We believe it’s time for a more open conversation about death, dying and funerals.
In this blog, we give practical advice and ideas to help you if you are arranging a funeral or experiencing bereavement; answer your frequently asked questions/FAQs; and share stories, interviews and opinions.
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June 2022 marked ten years since Poppy's was founded. Here, Poppy Mardall reflects on how the business began and the values we still hold today.
When someone dies overseas, it can be an extremely stressful and disorientating experience for their family or friends. Here, we explain what to expect when someone dies abroad and needs to be repatriated to the UK, some useful contacts and some things you will need to do.
We’re celebrating five years since Poppy’s moved into Lambeth cemetery. Poppy Mardall, explains why this has proved to be the perfect place for us.
Hayley Campbell has spent the last three years talking, thinking and writing about death. She has interviewed a gravedigger, a pathologist, a bereavement midwife, even an executioner.
In 2020, 80% of all UK funerals were cremations, and this proportion has been rising steadily over recent decades. Here are some of things that you need to bear in mind — and a few facts that you probably never knew — about keeping or scattering ashes.
In our second spotlight on our sustainable suppliers, we speak to Ellen Musgrove about the willow coffins crafted by her family business, Musgrove Willows.