In Conversation
Mariel Ramos was Poppy’s first client, back in 2012. Ten years on, we’re so grateful to Mariel for talking to us about her husband’s life and death, her experience with Poppy’s, and why she believes open conversations about death are so important.
In Focus
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.
Ideas & Guidance
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.
Opinion
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.
In Conversation
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.
FAQ
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.