Diana Gilbranch Personal Funeral Ceremonies

Diana Gilbranch Personal Funeral Ceremonies As a Civil Funeral Celebrant I believe that a funeral ceremony should reflect the person who has died. I will create and deliver a unique ceremony for you

๐—” ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บMore and more families are choosing to hold cerem...
20/11/2025

๐—” ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ

More and more families are choosing to hold ceremonies in places that truly reflect the life, personality and wishes of their loved one.

From hotels to sports stadiums, even at home or their golf club, a meaningful farewell can happen wherever feels right.

By separating the ceremony from the cremation or burial, people can create a space that feels personal, comforting and uniquely special. Wherever itโ€™s held, what matters most is honouring a life in a way that feels authentic and full of love.

I can help families plan and create a heartfelt, bespoke ceremony in the location that feels right for them.

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†Today is International Menโ€™s Day, which falls during Menโ€™s Health Awareness Month,  a chance to r...
19/11/2025

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†

Today is International Menโ€™s Day, which falls during Menโ€™s Health Awareness Month, a chance to recognise the challenges many men face, from mental health and homelessness to abuse and violence.

Itโ€™s also a day to celebrate the positive impact men and boys have in our families, communities and workplaces and the importance of raising awareness, supporting one another and encouraging open conversations.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒItโ€™s not always easy to talk about su***de, but those conversati...
18/11/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ

Itโ€™s not always easy to talk about su***de, but those conversations can truly save lives. If you or someone close to you is struggling, please remember support is out there, and you donโ€™t have to face it alone.

The Letโ€™s Talk About Su***de website offers clear, practical advice and guidance for anyone affected by suicidal thoughts whether youโ€™re worried about yourself or for someone else.

๐ŸŒ Visit: letstalkaboutsu***de.co.uk
๐Ÿ“– Take the free Su***de Awareness Training and learn how to spot the signs and start the conversation.

If you need to reach out for immediate support, these organisations are here to listen:

๐Ÿ“ž ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ - call 116 123 or visit samaritans.org
๐Ÿ“ž ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—  (๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜†) - call 0800 58 58 58
๐Ÿ“ž ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฌ๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ฆ (๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ) - call 0800 068 41 41 or visit papyrus-uk.org

You are never alone, and asking for help is one of the bravest things you can do.



๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†Millions of people around the world live with diabetes, carefully managing blood sugar levels, medicat...
14/11/2025

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†

Millions of people around the world live with diabetes, carefully managing blood sugar levels, medication, diet and activity every single day.

It takes resilience and dedication to keep diabetes under control, and awareness and support can make a big difference.



๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐˜†๐—ฒA direct funeral can take care of the practicalities, but it...
12/11/2025

๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐˜†๐—ฒ

A direct funeral can take care of the practicalities, but it may not meet the emotional need to come together, remember, and say farewell.

You can still hold a beautiful, personal ceremony in your own way, at home, in the garden, by the sea, or any place that feels right.

Itโ€™s a chance to share memories, honour a life, and find comfort together.

Iโ€™m here to help with that reflection and connection by creating something meaningful.

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜Today we honour and remember all those who gave their lives for our freedom and peace.We pay tribute to th...
11/11/2025

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜

Today we honour and remember all those who gave their lives for our freedom and peace.
We pay tribute to their courage and service, and to the veterans and families whose strength and resilience continue to inspire us.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.



๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ As the skies light up this Bonfire Night, weโ€™re reminded of the joy of gathering ...
05/11/2025

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

As the skies light up this Bonfire Night, weโ€™re reminded of the joy of gathering together, laughter and memories with the people who matter most.

Whether itโ€™s fireworks, sparklers or a cosy fire at home, tonight is a chance to celebrate connection and togetherness ๐ŸŽ†



๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!All month long, men around the world are growing moustaches to raise awareness of menโ€™s health, from ca...
04/11/2025

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

All month long, men around the world are growing moustaches to raise awareness of menโ€™s health, from cancer to mental health and su***de prevention.

Movember is a month to spark conversations, break the stigma, and support men to look after their health, inside and out.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„, ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.



๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ตLung cancer is the worldโ€™s leading cause of cancer deaths, yet early detection ca...
03/11/2025

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต

Lung cancer is the worldโ€™s leading cause of cancer deaths, yet early detection can save lives.

This month we recognise Lung Cancer Awareness Month. A time to raise awareness, support those affected, and highlight the importance of early detection and research.



๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐Ÿ‚A new month, a fresh chapter when autumn has well and truly set in.November brings crisp mornings, ...
01/11/2025

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐Ÿ‚

A new month, a fresh chapter when autumn has well and truly set in.

November brings crisp mornings, cosy evenings, and time to pause before the festive rush begins.
Hereโ€™s to taking things gently and appreciating the small, beautiful moments in life.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ - ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฑToday is World Stroke Day, a reminder that small daily choices can make a b...
29/10/2025

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ - ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ

Today is World Stroke Day, a reminder that small daily choices can make a big difference to our long-term health ๐Ÿง 

Regular exercise, balanced nutrition, managing stress, and knowing your blood pressure all reduce your risk of stroke, and help you live life to the fullest.

Today is a reminder to check in on our wellbeing, encourage loved ones to do the same, and spread the word that prevention saves lives.

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—” ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€As a professional celebrant, Iโ€™m proud to be a member of the Institute ...
29/10/2025

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—” ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€

As a professional celebrant, Iโ€™m proud to be a member of the Institute of Funerals, an organisation that champions excellence, compassion, and integrity within the funeral profession.

Membership means Iโ€™m committed to the highest standards of care, ongoing professional development, and ethical practice. This ensures every family I support receives the guidance and personal attention they deserve.

Itโ€™s about more than just a ceremony.

๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€.

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