The GFG Blog
2019Sep
Queer Funeral Guide
Fran Hall
Sep
18
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Photo by Fox Fisher On today’s blog, we are delighted to introduce Guild member Ash Hayhurst, who has written an excellent guide for anyone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer and concerned about their future funeral arrangements, and for family and friends who might be involved. More
Countdown to Be Better
Fran Hall
Sep
08
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Less than two weeks to go now until Be Better, our fabulous event in Stratford-upon-Avon showcasing the work of some of the UK’s most renowned modern undertakers. Be Better is an opportunity for everyone to come and hear how funerals can be beautiful and meaningful without costing the earth –
In the zone
Fran Hall
Sep
06
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We thought it was about time to share something with GFG blog readers. It’s a story that’s been running for a while, but today seems like a really good day to put it in the public domain. This week, we made a third party observation to the Intellectual Property Office
Thoughts from an unaffiliated funeral director (v)
Fran Hall
Sep
05
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We continue to publish the very important observations from funeral directors in response to the invitation from the Funeral Service Consumer Standards Review to make contact, and have great pleasure in adding the contribution from Jo Williamson, of Albany Funerals. Dear Mr Shand Smith, It has come to my
Thoughts from an unaffiliated funeral director (iv)
Fran Hall
Sep
04
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Today we have the pleasure of publishing a letter from Jo Vassie, of Higher Ground Family Funerals, which was sent to the Competition and Markets Authority a few weeks ago. We thought that the Funeral Service Consumer Standards Review might also find it interesting reading. Dear Sirs, I’m am
Thoughts from an unaffiliated funeral director (iii)
Fran Hall
Sep
03
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Today’s offering from a person who wrote to the FSCSR in response to the invitation for unaffiliated funeral directors to contact the independent chair was sent by us on their behalf. The author chose not to identify themselves in the letter because it had to be sent to the independent
Researcher required
Fran Hall
Sep
03
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It seems that there are people in positions of some authority in funeralworld who don’t quite understand the Good Funeral Guide’s position on the idea of regulation of the funeral industry. This is strange, because we thought we had made ourselves quite clear over the years. We have written about
More thoughts for the FSCSR to ponder on
Fran Hall
Sep
02
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As today’s meeting of the Funeral Service Consumer Standards Review Working Group B (the Transparency Working Group) gets underway, we are delighted to share the thoughts of another respondent to the invitation to comment issued by the FSCSR on the Friday before the Bank Holiday weekend. Today’s contribution is from
Thoughts from an unaffiliated funeral director (ii)
Fran Hall
Sep
01
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Here’s another submission that squeaked in before the deadline set by the self-appointed Funeral Service Consumer Standards Review group to hear the views from funeral directors who choose not to belong to a trade association – from the fabulous Jennifer Uzzell, occasional contributor to the blog and one of the
2019Aug
The new kid on the block has gone
Fran Hall
Aug
31
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Remember these guys? The National Federation of Funeral Directors – they of the combative Managing Director who regularly took umbrage with Charles – have a look at blog posts from the past here and here and here and here to refresh your memory. They were the self styled “Consumer Driven Funeral Industry
