Please scroll down to find organisations who help with bereavement.
 Beetle Drive UK Ltd - Volkswagen Funerals sister company for VW Wedding car hire, Midlands based Tel: 01827 709045
Stretched Beetle Limousines, VW camper / Buses Karmann cabriolet Beetles Herbie and more. White fleet
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Need some time out? we have a small holiday bungalow in Sandown on the Isle of Wight if you feel you need some time away, available 2010. www.holidayisleofwight.co.uk
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What you need to do when a death has occurred. Citizens Advice bureau's advice guide.
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NHS Bereavement help in PDF form this is a downloadable resource for people bereaved by suicide and other sudden traumatic death. DOWNLOAD PDF
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MUCH LOVED - The online memorial website
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Bereavement Today A very helpful online magazine full of advice and guidance to help you plan a fitting funeral. This is the only magazine written to actually help the general public and opens the doors to the closed shop of the Funeral Director, it shows you what is available to you which I'm afraid often some Funeral Director's won't! Highly recommended by Volkswagen Funerals.
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 Offer a comprehensive catalogue of ideas and information, businesses, organisations and charities, who can help you find what you're looking for (even if you don't know what that is yet). If you are thinking about , or that of a relative or friend who may have just passed away, or indeed just wish to know more about , or even , all this information and much, much more can be found on this one site.
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 Colour My Funeral, Solihull based alternative colourful funeral Directors who are committed to providing you with a totally different way in delivering a funeral to you and your family where care, choice and colour are offered to you in abundance. See their web site to find out what they have to offer!
65 Rowood Drive, Solihull, B92 9NG. 0121 7118402 www.colourmyfuneral.co.uk
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 AJ Lloyd Funeral Directors 38 Wallace Road Keresley Coventry CV6 2LX
Tel:: 02476 331 900
Email:: info@ajlloyd.co.uk
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 DB Devall Independent Family Funeral Directors
2 Wembrook House
The Green, Attleborough, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire. CV11 4JZ.
Telephone : 024 7637 5665
Also at 28 - 30 Coleshill Road, Chapel End
Telephone : 024 7639 7546 Click photo for web site.
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 Rod and Sue from Tranquility Funerals are a wonderful Independent Firm in Melling Liverpool click picture for web site.
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 Andrew Smith Funeral Services Macclesfield Cheshire. An outstanding funeral directors offering a tailored service. Highly recommended.
Park Green House
82 Sunderland Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6HN
01625 433853 andrew@andrewsmithfuneralservices.co.uk
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 Alan Penny is a member of BACP and BABCP as well as an accredited member of the BHA (British Humanist Association) working as a funeral officiant representative for the Coventry and Warwickshire area offering non religious funerals tailor made to the individual. Alan is also a member of ISTSS (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies) and the EWTS (European Workshops on Traumatic Stress) he strives to continue to develop his professional knowledge in order to provide a professional, ethical and caring service to counselling clients. Alan who I have known for a good number of years is also one of the nicest most caring people I know. Click image above for his web site.
alan.penny@reflect-counselling.
07733 472489 - 24hrs Based in Coventry.
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A GREAT WEBSITE WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION COULD SAVE YOU A LOT OF MONEY - Why use a solicitor, bank or other consultant companies that will charge a percentage of a loved ones estate (normally between 1-5%) when you can use e-probateonline for a fraction of the price.
e-Probateonline.co.uk
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Sentiment Remembrance DVDs
A remembrance film kept on a DVD can be another treasured way of keeping memories.
The service involves sequencing a person’s story to film clips, photographs and personal memories creating a tribute that can be as elaborate or as basic as the person requires. The whole process can be carried out either in person, through email or on the telephone depending on needs and location.
http://www.sentiment-productions.co.uk
Specialists for Green and Alternative Funerals and Woodland Burials in the North West of England.
Tel: 0161 969 6690 24 hour number Natural Endings web site this is a very informative web site on all aspects of alternative funerals and supply of eco coffins.
 "At Natural Endings we have a huge range of eco-coffins (cardboard, willow/wicker, bamboo, seagrass, jute, sustainable wood). We have an expertise in Green Funerals and Woodland/Natural Burial and Home Burial. We are recognised for our experience and are regularly asked to comment and contribute to BBC television and radio programs as well as broadsheet newspaper articles. "
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C o n t a c t English W i l l o w C o f f i n s
P H Coate & Son
Meare Green Court
Stoke St Gregory
Nr Taunton
Somerset
TA3 6HY Tel: 01823 490249
Fax: 01823 490814
englishwillowcoffins.co.uk info@englishwillowcoffins.co.uk
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 The UK's leading supplier of custom design picture coffins for burial and cremation. They even do a Camper Van coffin and have kindly provided one for us to show to people.
 Pictured here is my friend Brians (Pops) coffin, I can tell you from my own experience that it was fantastic and I think everyone should have a special coffin! It made a huge difference at the funeral and also visiting Brian in the chapel of rest was a better experience for it. Everybody commented on how amazing it was. Brian has a matching ashes casket. Brians family wrote messages to him on his coffin.
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 Charlotte Graham is a wonderful Funeral Celebrant who made a huge difference at Brians funeral, the family didn't wish for a solemn affair and it was all about The Life of Brian, we sang hymns and had prayers and poems and every member of the congregation commented on what a wonderful service and celebration of his life it had been.
For pre plan 'up beat' funerals in the Midlands and to contact Charlotte go to. www.f2die4.com/
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www.funeralcelebrants.org.uk online directory of funeral celebrants, find by post code.
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 When a loved one dies, it is always a very painful and distressing time. And, it is at this difficult time that family and close friends are often faced with dozens of decisions about the funeral. Should it be a burial or cremation? What are the legal requirements? Who should conduct the ceremony? All these questions are obviously important but, at a time when emotional stress is high, it's easy to forget perhaps the most important question of all - what kind of funeral do you really want?
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Green funerals for Devon
 A green funeral often includes a woodland burial, but it may also be seen as a funeral in which the family and friends have more active participation and make environmentally friendly choices, whether for burial or cremation.
green fuse funeral directors and celebrants have arranged and held funerals at many of the woodland burial sites in Devon and helped families to participate in funeral arrangements, whether they want an eco-friendly coffin or shroud, to decorate the coffin, care for the body of the person at home, provide transport for the coffin to the funeral, have a private land burial and other choices.
We would be pleased to discuss with you all your requirements for a green funeral, so that you leave the earth on your own terms.
Green Fuse also provide training for those who wish to become Funeral Advisers, Arrangers and celebrants. Jane and Simon are also great hosts!! Thanks both.
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http://goodfuneralguide.com a very interesting read by Charles Cowling planning your own funeral help and ideas. A very worth while read recommended.
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List of UK Woodland burial grounds
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PEACE FUNERALS
National Award Winners – ‘Best Funeral Directors in the UK’
Family-owned and Independent By phone: freephone 0800 083 0505
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WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE
The website that helps you to plan your own funeral, and will also safely store the details and suggestions you have made until such a time as they are needed. This will help the recently bereaved to find useful advice at a difficult time.
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 Eco Coffins are a new type of coffin that meet the desires of 21st century society for environmentally sound, individual and non-wasteful funerals.
They are made from cardboard, but are unlike any other cardboard coffin on the market. Made from a 90% recycled material called NatureBoard™, provides strength and stability whilst being 100% biodegradable.
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 The Fantastic Funeral Company is a new concept in planning and preparing for the end of life. Our focus is very much about celebrating life and recognising that because everyone is an individual they may choose to depart from this life in a less sombre way than tradition has dictated in the past. The Fantastic Funeral Company gives you the opportunity to take control of all aspects of planning and preparing for death.
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 Eureka Jazz, a fantastic New Orleans style Jazz band for all occasions. We have worked with this band on a funeral and they are amazing and highly recommended. contact :Terry McGrath
The Coach House
Oakland Road
Moseley
Birmingham
B13 9DN
Tel / Fax: 0121-449 0119
Mobile: 07710 767972
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Arranging a Funeral your rights and responsibilities. Direct Gov
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 There are times when the standard traditional funeral will not reflect the memories of your loved one and something more individual and personal is essential. Everyone deserves a funeral that leaves family and friends with happy memories, not a feeling of emptiness. Each person is unique, with a character very different from anyone else. A funeral is very important for the people left behind, an occasion for reflection and memories and a special way to say goodbye. 0800 988 3852
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Fd Suppliers - Online directory of funeral suppliers to the trade.
fdSuppliers aims to be the complete B2B trade directory of Suppliers and Celebrants serving the UK Funeral Industry. Currently, we have listings for 197 organisations in 184 categories.
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Support and help web sites Organisations who help with bereavement.
 Day by Day Helpline
0844 477 9400
Open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm
or email us at: helpline@cruse.org.uk
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 SOBS Exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend. We are a self-help organisation. Many of our volunteers have themselves been bereaved by suicide.
National Helpline - 0844 561 6855 9am to 9pm every day
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Samaritans - Confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal feelings.
www.samaritans.org
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Way Foundation. A national support group for those widowed under 50 offering friendship, advice and activities.
http://www.wayfoundation.org.uk
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SAMM
SAMM looks to assist those who have lost a relative or friend as a result of murder, manslaughter or unlawful killing.
http://www.samm.org.uk
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The Child Bereavement Charity (CBC) provides specialised support, information and training to all those affected when a baby or child dies
http://www.childbereavement.org.uk
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The Compassionate Friends
Offering support for bereaved parents and their families
http://www.tcf.org.uk
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SANDS - Supporting parents whose baby has died around the time of birth
http://www.uk-sands.org
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Grief Encounter
Helping children through bereavement.
http://www.griefencounter.com
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Brake
The road safety charity
http://www.brake.org.uk
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SCARD - Support & Care After Road Death & Injury
http://www.scard.org.uk
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This website is dedicated to providing as much practical information and support as possible and is non-denominational. It is aimed at everyone, whether they are considering their own death, coping with the death of a loved one, thinking about making a will or just needing some comforting words to help write a letter to a bereaved friend or family member.
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 The Classic Hearse Register. A fascinating web site and car enthusiasts club of which we are members .The site is full of interesting hearses and limousines old and new.
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 Alpha 4x4 Weddings and Funerals The ultimate final journey for the 4x4 enthusiast. Owned and run by our good friend Jacqui Dewar.
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 Britain's first and only motorcycle sidecar hearses.
Unique UK Wide Motorcycle Funeral Service. Rev. Paul Sinclair, Director.
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VINTAGE LORRY FUNERALS
 David H. Hall
Vintage Lorry Funerals,
Kingsfield House,
Kingsfield Close,
Bradford on Avon,
Wiltshire,
BA15 1AW
Tel: 01225 865346
Mob: 07721 068760
david@vintagelorryfunerals.co.uk
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 Wheels provide a funeral transport service. We are happy to work along with Wheels if the family and friends wish to follow the hearse in a unique memorable way.
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 It's Trike an occasion, A unique way of taking your loved ones to their final resting place. We provide an immaculate trike with a beautiful hearse, covering the South-West and beyond. We have designed and built the hearse in the UK with traditional features of the past and combined them with the engine power of the present, and can offer an alternative to the traditional funeral car. (it also is powered by an 1800cc VW aircooled engine!!)
Office Tel: 01884 252329 | Anytime Tel: 01884 255981 | Fax: 01884 242776
info@trike-an-occasion.co.uk Based in Devon Julies trike is available for wedding hire too.
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 Forget Me Not Funeral Cars. Provide an alternative to the traditional hearse and our Dodge Ram will certainly leave you and your loved ones with a memorable final journey together. Call Andrea Hawman 0778 602 2537
 Keep the memory of your loved one close to you. Like a cherished photograph, Memorial Glass holds thoughts and feelings which are personal only to you.
Create a truly bespoke memorial to your loved one's life by having a small amount of their cremated ashes made into glass.
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 BEECHES RECOVERY
We offer a truly nationwide classic car transportation and prestige car transporter service. Our fleet includes a covered car transporter which is suitable for transporting classic, prestige and modified cars in complete security from the elements. We can collect and deliver cars, vans and light commercial vehicles from any part of the United Kingdom and we make trips all over the country.
As our car transportation business runs on a daily basis our car transporter rates are very competitive.
Tel: 0121 344 4644 (24 Hours)
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Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
(Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!
Mary Frye (1932)
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