Hardingstone Ceremonies

21/10/2025

Celebrating my 2nd year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support - I appreciate hugely every like, comment and share. Not sure why FB has given me a teapot to celebrate? 🤣🙏🤗🎉

20/10/2025

Happy Diwali!

🌟 Wishing You a Peaceful and Joyful Diwali 🌟

As the Festival of Lights brightens homes and hearts, we at Great Glen Crematorium join our community in celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.

May this Diwali bring warmth, love, and serenity to you and your loved ones.
It’s also a time to remember those who are no longer with us, whose light continues to shine in our memories. 🕯️

✨ From all of us at Great Glen Crematorium, we wish you a safe, peaceful, and blessed Diwali. ✨

18/10/2025

Following last month's blog on funeral readings, here are my thoughts on finding a wedding reading.
What readings did you have or would you like to have at your wedding?

Are you looking for the perfect reading for your wedding? Perhaps you've been asked to read at a wedding. This article explains the restrictions on what you can and can't have as a wedding reading and offers inspiration to find the perfect one.

17/10/2025

It has been a busy week for me this autumnal week with several 'firsts'. When I trained with Heart-led Ceremonies Celebrant Training I was encouraged to see the ceremonies I write as 'word medicine'. This has been uppermost in my mind this week and I am supremely conscious of the enormous privilege that it is to do this work.

Happy half term to those working in and attending Leicestershire schools!

14/10/2025

Today a dear friend gifted me this badge from The Good Grief Trust . I shall wear it with pride - sincere thanks!

14/10/2025

Always such a pleasure to receive words of thanks after ceremonies; it is so kind of people to take the trouble to write. I am grateful for permission to share,
"You have been an absolute pleasure to work with and we are so glad you were recommended to us".

10/10/2025

I can't count the number of times I have said a silent (actually sometimes it's a loud) thank you for the training I received from Veronika Robinson - Celebrant & Author and Paul Robinson Voice and Communication Coach .
I could not agree more with her assessment of AI & Google - every script I write is personal, bespoke and the result of working hard to truly understand my client. I will NEVER use AI to replace these efforts!
I once saw a celebrant advertise that she had no training, claiming it allowed her to be more 'natural' 😳. I believe it is critical to bring as much skill, craft and professionalism to this role as you possibly can.
Veronika and Paul prepared me as thoroughly as possible for this role and I am eternally grateful.

What you’re saving in time and money by choosing AI and Google over excellent celebrant training will cost you more in the long run.

09/10/2025

It's the start of (Oct 9-15) and as celebrants, many of us have supported bereaved families navigating life after the very sad loss of their little ones.

To find out how you can support The Lullaby Trust, visit https://www.lullabytrust.org.uk/find-support-or-discover-how-to-support-others-this-baby-loss-awareness-week/ and perhaps light a candle in remembrance of little ones who have gone to the stars. ✨

If you know someone in need of support, the trust is available by calling 0808 802 6868 or emailing: support@lullabytrust.org.uk.

09/10/2025

This is a difficult week for some but also a precious time to raise awareness and remember. Thinking of all those impacted by pregnancy and baby loss.

Baby Loss Awareness Week, 9 - 15 October, is a time for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together, to remember our much-loved and missed babies, and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss. Few experiences can compare to the trauma and pain of pregnancy and baby loss. During...