Rosedale articles

MP praise for funeral industry

With restrictions continuing to lift, many in the funeral industry have been reflecting on the Covid-19 pandemic. Sir John Hayes MP published an opinion piece in Funeral Director Monthly magazine offering praise to Funeral

    • Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

    This year from the 10th to 16th May is Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. The theme this year is ‘Nature’. Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. The aim of Mental Health

    • Finding Magic

    On Friday 14th May 2021 Rosedale Funeral Home will be holding a virtual event via Zoom for Dying Matters Awareness Week called “Finding Magic”. In her beautiful and poignant one-woman show Beverley Bishop explores her

    • The Importance of a Meaningful Goodbye

    Dr Bill Webster is a grief counsellor, author and well-known international speaker and draws on his own research as well as his own personal experience of grief. He is also a leading figure in bereavement support having created the

    • National Day of Reflection

    Rosedale Funeral Home are supporting the National Day of Reflection this Tuesday 23rd March 2021, which marks a year since the UK’s first lockdown. The day of reflection has been organised by Marie Curie and will

    • Running a funeral home during a pandemic

    As lockdown restrictions continue there has been significant impact from Covid-19 to everybody, but particularly those working in key sectors, such as the funeral industry. Below is a reflection from one of Rosedale Funeral Home’s

    • Meaningful funeral services still possible despite Coronavirus restrictions

    A family looked after by Ali at our Wymondham office have written about their experiences of arranging a funeral during the current coronavirus restrictions. Living in a secluded spot in the countryside we thought we

    • Further support for bereaved children

    Restrictions such as social distancing and social isolation can make a bereavement much more challenging for a child. They may not have been able to see their loved one when they were ill and they may not be able to attend the funeral.

    • How to care for someone dying from COVID-19

    During this challenging period there are going to be times that are very difficult, whether they be decisions that need to be made or respecting the decisions of others. Professor the Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, FRCP FRCGP FMedSci

    • Self-isolation ideas

    At this time of uncertainty where we are being asked to self-isolate, we also need to protect our mental health: we can still be productive whilst distancing ourselves from others. We have compiled a list of ideas for things that can be

    • Church of England- A Simple Reflection

    At a time when so many people are unable to attend the funeral of those close to them, it has never been more important to support the bereaved. A vicar from the Church of England have produced a document with a simple reflection for those

    • A family’s experience

    One of the families we have looked after these past few weeks have written down their experience of their loved one’s funeral and have kindly given us permission to share it here: One family’s experience of a service prior to