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Our Charity for 2025: Young Lives vs Cancer
At Austin’s Funeral Directors, our community is hugely important to us. Each year we are proud to support a charity...
Read MoreNon-Traditional Funeral Locations
Funerals and memorial services are becoming increasingly personalised. This includes the location involved. Research shows that 73% of people would...
Read MoreThe Elephant in the Room
58% of us feel that the subject of death is the ‘elephant in the room’. Understandably, many people don’t like...
Read MoreFuneral Trends in the UK | Austin’s Family Funeral Directors, Herts
Funeral Trends in the UK The world of funerals has seen big changes in recent years, including the pandemic, rising...
Read More6 Reasons to Consider a Funeral Plan
A funeral plan is a way of planning and paying for your funeral in advance. It can be a tremendous...
Read MoreWhy Funerals are for the Living
Direct cremations are increasingly popular in the UK. This involves a cremation without a funeral service, with the ashes of...
Read MoreDemonstrating Professionalism in Funeral Care
Recent headlines highlighted the terrible actions of a funeral firm in Hull. A police investigation found 35 bodies and ashes...
Read MoreWriting Eulogies: Is AI the Answer?
Finding the right words for a eulogy can be hard. It’s so important to reflect the person involved … their...
Read MoreThe Growing Importance of Natural Burials
There is a range of choices available when choosing a funeral. The most popular type of funeral in the UK...
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