PLANNING your own funeral
Our funerals are our emotional legacy. They really matter. They can help the people who survive us to begin to work out how to live their lives without us.
With the support of one of our experienced funeral directors, we can help you to pre-plan a funeral that works for you and is right for your circumstances.
We also regularly host talks and workshops about funerals to empower you with the information you need.
Is it helpful to plan my own funeral?
Leaving no instructions can be disconcerting for the people arranging your funeral, who may wonder what you would have wanted, but leaving detailed and prescriptive instructions can cause added stress.
The best kind of funeral plan is a loose framework allowing the people arranging and attending the funeral to do whatever they need to do. In most cases, you don’t need to plan every detail, but an outline of the kind of thing you’d like for your funeral can be very helpful.
With the support of one of our funeral directors, we can help you to put together a plan for your funeral. We’ll talk through your circumstances and the kind of funeral you’d like to have before we offer some suggestions and help you to put together a plan.
Remember - A good funeral is created with the belief that funerals honour the person who has died but are for the benefit of the living.
Upcoming talks & Workshops
In our online talks, we’ll go through everything you need to know about funerals. By sharing stories, insights and practical advice, we hope you’ll discover that funerals can be meaningful, personal and cost-effective.
Things to consider:
A funeral plan isn’t static. It can change over time. As your life circumstances changes, so will your funeral.
Funeral wishes in the UK aren’t legally binding. It’s a good idea to talk to the people who will arrange your funeral about what you want to happen, although they are under no legal obligation to follow your wishes after your death.
You may want to appoint an executor, who will be responsible for arranging your funeral after your death.
If you want to pay for your funeral in advance, you could look into ethical funeral plans such as Open Pre-Paid Funeral Plans or simply put the money into a savings account which can be accessed after your death.
If you or someone you love is facing the end of your life and would like to discuss planning your funeral with us, please get in touch so we can talk it through.