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12/01/2026

“We always say, the more you can talk about what you might want for your funeral and how you want to be commemorated, the better for everyone.”

Poppy's CEO Clare Montagu appeared on Eddie Nestor’s show on BBC Radio London on 8 Jan to discuss thinking about and planning your funeral.

Listen on BBC Radio Sounds from 1.23.04. (You may need a free BBC Radio Sounds account).

The best topical guests and stories in London mixed with great music and your calls.

08/01/2026

It is a very grey afternoon, so here's a photo of the tree outside our beautiful mortuary in Lambeth Cemetery, Wandsworth, playing host to some of South London's most recognisable feathered visitors in recent winter sunshine - a flock of parakeets.

Can you spot them?

07/01/2026

Have you spotted one of our latest adverts while out and about? 👀

When we say we do funerals differently here at Poppy’s, we’re talking about offering every client flexibility, choice and outstanding care for the living and the dead.

We’re passionate about supporting you to have the funeral that works for you. Whether you want a blend of traditional and more unusual elements; the ‘full works’ or something beautifully simple; or perhaps you have an idea for something wonderful and want our help to make it happen.

To find out more about our fresh approach to funerals, you can:

💡 Explore our blog, packed with interviews, advice and guidance
☎️ Give us a call on 0203 358 4726
☕ Pop into our Sheen shop or Tooting offices within business hours for a coffee and a chat.

You can also get an instant quote 24/7 on our website.

06/01/2026

New year, new job? 🌱

Poppy’s is looking for a Marketing Manager who will work closely with our Marketing Director to co-ordinate, deliver and measure our consumer marketing activity.

We want more clients across London to experience Poppy’s outstanding service, and we have ambitious growth plans for the next five years and beyond. We are looking for a dynamic hands-on Marketing Manager, 3-4 days a week, to play a critical part in that growth.

You don’t need experience in the funeral sector, but will be open to learning about how we care for the dead in our beautiful mortuary space.

If you’re ready for a new opportunity and you think you have the skills and mindset we are looking for, find all the information and apply via our website: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0qKGVh0

⏰ Applications close on Friday 23 January 2026.

31/12/2025

Hospital chaplains are often there for people in deeply significant moments in their lives, including at the end. They offer spiritual guidance, religious rites and simple human connection to people in hospital and their families.

Earlier this year, we spoke to Mike Thornton, the Group Deputy Head of Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services for the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group (GESH), about the work of the chaplaincy team.

Hospital chaplains are often there for people in deeply significant moments in their lives, including at the end. We spoke to Mike Thornton, the Group Deputy Head of Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services for the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospitals and Health Group (GESH), about the work of the ...

30/12/2025

Most of us will not learn what embalming really means until we’re faced with making choices for someone who has died – and even then, many of us aren’t given the information we need to understand what it involves. Roughly half of us will be embalmed, even though there’s no legal or hygienic reason why we should be.

On our blog, we explain what embalming is, and why at Poppy’s we prefer a natural approach to death care.

There’s no wrong or right choice when it comes to embalming – but we do believe that everyone should have the information they need to make the decision that is right for them.

Find the link to the blog in the first comment on this post.

29/12/2025

Lama Gelongma Zangmo, an ordained Buddhist nun and resident Lama at the Kagyu Samye Dzong Meditation Centre in London, talks about supporting yourself in a time of grief from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective.

Want to see more? You can find a longer video with Lama Zangmo in our reels.

23/12/2025

We’re here for you over the festive period. 🧡

We’re open 9am – 5pm Monday - Friday, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.

If you need to get in touch with us about an immediate out-of-hours collection, please call us on 020 3589 4726.

You can also use our online estimator any time, day or night, to explore how much it might cost to arrange the funeral that is right for you. Find the link in the first comment.

22/12/2025

Poppy’s has arranged more funerals than ever in 2025.

We’re grateful to every client who has trusted us to help them organise the funeral that was right for them.🧡

As the year draws to a close, we wanted to share some of our other highlights from the year at Poppy’s - from mushroom coffins, to mortuary open days and beyond.

Find the link to the full blog in the first comment.

21/12/2025

Today is the winter solstice!

The longest night of the year is here - which means that from now on, days will begin to get lighter again.

📸 Taken at Lambeth Cemetery, where Poppy’s Tooting is based.

18/12/2025

There’s no right or wrong way to navigate the festive season when you’re grieving.

Here, Holly, Client Support Advisor at Poppy’s shares her own advice for the Christmas period.

If you feel happy to, please share your own advice for navigating seasonal grief in the comments. 🫶

Holly’s dad died by su***de when she was teenager. You can read more in a blog from Holly via the link in our bio.

17/12/2025

Lizzie shared these kind words about her experience of carrying both her parents’ coffins.

At Poppy’s, we will always support you to carry your person’s coffin, if it’s possible and the right choice for you.

You can watch a video tutorial on how to carry a coffin via the link in our bio.