Category: Brighton

Pauper’s Funerals on the Rise

In the past, a “Pauper’s funeral” was a funeral paid for by the state, for those who either didn’t have enough money in their estate or family members willing to cover the costs of the burial arrangements. This was one of the earliest social welfare provisions in Britain, dating all the way back to Elizabethan times. In modern times, local government authorities are still obligated to bury those who die in destitute circumstances. The official name is “Public Health Funerals”, as these funerals are less about assuring the dignity of those who have died and more about disposing corpses in ... Read more

Dargavs’ City of the Dead Holds Centuries of Mysteries

Agricultural prosperity, Christian churches, and the City of the Dead attract tourists from all over Russia. In North Ossetia, there is a village called Dargavs, which has a peculiar history behind it. The City of the Dead, as the village is known, is the location where people who lived in surrounding valleys buried the ones they loved. Nearly 100 ancient stone crypts can be found in this cemetery – turned town. This open air museum for Ossetians stretches for seventeen kilometers and gives an understanding of how their ancestors lived more than 400 years ago. Belongings and clothes are also ... Read more

Do You Know What Funeral Music Your Loved One Wants?

Would you know what hymn or song your loved one would want played at their funeral? If not, you are not alone, more than seven out of ten people in a recent survey said that they were not certain. Popular Funeral Songs In a previous survey of the nation’s top 10 most popular contemporary funeral songs were – “My Way” by Frank Sinatra “Time to Say Goodbye” by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler “Over The Rainbow” by Eva Cassidy “Angels” by Robbie Williams “You Raise Me Up” by Westlife “You’ll Never Walk Alone” ... Read more

Sokushinbutsu: Buddhist Self-Mummification

Over one thousand years ago a priest known as Kuukai founded the Buddhist sect of Shingon in Northern Japan. Based on the sect’s belief that physical punishment was the path to enlightenment, the practice of Sokushinbutsu, or self-mummification, was born: a decade-long process of slowly poisoning the body in the hopes of achieving successful mummification of the tissues.   It is widely held that hundreds of Buddhist monks may have attempted self-mummification, but only around two dozen self-mummified bodies have been discovered to date. Monks who embarked down the path of self-mummification endured as much as ten years of torturous physical ... Read more

Sussex Funeral Services To Host Dying Awareness Funeral Fair

As respected members of the Dying Matters coalition, and as part of the associated Awareness Week, we at the Brighton and Hove based ‘Sussex Funeral Directors’ are proud to be hosting a funeral fair, from 10am to 4pm at Hove Town Hall, on Tuesday May 14th 2013. We feel that this is a fantastic opportunity to host a fair and help the local community understand what the options are when arranging a funeral, when learning how to organise your own death, how to cope with a loss and who to come to for advice. Our event at Hove Town Hall will ... Read more

A Brief Insight of the Sussex Funeral Services Premises

Sussex Funeral Services has fast become a benchmark for funeral directors in the Sussex area and beyond. Although a relatively new independent business, they have been steadily gathering momentum and are now both well respected and admired in the region. The premises itself has been clearly designed to cater for the needs of the client. What it isnot is dark, depressing, antiquated or untidy. It is, in fact, the opposite of all these things. There has obviously been very clear and careful thought given about how the interior of a funeral directors premises should be perceived. There is an atmosphere of ... Read more

New “Farewell” Magazine Launch

It’s no secret that most people are reluctant to be confronted by the idea of their own mortality; As a nation we seldom discuss personal wishes for our own funerals, and this fear of death vanquishes inquisition, ultimately leaving us uninformed about the available options. This general consensus to ignore the inevitable is difficult to remedy, however materials are becoming more readily available, helping people understand what options are possible when the unthinkable happens. Farewell magazine is one such publication: which hit the shelves at the end of January, and offers pragmatic advice to anybody looking to plan their own ... Read more

Children and Grief

Although death is a universal inevitability, losing somebody close to you can be a shock and an experience that all people find difficult to come to terms with on a personal level. It can be a particular challenge to help children though this time; not quite knowing their understanding of the situation and how they will react; whilst trying to establish your own coping methods. Fortunately there are a variety of services available specifically for this purpose, aiming to enlighten anybody, struggling with such issues.  The following are a number of organisations that specialise in helping people through this dark ... Read more

“National Dying Matters” Funeral Fair to be held at Hove Town Hall in May

As a Brighton and Hove community based independent Funeral Directors, Sussex Funeral Services, are hosting a funeral fair, from 10am to 4pm at Hove Town Hall, on Tuesday May 14th 2013. As members of the Dying Matters Coalition, we are helping to promote National Dying Matters Week – raising awareness in dying, death and bereavement which is also aimed at helping people to accept death as a natural part of our life cycle. The fair will also raise awareness within the local community of the many options available when faced with having to arrange a funeral. The event will feature stalls from relevant businesses, such as local ... Read more

Natural and Greener Funerals in Sussex

At Sussex Funeral Services, an independent brighton funeral directors, we feel that funerals should be an experience completely unique and tailored to the individuals needs. As time moves on we understand that traditional burials might not fit with modern day lifestyles and so in this blog we want to highlight an alternative funeral choice – the natural woodland burial – Greener Funerals in Sussex. Our recommendation for woodland burials is our own local natural burial ground, located at Clayton Wood, within the South Downs National Park, near Brighton. Clayton Wood promotes woodland conservation and all things environmentally friendly and carbon neutrality, ... Read more

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