book - we need to talk about the funeral
funerals with heart and soul
 
 

green fuse - funeral directors, advisers and conductors

If you need to arrange a funeral, or want to plan a funeral in advance, or simply want to know more about funerals, you have arrived at the right site.

green fuse is passionate about good funerals, helping families to find their own ways to say their last goodbyes. The experience of the time leading up to the funeral can be as important as the ceremony itself.

Our book, We Need To Talk About The Funeral - 101 Practical Ways To Commemorate And Celebrate A Life, written by Jane Morrell and Simon Smith and with a foreword by Clare Rayner OBE, is a beautiful and practical colour handbook, which offers you all the information, ideas and reassurance you need to prepare a personal funeral that is both an expression of loss and a celebration of life. (Accent Press 2007 ISBN 978-1906125011)

It has all the information that you need. It is also rather inspiring.” Lesley Garner, The Daily Telegraph.

It is available from bookshops at £14.99, from Amazon or, for immediate use, you can download the entire book as a pdf file for just £9.99.

Come and visit our unique Funeral Centre at 7, High Street, Totnes. It’s a welcoming place where you can arrange a complete funeral, find out and talk about funerals, coping with loss and what to do when someone dies. You can come to the centre to browse information, consult with knowledgeable and empathic advisers, make funeral arrangements, discuss and plan a ceremony, and find and purchase the resources you need. We have created a positive and comfortable atmosphere for you on the High Street, because death is a part of life and, to feel empowered around it - or at least not to fear it so much - we all need accessible, relevant information.


We pledge to provide
good funerals, by which we mean

Giving families full information about all aspects of the funeral and the costs, to make choices for a funeral that feels right.

Open to participation and involvement of family and friends in any aspects of arranging, devising and holding the funeral - perhaps you’d like to have a vigil, decorate a coffin, choose and adorn a venue, choose different transport, special music and words

Outstanding levels of service and value from all funeral professionals to make sure you, the family, receive exactly what you want for a funeral that will leave you with good memories.

Distinctive funerals that reflect and celebrate the life, character and beliefs of the person who has died as well as mourning their loss. These dedicated funerals provide inspiration, hope, comfort and good memories for those left behind.

We call these GOOD funerals.

You can find all you need to arrange a good funeral through green fuse:

  • funeral directing
  • funeral advice and support
  • conductors / celebrants
  • coffins, urns and shrouds
  • ideas for words, music and the ceremony
  • our inspiring book We Need To Talk About The Funeral
  • beautiful flowers
  • information on what to do when someone dies and funerals

“In the hours and days following her death, the thoughtful way in which you worked cleared the path for us to make the numerous decisions that faced us and served to minimise our stress, freeing us to arrange the farewell of our late mother in the way that we feel she would have liked.” Rod Nelson and Clare Ballard

Please contact us on 01803 840779 or visit green fuse funeral centre, 7 High Street, Totnes TQ9 5NN or jane@greenfuse.co.uk.

We are establishing a UK network of trained funeral advisers and conductors. Please see the Events page on this site or contact us for details or if you are interested in training.

We can also help to devise personal wedding and civil partnership ceremonies.

 

 
"The force that through the
green fuse drives the flower
drives my green age"
Dylan Thomas

 

greenfuse | No. 7 The High Street | Totnes | Devon | UK | TQ9 5NN
Florist Totnes
Tel: 01803 840 779 Email: info@greenfuse.co.uk

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