Ideas & Guidance

This list covers organisations offer bereavement support in the form of a listening ear, helpful information and often the opportunity to connect with others in a similar situation. This includes support when someone dies by suicide, when a child or baby dies or when someone dies suddenly.

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.