– Poppy's Funerals

Jed Phoenix's hands while making their own sustainable shroud

In Conversation

Why I am making my own sustainable shroud

Garment designer Jed Phoenix is crafting their own shroud. In this blog, Jed shares what inspired them to plan their funeral with Poppy’s.

Poppy, Diane and Natalie (right to left) outside Poppy's Sheen preparing to host a death café

Opinion

Seven things I've learnt from Death Café

In this blog, founder Poppy Mardall reflects on what she has learned from running Death Cafés in Tooting and East Sheen.

Two adult hands holding two sets of baby's feet

In Conversation

‘It changed my life’: Finding support on the loss of a twin

Lorna Marsh from the Lone Twin Network talks to us about the impact of losing a twin, and the support and friendship she has found through the Network.

Spreading tree over lines of graves and grass.

Opinion

Time for reform? Changing the law on burial and cremation

The Law Commission is consulting on reforms to burial and cremation law. Poppy's CEO Clare Montagu explains why we are welcoming this project.

A younger man and older man with backs to the camera approaching the front of a crematorium

In Conversation

Grieving as a grandparent

When a baby or child dies, the whole family grieves. Grandparents often need to care for their own child, while coping with the loss of their grandchild, yet there is little support available for them.

Poppy's team sitting in mortuary, all smiling, coffins in background

In Focus

12 things you might not know about Poppy's

In June 2024, it's 12 years since the first Poppy’s funeral took place. Poppy’s has grown and flourished since then, so it felt like a good time to share 12 things that you might not know about us.