Paulathefuneralcelebrant

20/03/2026

Just 9 more followers needed before this Sunday. Details of how to help with this can be found in the comments. Already since this was posted on Mothers Day 42 new followers means £84 raised for Winston’s Wish - I am so grateful - thank you 🙏

Can you help me to help grieving children this Mothering Sunday weekend? 💜

Someone inboxed me and pointed something out to me today I’m 51 followers away from a milestone 1000 followers. So, me being me, I thought I’d turn it into something meaningful.

In just one week, I’ll have been a celebrant for five years.

Now I don’t normally focus on numbers. I’m just getting on with the job and sharing what I hope helps people. But reaching 1,000 followers around the same time as my five-year celebrant anniversary would feel like a lovely little milestone.

So, for every new follower between now and next weekend, ideally reaching that 1,000 milestone I’ll donate £2 to Winston’s Wish for each new follower that takes my page to that milestone.

Winston’s Wish provides free, accessible grief support to children and young people aged 25 or under. They’re the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity and have been supporting young people through grief since 1992.

Just to show the difference support can make:

• £8 could give a child craft materials to create a memory jar to remember their important person
• £16 could fund a live chat session for a young person who needs someone to talk to
• £26 could provide a resource pack and memory box for a grieving child
• £54 could help Winston’s Wish run an online support group for young people

So over to you if you would like to help turn those next 51 followers into support for grieving children, feel free to follow and share, encouraging friends to follow my page.

No pressure, just a bit of fun and hopefully a bit of good.

A share might just help me reach those final 51🙂.

20/03/2026

So yes - this week marks five years since I became a celebrant.

As you know, each day this week I am sharing 5 of something.

Today I’m sharing five giveaways people have given to people as they left the chapel;

💜 A Kit Kat and tea bag

💜 An Afternoon Tea in a Box

💜 A miniature Baileys

💜 A bag of daffodil bulbs to plant

💜 Mums fruit cake recipe

19/03/2026

SHOUT OUTS 💜. So later this week it will be five years since I became a celebrant.

Each day I am sharing 5 of something.

Today I’m sharing five shout outs….

💜 The unsung hero’s - the Funeral Arrangers

💜 The Funeral Service Operatives - our bearers and drivers

💜 The Funeral Director

💜 The Crematorium Staff

💜💜 The family’s who open their heart to a stranger - I can not write from an empty page.

I do not stand alone - there is no ‘I’ in team.

Thank you 🙏

18/03/2026

This week marks five years since I became a celebrant.

Each day this week I am sharing 5 of something.

Today I’m sharing five musical related moments from over those years;

💜 A grandson playing his trumpet at his grandads grave

💜 A granddaughter singing a solo in the chapel

💜 Two band members playing a song they had written with the deceased years ago when the three of them were in a band

💜 A granddaughter playing the flute

💜 A congregation all up dancing to Shake Ya Tailfeather from the Bad Boys II soundtrack, 2003. The song chosen by the young lady herself.

17/03/2026

Just 36 more followers needed before this Sunday. Details of how to help with this can be found in the comments. Already since this was posted on Mothers Day 15 new followers means £30 raised for Winston’s Wish - I am so grateful - thank you 🙏

Can you help me to help grieving children this Mothering Sunday weekend? 💜

Someone inboxed me and pointed something out to me today I’m 51 followers away from a milestone 1000 followers. So, me being me, I thought I’d turn it into something meaningful.

In just one week, I’ll have been a celebrant for five years.

Now I don’t normally focus on numbers. I’m just getting on with the job and sharing what I hope helps people. But reaching 1,000 followers around the same time as my five-year celebrant anniversary would feel like a lovely little milestone.

So, for every new follower between now and next weekend, ideally reaching that 1,000 milestone I’ll donate £2 to Winston’s Wish for each new follower that takes my page to that milestone.

Winston’s Wish provides free, accessible grief support to children and young people aged 25 or under. They’re the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity and have been supporting young people through grief since 1992.

Just to show the difference support can make:

• £8 could give a child craft materials to create a memory jar to remember their important person
• £16 could fund a live chat session for a young person who needs someone to talk to
• £26 could provide a resource pack and memory box for a grieving child
• £54 could help Winston’s Wish run an online support group for young people

So over to you if you would like to help turn those next 51 followers into support for grieving children, feel free to follow and share, encouraging friends to follow my page.

No pressure, just a bit of fun and hopefully a bit of good.

A share might just help me reach those final 51🙂.

17/03/2026

End of this week marks five years since I became a celebrant..

Each day this week I will share 5 of something.

Today I’m sharing five scarves from my collection of 200 that I use to personalize services if required …💜

16/03/2026

Next week marks five years since I became a celebrant. Five years of listening to stories, holding space for grief, laughter, silence, faith, doubt and love.

Each day this week I will share 5 of something.

Today I’m sharing five brief thoughts …

💜Grief : There is no such thing as a “normal” way to grieve.

💜Reading a eulogy? Print it off in large, clear font 1.5 line spacing.

💜Funeral etiquette : Turning off phones fully, not just on silent.

💜Alternative to hearse : One of many options is a motorcycle and sidecar.

💜Personalisation : Sharing a timeline of the person’s life using significant objects rather than photos.

15/03/2026

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14/03/2026

Can you help me to help grieving children this Mothering Sunday weekend? 💜

Someone inboxed me and pointed something out to me today I’m 51 followers away from a milestone 1000 followers. So, me being me, I thought I’d turn it into something meaningful.

In just one week, I’ll have been a celebrant for five years.

Now I don’t normally focus on numbers. I’m just getting on with the job and sharing what I hope helps people. But reaching 1,000 followers around the same time as my five-year celebrant anniversary would feel like a lovely little milestone.

So, for every new follower between now and next weekend, ideally reaching that 1,000 milestone I’ll donate £2 to Winston’s Wish for each new follower that takes my page to that milestone.

Winston’s Wish provides free, accessible grief support to children and young people aged 25 or under. They’re the UK’s first childhood bereavement charity and have been supporting young people through grief since 1992.

Just to show the difference support can make:

• £8 could give a child craft materials to create a memory jar to remember their important person
• £16 could fund a live chat session for a young person who needs someone to talk to
• £26 could provide a resource pack and memory box for a grieving child
• £54 could help Winston’s Wish run an online support group for young people

So over to you if you would like to help turn those next 51 followers into support for grieving children, feel free to follow and share, encouraging friends to follow my page.

No pressure, just a bit of fun and hopefully a bit of good.

A share might just help me reach those final 51🙂.

14/03/2026

Such a thoughtful gift. Having helped someone on their journey of grief. When the flowers come to an end, the mug they are arranged in will serve as a reminder of a much loved dad and grandad who has left a void of some magnitude in the lives of those who knew and loved him. 💜

14/03/2026

G r i e f・O n・M o t h e r ' s・D a y

Mother's Day can be an incredibly challenging time for anyone whose mum or child is no longer with us.

www.cruse.org.uk has a Freephone National Helpline open from 10:00 to 14:00 on Sunday 15th March if you would like to talk to one of their trained bereavement supporters.

✆ Their number is 0808 808 1677.

You can also leave a dedication to your loved one in their sea of yellow hearts by visiting cruse.dedicationpage.org/yellowhearts ♡

13/03/2026

Looking good 💜