Funerals

• Cremations
• Burials 
• Green/Woodland Burials 
• Scattering/Burial of Ashes 
• Dedications 
• Remembrances
• Pre-planning Funerals

A Funeral Ceremony is an important time when family and friends will together be focussing their thoughts on the person who has died. It should help them to express and share their sadness but also to celebrate the life that was lived.

People committed to a religious faith may prefer a religious minister to conduct their funeral ceremony, but for those for whom religion is less important, or who have made a clear decision to live without it, a Humanist Funeral Ceremony, which uniquely and affectionately honours the life of the deceased, is likely to have more warmth and meaning.

Richard Aldridge, Humanist Minister, is one of a national network of Funeral Officiants who are Accredited by the British Humanist Association to conduct Humanist Funeral Ceremonies. They are all able to empathise with the bereaved, are good interviewers and attentive listeners, sensitive to the family's wishes yet ready to give guidance as needed, and able to prepare and take charge of a solemn public occasion.

Non-religious funerals have the same status in civil law as religious ones. Funeral Directors have access to Humanist Funeral Officiants, such as Richard Aldridge, Humanist Minister.