


A Musical Undertaking
by Carrie Weekes | Dec 2, 2016 | art, Funeral Traditions, Funerals, Music
‘Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand’ Don’t be distracted by lists of popular “funeral songs”. The best use of music at funerals is personal. Pete Williams- songwriter, vocalist, hoofer, raconteur and...
The Death Show – from our artists in residence
by Fran | Oct 21, 2016 | art, Funeral Traditions, Funerals
Artists in Residence There are not many funeral directors that can claim to have an artistic arm to their business. At A Natural Undertaking however we like to approach life differently, and we’re very excited to announce that for this year we will have two...
Nominated! But what is a Modern Funeral Director?
by Fran | Sep 2, 2016 | Dying Matters, Funeral Traditions, Funerals
Good Funeral Awards 2016 We’re really proud to have been nominated at the Good Funeral Awards for the second year running, but with the nomination being for Modern Funeral Director of the year, and no specific criteria outlined it really got us thinking about what...
Funeral food – it’s a thing!
by Fran | Feb 15, 2016 | Funeral Traditions, Funerals
It might not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of a funeral, but funeral food has it roots in every culture. Whether it’s to commemorate the dead or console mourners, focusing on food around the time someone dies is as firmly embedded a...
Do you know your Humanists from your Civil Celebrants?
by Fran | Jun 15, 2015 | Funeral Traditions, Funerals
As Carrie and I have been arranging more and more funerals we’ve realised that there’s a real gap in knowledge about the different types of people who actually deliver the ceremonies. Often we find that people who aren’t particularly religious say...Reviews on Google


















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After the loss of our Mother, I've put this step-by-step video toolkit together to help those who can learn from our families experience, using digital tools for healing and grieving in the Covid-era #StayHomeStaySafe
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