A simple program is helping people who are grieving the loss of a loved one
For people grieving the loss of a loved one, a simple program that enables them to walk and talk with trained volunteers is making a difference.
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Author: Fiona Pollard
Live Streaming Funerals
Rising demand means half of funeral directors and crematoria can now live-stream services online.
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Fovant Badges
The history of the Fovant Badges is celebrated on the first Sunday of July every year. For 56 years volunteers have maintained the chalk badges embedded in the hillside along the A30. For more interesting and historical information go to……… http//www.fovantbadges.com
The Fovant Badges Society is a voluntary organisation which has the objective of maintaining the regimental badges that were carved into the chalk downs above the village of Fovant by the soldiers of those regiments. The Society is determined that…
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Expressions Coffins
Did you know…….you can have a memorable image used for your loved one.
“Dad loved the islands…”
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“Dad loved cruises, especially the islands. Him and mum had been on more than 20 cruises in their life together. In their early cruising days, they spent a lot of time on the tropical islands of the Pacific, and in later years, the islands of…
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Looking After our Older generation with Love…
“While I was distracted, Norah was busy standing up in the shopping cart, excitedly waving and gleefully proclaiming, ‘Hi old person! It’s my birfday today!’”
Seventy-eight years separate these two people in age. Somehow, their hearts and souls seem to recognize each other from long ago.
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The loyalty of an animal..
Loyalty comes in all shapes and sizes. Our pets certainly become part of the family and we forget that they grieve too… #mansbestfriend#AFDA
A dog has been filmed lying beside the coffin of its owner, who was killed when a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy.
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One of the best….
TODAY
Some sad news this morning as we learn of the death of “Willy Wonka” star Gene Wilder. He passed away at the age of 83 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Our thoughts are with his family. <3
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The Alaskan ‘Potlatch’….a funeral tradition
FAIRBANKS — “Potlatch is not for nothing,” said the late Kenny Thomas of Tanacross. There are as many meanings to the Alaska Native potlatch as there are…
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A Love story…
Henry and Jeanette De Lange were married for more than six decades. Side-by-side the couple passed away just 20 minutes apart. After Jeanette passed, Henry briefly opened his eyes and gazed one last time at his wife’s body before he died. ❤️ #9Today
A couple married for more than six decades have died side-by-side just moments after one another in a US nursing home.
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