In Focus

At Poppy’s we rely on a team of Practical Leads to make sure our funerals run smoothly. Three recent recruits — Rachel, Nigel and Andrew — explain what they do as Practical Leads and what drew them to this role.

In Conversation

Katharine Horgan tells us how she set up Young Orphans to support other young adults whose parents have died.

In Conversation

We talk to Tom Ana from the London LGBTQ+ Centre about facilitating an LGBTQ+ specific Death Cafe

In Focus

Angie is one of Poppy’s Client Support Advisors, the first point of contact for many of our clients. She gives us a glimpse behind the scenes on a busy day at Poppy’s.

In Conversation

Gillian Robertson is a funeral celebrant and the retired headteacher of a special educational school. She talked to us about why she’s so passionate about involving people with communication difficulties in funeral planning.

Opinion

Founder Poppy Mardall concludes our series of blogs on new death care technologies with a crucial question: how can new insight and innovation inspire us to reconsider, reframe and rethink the choices we already have?