The Old Painswick Inn,
Gloucester Street,
Stroud,
Gloucestershire.
GL5 1QG
Tel : 01453 767769
Working with you for a better, more personal funeral
We will tell you exactly what to do, and help and guide you through each of the different stages.
The Old Painswick Inn,
Gloucester Street,
Stroud,
Gloucestershire.
GL5 1QG
Contact us here: Telephone 01453 767 769
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A collection of useful resources for you all in one place
We appreciate just how distressing a time this is likely to be for you and the members of your family: perhaps this list of contacts (below), may prove helpful; and - as always - you can call us on 01453 767769 with any questions.
Help following a bereavement
Cruse is a very good bereavement helpline that we recommend: telephone no. 08444 779 400, or 01905 222 23. Their website address is: www.cruse.org.uk
This site www.counselling-directory.org.uk/bereavement.html has a huge network of counsellors across the UK. Do visit their site to find one near to you.
And for children, we have two sites that we recommend:
Winstons' Wish, on 08452 03
04 05. Website www.winstonswish.org.uk
Child Bereavement Trust, on 01494 568 900.
Website www.childbereavement.org.uk
Admin help
We have found Louise at 'Practically Perfect' to be a practical, efficient, well informed, and sympathetic person who can help you sort through and deal with much of the necessary administration that follows a death - the paperwork, the letter writing and all the phone calls which can be annoying or distressing at an already difficult time.
www.practicallyperfect.co.uk/page_1265055559487.html
Memorials for your loved one
We have partnered with an online memorial provider called Much Loved, and you can visit their site here. You can create an online memorial for your loved one quickly and easily, and for free.
Saying goodbye to a loved on is of course never easy. A beautiful tribute is to release
doves, as they signify blessed hope for eternity. There is a local company who can
arrange this for you – click on the link to visit their site: White Doves
Biodegradable
and eco-friendly coffins
We have always tried to be conscious of the environment by providing more ecologically
friendly coffins and urns. One of our suppliers is another local firm by the name
of Sunset Coffins, and you can visit their site by clicking this link. Their products
are made from 100% newsprint, and can be decorated or personalised by you to add
that personal touch.
A selection of books and poems:
Books
The charity for bereaved children, Winston’s Wish, has a selection of books and information. You can visit their website or call them on 01242 515157.
Their titles include: A Child's Grief, Milly's Bug Lump, Muddles Puddles and Sunshine and As Big as It Gets. You can see their books by clicking the link below:
Another book that we can recommend is called Badger's Parting Gifts. It is a sensible book about grief and dying and is available from Amazon.co.uk. You can see it by clicking the link below:
Poems
We have assembled a beautiful list of poems specifically for young deaths. You can
see this selection by clicking on this link here.
Tribute photos and videos
Sentiment is a production company which specialises in end-of-life tribute photo & video montages, filmed life biographies and memory books. Whether you want a simple photo montage for a funeral, or an epic movie of your life, Sentiment will listen to your ideas, thoughts and needs. Whatever they create, it will be filled with warmth and comfort - and be an invaluable part of your family history.
You can visit their site at: www.sentiment.co.uk
"I am so glad to have had your kindly and helpful support over the past couple of
years whilst I have been preparing for Mum's death. My sister and I found your gentle,
low-key, but professional presence during the closing of the coffin – and throughout
the funeral – very reassuring, and we both thank you most sincerely for making the
experience one of great calm and peace." Dr. B. W. Malvern
