Ideas & Guidance
This blog answers your questions about natural burial — from the environmental benefits to the practicalities to how to find a natural burial site near you — including how Poppy's can help.
Ideas & Guidance
As we are living independent lives for longer — and as our lives become more complex — services and resources are emerging to help with planning for the end of life. Ashley Jordan, founder of One Stop Organisers, and Annette Earl, founder of Dockleaf Conversations, share their experience and their tips for end of life planning with us.
Ideas & Guidance
Music evokes so many emotions and memories that it forms a natural part of most funeral services. There are lots of different ways to use music as part of a funeral ceremony. Here are ten of our suggestions.
Opinion
Passed away. Gone to sleep. Set out on their final journey. Stepped into another room. There are so many different phrases to choose from to describe death and dying. But at Poppy’s, we don’t use any of them. Why not?
Ideas & Guidance
At Poppy’s, we come alongside people from many different traditions and faiths to help them plan funerals which are meaningful for the people attending, and that honour the person who has died. Here, we share a few things we’ve learnt along the way.
In Conversation
Heart of London Threshold Singers are part of a global movement of people who want to share the healing experience of song with people who are dying or grieving. Kish Modasia has been a member of the choir, which rehearses twice a month in west London, for three years.