USEFUL LINKS and RESOURCES
qualified local Funeral Celebrant - we work together to make sure you
FUNERAL CEREMONY ADVICE AND IDEAS
is dedicated to helping people to arrange a meaningful, significant and sincere
funeral or end of life ceremony
-
an excellent resource for ideas, non-religious poems, non-religious
readings,
songs, prayers, hymns, bible readings, non-religious music and quotes
Rachel Wallace is a local photographer and can be commissioned for funerals
where she works discreetly and sensitively throughout.
She is unique in her business FAREWELL PHOTOGRAPHY in which she endeavours
to demystify and alleviate the grieving process by producing beautiful Memory Books
for the bereaved to keep and treasure after the funeral or memorial service.
Sentiment is a production company which specialises in end-of-life tribute photo & video montages, filmed life biographies and memory books to help you say goodbye exactly as you want to.
we need to talk about the funeral - religious and non-religious ideas and advice
101 practical ways to commemorate and celebrate a life
advice & support on family-organised, environmentally-friendly funerals,
Ronald Paterson - Pipe Major for Reading Scottish Pipe Band
provides a highly specialised music service to the bereavement community
browse your local crematorium hymn library list for ideas for hymns,
and the general library list for non-religious music choices
official website of the Institute of Civil FuneralsFUNERAL DIRECTORS
A B Walker & Son Reading, Bracknell, Wokingham, Henley
A J Brooke Bracknell
Brian
Bentley Funeral Services Crowthorne
Camberley
and District Funeral Directors Sandhurst
Co-operative Funeralcare Camberley, Bracknell, Aldershot, Earley, Woking, Reading
Egham and Hythe Funeral Directors Egham
Ford Mears
& Partners Aldershot, Farnborough, Frimley, Knaphill
George Parker & Sons Yateley
Adam James Funeral Services Harrow
Camp Hopson Newbury
Frederick W Chitty & Co Weybridge
Haven Funeral Services London W3, Hillingdon UB10
Walter G Wortt Addlestone
Funeral Directors, National database
SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING
a hugely popular online resource for anyone who has lost a partner.
Merrywidow does not exclude anybody, it is open to all,
and the information contained here is essential reading
for widows and widowers of all ages, as well as friends and family
who would like to know how best to help.
confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair or distress
excellent website formed to offer a unique reference point
on facing and dealing with bereavement
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs
and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close friend or relative
SANDS
UK charity providing support for anyone affected by the death of a baby
specialised support to all those affected when a baby or child dies,
or when a child is bereaved
national charity offering free, confidential help to bereaved people
COFFINS AND SHROUDS
SunsetCoffins
From the humble beginnings of recycled paper, this subtle pastel coloured board
has been carefully crafted, using traditional techniques, with no metals or plastics,
it is therefore totally biodegradable and suitable for burial or cremation
Bellacouche
a new and gentler approach - an alternative to the Victorian funeral
coffin -
the felt shroud is in the shape of a leaf, an image which evokes
the
changing seasons of life and an appropriate choice for a natural
funeral,
reflecting awareness of the environment, staying close to
nature,
intrinsically soft and comforting
Oasis Bamboo Coffins
offer an eco-friendly alternative that will help establish a sustainable
new life for families in an area of Bangladesh blighted by extreme poverty
CREMATORIA AND CEMETERIES
Amersham/Chilterns Crematorium
South West Middlesex Crematorium
Association of Natural Burial Grounds