads to a failure to plan […]
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Why funerals are no longer a grave business
GETTY NATURAL: Peter Stringfellow opted to be buried in beautiful woodland And for increasing numbers of British people, our funeral is becoming a symbol not only of our passing but of our lasting impact on the world. Around 600,000 people die every year in the UK, and as concern rises about the effect that a […]
Two Funerals And A Funeral
Death is like an ill-fitting coat you can never remove. You don’t forget the day you started wearing it. A day like any other. A sunny day, perhaps. A day far too warm for a coat. But a well-intentioned friend slipped it around your shoulders before you could protest; before they themself slipped off into […]
Strangers vow to attend funerals of WWII vets who passed away with no family to mourn them
Published time: 10 May, 2017 02:27 The online community is eagerly responding to calls to attend the funerals of a 96 year-old WWII veteran who passed away without any close living relatives, and a 93 year-old navy soldier involved in the D-Day landing, who died as the world celebrates the 72nd anniversary of the defeat […]
