– Poppy's Funerals

Six people , surrounded by plants and greenery, at Recompose's human composting facility in Seattle, behind them is an array of beehive shaped white metal vessels in which natural organic reduction takes place.

In Conversation

What is human composting — and how could it transform death care?

Morgan Yarborough, from Recompose in Seattle, explains what this new technology involves and the environmental benefits it brings.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Elke Wetzig (Elya), CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons

Ideas & Guidance

What is ‘water cremation' — and why did Desmond Tutu choose it?

Archbishop Desmond Tutu chose aquamation, or water cremation, for environmental reasons. We explore the benefits of this new technology of alkaline hydrolysis as it comes to the UK.

Opinion

What does 2023 hold for Poppy’s?

Founder Poppy and CEO Clare explain some exciting changes we made during 2022 to ensure that Poppy’s remains true to its values and is ready for the future.

Lambeth cemetery view at sunrise in the mist

In Conversation

Ten things I’ve learnt about grief

Jane Harris shares some of the things she has learnt about grief, as a therapist, filmmaker, bereaved parent and founder — with her husband Jimmy — of the Good Grief Project.

Man at bus stop in London looking at Poppy's advert which says 'The day I dreaded was the best it could have been because of them.'

Opinion

Great death care matters — but what is it?

Poppy's CEO Clare Montagu responds to the UK Commission on Bereavement's landmark report with a call to raise standards in death care for everyone.

Ideas & Guidance

How we led our dad's funeral ceremony ourselves

Nicola and Gilly explain how and why they led a funeral ceremony without using a celebrant.