Funeral Service Times August 2017 April 2019 | Page 4

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CONTENTS
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DISPATCHES
Breaking news from around the industry
CELEBRANT COLUMN
Benn Abdy-Collins speaks on the importance of
working well as a team
14 SOAPBOX: AOIC
Philip Spicksley discusses why trying to cut
costs is not always the best option
16 VIOLENT CRIME AND HOMICIDE
Helping young ones cope with the shock of a
violent loss
22 LIVE MUSIC AT FUNERALS
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Looking at its growing popularity
20 COFFINS AND CASKETS
How individuality can influence choices
26 CEMETERIES AROUND THE WORLD
Taking a tour of one of London’s magnificent
seven burial grounds
34 OBITUARIES
Paying tribute to some of those we’ve lost
recently
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