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Giving thanks for all those who hold the hands of the dying and the bereaved
The saying goes: ‘in the midst of life we are in death’. Never has this felt more blatantly true. In my work as a funeral celebrant, and in Paul Shoobridge’s work as a funeral director, we are surrounded by death every day. And we are often asked by the families we work with how we […]
Advent is the season of waiting
When I was a student, I studied Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. It’s a bizarre play in which there is a lot of …. waiting, oddly enough. It is all wrapped up in the meaning of life and the central characters are there, page after page, waiting for this Godot, who never arrives. It’s […]
For the love of poetry!
I remember well the first time I entered a poem in a competition. It was the 1990 Eisteddfod, an annual competition in schools across Wales each year which coincides with St David’s Day at the start of March. After two days of songs, recitation and dancing, it culminates in the ‘chairing of the bard’ ceremony […]
Shoobridge Funeral Services launch poetry competition in honour of grandparents
I was really inspired last week when a little boy stood up at the funeral of his grandfather and read a poem that he had written in tribute. His words were moving, about what he would miss the most, and he thanked him so personally, straight from the heart. Such a brave thing to do. […]
Charity begins at home … and then it spreads
One of my mother’s favourite sayings is: ‘Charity begins at home.’ I’ve often thought about this little saying, and it is something that I have reflected on during all the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. When I was younger, I used to think it was a bit selfish; are we being told […]
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