Poppy's

20/11/2025

This is why at Poppy’s, we have open and honest conversations about death and dying, using clear and humane language.

This is why we are working to bring funerals out from behind closed doors.

This is why we’re proud to be a funeral director, offering the fresh approach to funerals that we all deserve.

Death is so rarely talked about in our society. We want to be part of that change.

When we talk about death more openly, we can support each other to navigate death, loss and grief with greater peace of mind.

📸: Poppy speaking on Shay Kaur Grewal’s show on BBC Radio London. Clip shared with permission.

19/11/2025

Just a gentle reminder of how to reach us if you need us:

🧡 Whatever stage you are at in arranging a funeral, we're here to listen and answer your questions.
🧡 We have two branches in south London - in Sheen and Tooting. We can support funerals anywhere within the M25. For funerals outside Greater London, call us to talk through how we can help.
🧡 You can reach us anytime between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (except Thursdays, where we open at 9:30am).
🧡 Our collections team are available 7 days a week, between 8am and 8pm. If you need to arrange a collection and are calling after 8pm, please leave your name, number and any information you think we should know. We will call you in the morning to arrange bringing the person who has died into our care.
🧡 You can call us on 020 3589 4726, drop us a line at hello@poppysfunerals.co.uk, or get an instant quote on our website.

18/11/2025

What do you think this beautiful coffin is made out of?

Here’s a clue – it’s a 100% natural, renewable material that can be found popping up in woodlands around the country right now.

That’s right – this coffin is created from mushrooms! This is a mushroom coffin made by Loop Biotech.🍄

Mushroom coffins are created using mycelium — the vegetative part of a fungus, similar to the roots of a plant — combined with upcycled h**p fibres. No plastics or chemicals are involved in production.

Each mushroom coffin will biodegrade within around 45 days of being placed into the ground. As it biodegrades, the coffin enriches the soil with nutrients, giving back to nature.

There are many ways to plan a more environmentally-friendly funeral, if that is important to you. We’re extremely proud to offer clients options like this beautiful and innovative mushroom coffin.

Thank you to our client for kindly allowing us to share this photo with you.

17/11/2025

Grief can affect children and young people in so many ways. Letting them know they aren’t alone can make all the difference, and the right book can help.

There's a wealth of books about grief available for children of all ages. From picture books to graphic novels; from touching tales to super-honest non fiction, the variety can help to meet each child where they're at.

We’ve collated a list of great books about death for young children. Later this week, we'll share our recommendations for older children and young adults.

Share your own recommendations in the comments 📚

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There are some wonderful books out there to help to explain death to children, from toddlers through to young adults. This article offers ten suggestions for books about death for younger kids.

13/11/2025

When Catherine’s husband, Dave, received a terminal diagnosis, he told her he wanted to keep things simple when he died.

We talked to Catherine about honouring his wishes through an unattended cremation – and the choices and personal touches that made it meaningful for Catherine and their family.

Read Catherine and Dave's story 👇

“For a simple cremation, we weren't treated simply at all” In Conversation When Catherine’s husband, Dave, received a terminal diagnosis, he told her he wanted to keep things simple when he died. We talked to Catherine about honouring his wishes through an unattended cremation – and the choi...

12/11/2025

At Poppy’s, we support people from many different traditions and faiths to plan funerals which are meaningful for the people attending, and that honour the person who has died.

For , we're sharing a few things we’ve learnt along the way about multi-faith funerals. Inter Faith Week

To find out more, you can read the full blog: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0pxmPW0

10/11/2025

Lama Gelongma Zangmo, an ordained Buddhist nun and resident Lama at the Kagyu Samye Dzong Meditation Centre in London, talks about death, dying and loss from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective.

Lama Zangmo’s thoughts may be helpful to people of any faith, spirituality or world view - to offer guidance, or simply prompt reflection on your own ideas and values relating to death and dying.

Thank you to Lama Zangmo for sharing her wisdom.

04/11/2025

The Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death & Dying is returning online for its fifth year this November (14–16). Lifting The Lid aims to offer a ‘creative, joyful, 72-hour celebration of life, death and everything in between’.

“Death touches us all, but it doesn’t have to be taboo,” says co-founder Jo Dagless. “This festival is about opening up conversations with honesty, creativity – and even joy.”

At Poppy’s, we believe in having open, human and compassionate conversations about death and dying. We also know that such conversations can be surprisingly life-affirming.

To explore the programme of conversations, workshops, art sessions, academic talks, poetry and film, visit: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0p43df0

03/11/2025

Many LGBTQ+ people- especially trans and gender diverse people - have experienced discrimination in healthcare settings or other services. Understandably, they are concerned about how they will be treated during end-of-life care or when planning a funeral.

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, care and respect. At Poppy’s, we offer a flexible and person-centred approach to all our clients, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Read our new guide to how we support LGBTQ+ clients at Poppy's:
https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0p3_Wn0

30/10/2025

Poppy's is looking for:

🔶A Funeral Director, to be based in our new Wimbledon shop
🔶 A Client and Operations Director, who will play a critical part in our ambitious growth plans for the next five years and beyond
🔶 An Area Manager who will lead and support our team of funeral directors to deliver excellent client service as we grow across south-west London

⌛ The deadline for all the roles is Thursday 6 November.

To find out more, visit our website.
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27/10/2025

There is so much we can all learn from one another about ways of understanding and navigating loss, death and funerals.

Black cultures and communities around the world celebrate and mark death and funerals in a diverse multitude of ways.

In honour of Black History Month, Holly and Nichola from the Poppy’s team explored and discussed just some of the rich practices for death and funerals that can be found in African and Caribbean cultures and their diasporas.

Read the blog article to learn more.

Though traditions are hugely diverse, Nichola identified some commonalities from her own experience of death and funerals. “My dad's from Barbados. There’s a lot that we do that reflects our culture – like wanting to stop the traffic for our person, or to celebrate and play loud music. There's...

22/10/2025

Tooting’s annual Festival of the Dead kicks off on Saturday with a facilitated group check-in with yourself (and others) about the journey of ageing.

This is just the first event in a thoughtful programme which offers different ways to think about, and explore, death and dying.

The festival is organised by South London Storytelling, and hosted at The Woodfield Pavilion on Tooting Common.

Find out more about the programme and get involved:

Festival of the Dead