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24 MEMORIALS - PAST & PRESENT
Kate Semple examines the changes in
how we salute our deceased over the years.
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ARTIFICIAL LIFE
Rupert Callender speaks passionately
about his views on embalming.
CHARLES COWLING
asks what boutique undertakers can learn
from Britain’s micro-breweries
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THE BABY GROVE by Arabella Melville
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KICKING THE BUCKET FESTIVAL
awareness raising in Oxford
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the embalming
process
artificial
life
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DAYS OF THE DEAD EVENT
celebrating Mexican style in Minstead
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LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE CELEBRANTS
celebrating life in death
BY THE NATURAL
DEATH CENTRE
charles cowling
muses
04 HOW GREEN IS THAT COFFIN?
What choices do we have when
choosing a way of ‘holding’ our
loved ones?
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SHROUD DEVELOPMENT IN
THE UK
A piece by Gordon Tulley
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NDC - Funeral Pyre Survey
A BEAUTIFUL CORPSE
Fran Hall’s response to Rupert
Callenders piece
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THE EMBALMING PROCESS
An explicit account of what happens
during the embalming process
50 COMPUTER SAYS NO
The ridiculous barriers bereaved
families face
70 NEW PLACES TO BURY
A look at how the eco network is
expanding
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
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A FAMILY’S FAREWELL
The family of William Howland share
their intimate journey with us
a beautiful corpse
how green is
that coffin?
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RUTH VALENTINE
a celebrant’s point of view