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As we all step firmly into 2020, we wanted to start off our blogs with some brief updates.
Last year we reflected on all the hard work that had been put into the decorative order of our offices, and the refurbishments, partial and complete, that had been carried out to them. We received really positive feedback on our efforts at Sidcup and decided to adopt similar modern schemes in other offices. This is with the exception ...
“Death is one moment, and life is so many of them” Tenessee Williams
My first encounter with Udens was on a warm, humid summer's day after a self-imposed career break - the less said about that the better! I had spent a disproportionate amount of time looking for the ‘right role’ in a very different industry I'd spent 15 years working in, interviewing with companies who used mo ...
Afterglow by Helen Lowrie Marshall
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before ...
We know that the repatriation of a loved one can be very overwhelming and sometimes a confusing process for families, which is why we wanted to take the time to explain step by step how it works and what is involved.
Repatriation is ...
Talking about funerals is sometimes seen as a taboo subject, although often in jest you hear someone say “oh they’ll play that at my funeral”, or “that’ll be written on my gravestone.”
More often than not its really quite hard as a family to choose which music to play at your loved ones funeral. Do you pick something classical? Their favourite song? Your favourite song? A song with a specific meaning or memory? A hymn? or all of the above.< ...
As funeral directors, we often get asked about the correct etiquette at funerals in the United Kingdom, the order in which the service should take and so on. Our answer is always the same, let's make this service what the family and of course the deceased would have wanted. Of course, a framework and a plan are necessary but there are many different types and formats during funerals these days that bespoke fu ...
Every funeral is personal to that person and their family. A way to make the funeral that bit more personal is the choice of music. We hear on a daily basis songs from such a wide variety of different genres. Classical, Rock, Soul, Swing in fact you name it I’ve heard it.
Of course there are your popular choices like My Way - Frank Sinatra or Unforgettable - Nat King Cole ...
If the death is expected and occurs at home:
If the ...
Every funeral is personal to that person and their family. A way to make the funeral that bit more personal is the choice of music. We hear on a daily basis songs from such a wide variety of different genres. Classical, Rock, Soul, Swing in fact you name it I’ve heard it.
Of course there are your popular choices like My Way - Frank Sinatra or Unforgettable - Nat King Cole which from ...