Creating our Hall Green Branch
Now our birthday event is over we thought it was time to share some news about a little something else we’ve been working on…..
We’re really pleased to say that we now have a 2nd branch of A Natural Undertaking open in Hall Green 🥳
We’ve been working hard to create another beautiful space for families to come to, and we look forward to welcoming everyone through coffee mornings, death cafes and open days in the months to come...
https://www.anaturalundertaking.co.uk/our-new-hall-green-branch/
Kelly-Anne McNally tells us about her mum Sue's fancy dress funeral
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“ I want that fancy dress party, I want that 70th birthday party, and I want everyone in fancy dress." - Kelly's mum, Sue.
In the last of our 5 videos Kelly-Anne McNally shares the reasons behind her mum's unusual fancy dress funeral, and how people responded to it.
She also talks about how important and special it is to plan a funeral together ahead of time, with the person who will die.
You can find all 5 videos on our website:
https://www.anaturalundertaking.co.uk/familystories/
Jo Hindley talking about her parents’ funerals
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"I think those most important entrances and exits are often taken out of people’s hands by people who think they know better" - Jo
Jo Hindley talks about how important knowing your choices are when it comes to funerals.
She focuses on ways you can make a funeral more environmentally friendly, and explains how important gathering together and community is when someone dies.
Rob Grady talking about his mum, Andrea’s funeral
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"You can do anything but I don't want brass handles." - Rob's mum Andrea
Rob Grady tells us what was special about his mum's funeral and how, through not having to be tied to a package, his family have now created new rituals and traditions when someone dies.
Pauline Grace tells us about when her dad Wal died
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"I feel really lucky and blessed that I was able to have dad at home after he died." - Pauline
Pauline Grace shares her emotional story of her dad, Wal’s, death.
She tells us about the time running up to his death when the two of them were planning and plotting what to do for his funeral, and then when he died how she was determined to keep him at home a bit longer.
She explains how that helped her come to terms with his death and she compares her experience of her dad dying with what she experienced when her mum died.
"Funerals are for the living" - Ghie
On Friday night we shared a number of videos that we have been filming over the last few months in which families share their thoughts and memories about funerals they have arranged. We have been asked if we can make them available online, so we'll be sharing one each day this week.
In this video Ghie Berry talks about his dad, Frank's funeral, and how they went about ensuring they injected a bit of family culture into it.
Grieving distance- funerals during Covid 19, Jess May Days
Here is lovely Birmingham based celebrant Jess May's Special Days talking about how we can create rituals and meaning when funerals are not able to happen the way we may want them to.
A new kind of undertaker- Carrie Weekes & Fran Glover. Winners Modern Funeral Director of the Year. Branches in Kings Heath and Hall Green.
