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Celebrants
The Alternative Celebrant
Bernice Benton
Member of the Association of Independent Celebrants
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Tel: 01591 610635
Email: thealternativecelebrant@outlook.com
"When it comes to loss and grief there are no rules; there is no ‘normal’ way to feel or react. There is no ‘normal’ time limit on your grief. There is no ‘correct’ way to memorialise the deceased. The way you remember, recognise and/or celebrate the life of a loved one is entirely down to you. As The Alternative Celebrant, my aim is to help you celebrate, commemorate & remember the person you have lost in a way that reflects your memories of them and helps you find a footing on the path leading you onwards."
Karin Bosson
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Qualified Civil Funeral Celebrant
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Tel: 07469846556
"Having started out as a Funeral Arranger in 2009 and gaining my diploma as a Funeral Celebrant in 2014 I have in that time helped many families to reflect and celebrate the life of their loved ones with dignity and love. Creating and delivering unique, bespoke, and truly personal services enables families and friends to say farewell with a fitting and meaningful ceremony. Working together with families I ensure that their needs and expectations are met and that the occasion is how the family wishes it to be, reflecting their values and beliefs.".
Julia Porter-Pryce
Independent Funeral Celebrant
Tel: 07507 001443
Email: juliap@freeuk.com
"As a retired vicar, I offer a listening space with guidance on the practical, emotional and spiritual accepts of arranging intimate and truthful farewells for loved ones (and sometimes not so loved ones). Involving families and friends, including children of all ages, I help to craft ceremonies to treasure - drawing on my experience of curating traditional and contemporary words, music and rituals from around the world. I am open to conducting life ceremonies in different kinds of places - from allotments to cathedrals.
I believe that in death our remains become part of the earth and that Loves never ends..."
Alison O’Grady
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Member of Humanists UK
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Tel: 01544 327597 Mobile: 07557 057794