The GFG makes it to page 1 of Google when you type in ‘co-operative funeralcare’. No SEO, no sleight of hand, what you see is where we were at 9 pm on Monday evening. For how long? Ah, there’s the question… Click the screenshot to bring it up

    Denouncing plans for a new crematorium in Surrey which, if it is built, will be no more than 205m from the nearest house, East Grinstead resident David says:   “You wouldn’t want to sit in your garden and overlook a funeral.”   Oh no? How very different you

    Thanks to blog-whisperer Tony Piper we now have a search facility on the blog. It’s at the top right. Type in any search term you like and it’ll bring you everything we’ve ever written about it. Bingo!      

    This tickled us:    Dr. Ed James is occasionally asked why he named his radio show “Funerals and Fried Chicken.” He replies, “Not long ago, I was surrounded by friends and relatives in the basement of a church, following a funeral, and the food served was fried chicken, mac

    The Joy of Death Festival 2012 will pilot the first Good Funeral Guide Awards Ceremony to recognise outstanding service to the bereaved. The awards will be made in the following categories:   Most Promising New Funeral Director Embalmer of the Year The Eternal Slumber Award for Coffin Supplier of the Year Most