13 foot high chandelier by artist and sculptor Jodie Carey(website) made of 3,000 handcrafted plaster bones, now a part of the Richard Harris Collection here. “In this creation, Jodie Carey revisits the Dance of Death theme for the contemporary audience. The chandelier would fit into a
WR Chapman off to the crem on the back of one of his own. Where did that lovely cabinet come from? Full story here
Last letter written by WesleyWalker, 14, of Stoke on Trent… as a creative writing exercise set by his school. His mum’s not happy about it. Full story here and here.
Posted by Richard Rawlinson Before they were arrested and charged with the murder of their six children in a petrol-fuelled arson fire in their Derby council house last month, Mick and Mary Philpott started planning a funeral at the Anglican Derby Cathedral. With the tragedy making headline news, they chose this
Posted by Lyra Mollington With the ‘Funeral Services of the Christian Churches in England – New Edition’ tucked safely in my bag, I set off for the crematorium. I planned to go to the office and apologise for inadvertently taking it. I decided that this would be more dignified than
