Help & Information Sites

The following websites can provide additional help and information to assist you with your bereavement and funeral planning. 

FUNERAL PLANNING 
Funeral Wise Wide ranging information from planning funerals, procedures, funeral etiquette and costs
Natural Death Centre Independent Funeral Advice
Good Funeral Guide Independent Funeral Advice
Funeral Map Information on aspects of funeral processes and resources
*  The Ways We Say Goodbye Study of 21st Century funeral customs in the UK 
RELIGIOUS & NON RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS
*   Humanist UK Website for Humanist organisation
*   Pagan Federation Pagan Burials & Ceremonies
 Spiritualists National Union Religious charity that supports Spiritualist Churches all across the United Kingdom.
ALTERNATIVES TO CREMATION
*   Resomation ‘Water Cremation’ – Alternative to Flame Cremation & Burial
*   Promessa Ecological Burial 
FUNERAL COSTS
*   Government Site Get help with funeral costs
*   Beyond Life Information regarding funeral costs
*   Bereavement Payment  Government site
BODY & ORGAN DONATIONS
*   Human Tissue Authority Find medical establishments 
*   Organ Donation Organ Donation NHS
DIGITAL DEATH
*   Digital Legacy Association Assists with online digital legacy (e.g. Facebook etc). 
BURIAL GROUNDS
*   Natural Death Centre List of Burial Grounds 
*   Fenns Meadow   N Shropshire: Meadow based Green Burial Ground
*   Westhope Shropshire:  Orchard based Green Burial Ground
*   S.S.R.P. South Shropshire Remembrance Park: Woodland Based 
*   Sacred Stones Shropshire:  Soulton Hall Long Barrow
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT 
*   Bereavement Advice Centre  Help with all aspects of bereavement including legal and financial
*   Dying Matters  To help people cope with dying, death and bereavement 
*   Marie Curie Bereavement and counselling support
*   Child Bereavement UK For any family, individual or organisation experiencing the loss of a child
 Child Death Helpline Help with the death of a child
*   Child Funeral Charity Help with arranging and paying for a child’s funeral
*   SANDS Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity
*   Cruse Bereavement Care  Support to children, young people and adults when someone dies
*   SCARD Support and Care After Road Death and Injury
*   SAMM Support After Murder & Manslaughter
*   UKSOBS Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
*   Winston’s Wish Support to Children after the death of a Parent or Sibling
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MEMORABILIA & CEREMONIAL
*   Scattering Ashes Solutions and Accoutrements for Ash Scattering