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For many, money is no object when it comes to arranging a funeral for a loved one who has passed away. But some people cannot afford that luxury, and even for those who can, the costs of arranging the day can quickly add up. In this blog, I am going to answer the question, how much does a funeral cost?

A burial or a cremation can be a very tough decision. Once it’s been done it can’t be changed so deciding can be daunting. If you’re struggling to think which is best for you here we’ll run through all the pros and cons, as well as anything else that may affect what would be best for you.

To understand why more and more non-religious families are choosing humanist funeral ceremonies, we take a look at their rising popularity with Head of Ceremonies, Isabel Russo. The number of non-religious funeral ceremonies is on the rise. As more people than ever before are identifying themselves as non-religious, the demand for humanist funerals increases. For the third year in a row, the British Social Attitudes Survey has shown that the majority of British people (52%) identify as non-religious, this has been a growing trend for over a decade. In the 2001 UK census 7.7 million people identified themselves as non-religious, and by 2011, that figure had risen to 14 million.

When someone passes away, more often than not a charity collection will take place in their memory. But which charity should you choose? This blog will hopefully help you come to that very difficult decision.

Grieving for a loved one is already hard enough that you might think exercising and eating right is too hard for you at the moment, but it can help you tremendously - physically and mentally.

Apart from being a popular crossword answer, the meaning behind ‘Tumulus’ is that it is a mound of earth and stone raised to originally house a grave or graves. A tumulus can also be known as a barrow or a burial mound, and can be found throughout history and across most of the world. The rest of this article is contributed by Sarah from www.mid-englandbarrow.co.uk

When someone close to you passes away, you will more than likely be informed immediately. However, how do you find out about the death of an old friend, or a distant relative? In this blog, I am going to cover the various ways you can go about this, and also demonstrate what a useful tool funeral-notices.co.uk is when trying to do this. The traditional way to find out about a passing of someone that you knew but weren’t close to was to check in the newspaper, and for some this is still the way they prefer. People all over the country buy local newspapers, sometimes with the sole intention of checking the death notices for people they may have known.

Scattering the ashes is one of the many traditions we do to help us grieve and accept the passing of a loved one. There may be many places you and the deceased shared fond memories and you might seem lost as to where to scatter the ashes. Here we will guide you through a few ideas on where and how you go about it.

After a loved one has passed away, the grief can be overwhelming and it may be difficult to focus on what to do next. For many people, an obituary is a first step. It allows them to notify others of the death and funeral details, and also provides an opportunity to share memories of the deceased. So, where do you begin? Although every obituary is different, most follow a similar structure. In this blog I will go through this step-by-step, which will hopefully help you in what is undoubtedly a daunting task.

At Funeral-Notices.co.uk we not only give people a place to announce a recent passing or a funeral, but we have also created a space that people can come back to time and time again where they can pay tribute to and share memories of those that they have lost. You can create your own Lasting Tribute page today, and have a place that you can treasure for years to come.