Ask The Expert!

This week Richard Whittle, the owner of Bungard Funeral Directors, answers my Ask The Expert questions. How did you get into your current profession? In March I will be celebrating my fourteenth year at the family firm. I cannot believe how fast it has gone and how...

Highgate Cemetery: Whose there?

  Little bit of history Highgate Cemetery is perhaps the most famous of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ burial grounds. Established in the 18th century, the 7 Victorian Gothic Garden Cemeteries were all built within 5.5 miles (as the crow flies) from St...

Blog Spot: Sussex Willow Coffins

This week Jake the owner of Sussex Willow Coffins answers my ‘Ask The Expert’ questions: How did you get into your current profession? I was fortunate enough to apprentice to a greenwood craftsman in Kent, we would manage woodland by cutting hazel and...

The Swan Song Project

I wanted to share a personal thing with you today and tell you about ‘The Swan Song Project’. Swan Song are based in Leeds but work with people all over the country who are experiencing a wide range of circumstances surrounding end of life and bereavement. From the...