Ellie 
Grief is the strongest of human emotions, effecting our lives in an individual way. 2nd – 8th December is National Grief Awareness Week 2024. This is a representation of grief. Grief rips a hole in you which will eventually close, but never truly heal.Grief leaves you feeling empty and looking within as you can’t see …
St Mary’s church Whitby has an annual Christmas tree display with many decorated trees. Trees are decorated in honour of those who have died by their family members, Whitby businesses or local causes. As part of 2024’s display, there is a tree for The Whitby Celebrant and Alternative Ceremonies UK. Sticking to my brand created …
Living With Death: An Exhibition Exploring Death, Dying and Bereavement On Saturday 19th October 2024 I was involved in an event at Leeds City Museum, as part of the tri annual Leeds Festival of Gothica event. Living With Death is an informative, thought provoking and colourful exhibition, from their website: Living with Death: an exhibition …
Funerals are for everyone who wants to help their families and people celebrate their lives and say goodbye to them in a personalised way. If the person who has died led an alternative life or was part of a subculture such as Goth, they may desire a Goth funeral celebrating their lifestyle and their life. …
Many of us are familiar with the funeral image of a blazing Viking longship out at sea. Films and tv programmes about Vikings have given us this image of how Vikings held funerals. Because of this, it has become the funeral choice of many people, and when talking about funerals, someone will state they want …
An alternative to cremation and burial will be available to choose later in 2023 as Aquamation/water cremation/Resomation will be available in the UK. It has been a body disposal choice in America, Canada, and South Africa. It was the method chosen by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Known by a few names, what is it and will …
How many of us would think of planning our own funeral? Probably not many as it is morbid and not something we want to think or talk about, right? Only very old or ill people die, so why would we even think this now? Wrong, (death isn’t reserved for old and ill people). Death is …
You may have heard the phrase, ‘celebration of life’ and are unsure of what this entails. Is it a modern phrase for a funeral or is it a different ceremony? Can a celebration of life ceremony have prayers or hymns, or is it a civil funeral without religion? The term ‘celebration of life’ is a …
Natural and green burials have increased in popularity as more of us become aware of our carbon footprint and want to reduce it. Burial grounds differ in size and there are many across the UK. Most people aren’t aware of how many natural burial grounds are within their local vicinity. What is a Natural Burial …
Have you been to a funeral ceremony which was led by a funeral celebrant? Has a friend or family member mentioned a funeral celebrant? Do you know somebody who has stated they are training to become a funeral celebrant? What is a funeral celebrant? Different Kinds of Funeral Celebrants There are different kinds of funeral …