by Margaret Mulholland | Mar 22, 2023 | Funerals
“Over 382,000 funerals take place each year in the UK where family and friends have guessed at what their loved ones would have wanted.” (Funeral Service Times reporting in May 2018). As a Humanist Funeral Celebrant, I have witnessed first- hand the pain this can...
by Margaret Mulholland | Jun 25, 2021 | Funerals, Memorial & Remembrance services
I am reading a fabulous book about death at the moment- yes I know that makes me sound a little odd! But it is so important that we talk about death particularly with our nearest and dearest. It’s called “We all know how this ends” and is written by an...
by Margaret Mulholland | May 28, 2021 | Funerals, Humanist Ceremonies
When we think of funerals most of us think of sombre, solemn affairs, filled with grief, sadness, and everyone wearing black. However, there is another way, one that is rapidly growing in popularity. It is a more modern take on how funerals are conducted, focusing...
by Margaret Mulholland | May 20, 2021 | Funerals, Humanist Ceremonies, Memorial & Remembrance services, Namings, Renewal of Vows, Weddings
I have set up a private Facebook group “From the Cradle to the Grave” . A safe place to ask questions and to discuss Life, Love, Death and everything in between. If you want to have a chat about Humanism, Celebrancy or the occasion you are hoping to...
by Margaret Mulholland | Mar 11, 2021 | Funerals, Humanist Ceremonies
I am pleased to announce that I am now fully accredited by Humanists UK to offer a pre-planning service for funerals.For many years Celebrants have been meeting with people to plan their funeral ceremony.Requests for this service have been growing over the years and...
by Margaret Mulholland | Feb 25, 2021 | Funerals, Humanist Ceremonies, Memorial & Remembrance services, Namings, Renewal of Vows, Uncategorized, Weddings
Well at last we have a road map (of sorts)!Step one:From March 8th up to 30 mourners can attend a funeral and/or a wake. Weddings can take place with a maximum of 6 guests.Step two: Five weeks later but no earlier than April 12th the number of guests allowed at a...
