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‘I believe supporting someone who is dying is the biggest gift we can give a loved one.’ These were the words of a district nurse acknowledging my role with my sister.

One in six families are facing debt and distress after arranging a funeral. Vital government help with basic funeral costs was capped at £700 in 2003, far less than the cost of the most basic funeral.

Murder and unexplained death was the topic of Byw Nawr’s event on the Welsh Government stand at last week’s National Eisteddfod held at Bodedern in Anglesey.

The Eisteddfod is a major event held entirely through the medium of Welsh in a different location in Wales every year and is primarily dedicated to the Welsh language and culture.

My family thought chairs were evil.

At least that is what I concluded as a kid – it was how I rationalised their inability to sit down. Four decades later, whilst my siblings and I faffed around in the kitchen of the old family home, my mum cried as illness forced her to occupy a chair.

Dozens of people across Derby and Derbyshire gathered together to promote the importance of sharing your end of life wishes, for Dying Matters Awareness Week.

Members of the Derbyshire Alliance for End of Life Care joined up for the #Derbysares relay, which saw a banner carrying the end of life wishes of one Derbyshire woman from Treetops Hospice Care, in Risley, to a number of sites around Derby.

Hasina Zaman of Compassionate Funerals shares one of her stories of caring for the dead

Funerals are supposed to be one of the most solemn occasions in offering sympathy to a bereaved family. Though funerals can come as a whirlwind, juggling mourning and organizing an event at the same time while finding time to sleep in between—someone has to do it. If you’re new to funerals and would like to know how this can ready you in the future, check out these nine useful tips.

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of NCPC, a few of our staff and supporters participated in the Lyke Wake Walk, a 40 mile trek across the Yorkshire Moors.