Sue Dearman Celebrant

29/01/2026

This Saturday - 🌈 The Rainbow Tree Bereavement Support Group for Children

The Rainbow Tree offers a free, informal monthly group for children who have been affected by a death. Through activities, children are given a gentle space to explore and process their grief in a safe and supportive environment, guided by funeral professionals and a psychotherapist.

Roydon Village Hall, High Road, Roydon, IP22 5RB

Last Saturday of each month, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon

For more information, please contact:
Lucy – 07956 167374
Susan – 07879 776175
Louise – rainbowtreehelp@gmail.com

28/01/2026

Have You Been Bereaved by Su***de?

If you have lost a loved one to su***de, you are warmly invited to join our monthly support group. This is a safe, understanding space where you can connect with others who have experienced similar loss.

Palgrave Community Centre, 10 Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, IP22 1AP

Tonight - 4th Wednesday of each month, 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm

For more details:
susan@susanwhymark.co.uk
📞 01379 871168

02/01/2026

2026 won’t be a Happy New Year for everyone.Many people will be dealing with terminal illness and the prospect of their own, or a loved one’s impending loss of life. Arranging what will happen when that time comes can be comforting and empowering.

If you are one of those people, then please reach out. As a Funeral Celebrant I can take you through what plans you may want to make, support you through that process and suggest the best Funeral Director for you.

If you are considering a direct or unattended cremation I can also offer advice on the best way to go about that choice.

Get in touch via WhatsApp or email any time.
07824637174
suedearmancelebrant@gmail.com

See my website at www.suedearmancelebrant.com

25/12/2025

19/12/2025

Grieving is difficult at the best of times and Christmas can be a challenging time when you are missing a loved one, for whatever reason. So be kind to yourself, take the space you need and if ignoring Christmas helps then do that, or if you feel like celebrating and think you shouldn't, that it somehow wouldn't be appropriate, celebrate for the one you lost.

15/12/2025

Have You Been Bereaved by Su***de? This Wednesday is our event to assist you…

If you have lost a loved one to su***de, you are warmly invited to join our monthly support group. This is a safe, understanding space where you can connect with others who have experienced similar loss.

Palgrave Community Centre, 10 Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave, IP22 1AP

This Wednesday 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm

For more details:
susan@susanwhymark.co.uk
📞 01379 871168

10/12/2025

Some advice for those struggling this Christmas season.

Visit our website for Christmas Help and Support, for details on our Christmas Services of Remembrance or to leave a message in our online Book of Remembrance:
https://rosedalefuneralhome.co.uk/christmas-help-and-support/

05/12/2025

This week is National Grief Awareness Week.

Everyone’s loss is individual and different, and grief is different for everyone. For some it can turn quickly into acceptance, for others it lasts a lifetime.

How we grieve is affected by many things, our relationship with that person, our own nature and a whole host of other things.

One thing that bereavement therapists know is that grief can be exacerbated by how we get to say goodbye to someone. With direct/unattended cremations becoming more popular, people are finding that not being able to have a service where they can commemorate and celebrate someones’s life often prolongs their grief.

During COVID many people were buried or cremated with only immediate family (even then some may have been left out due to numbers permitted) this meant that wider family, friends and work colleagues could not say goodbye. For many this means they are not able to resolve their grief.

If this is your experience, why not use grief awareness week to do something about the way you feel. Consider organising a get together with others, celebrate the life of the person you all lost. Play their favourite music, read a poem, sing together, anything goes. A funeral isn’t the only thing available to you, a memorial or remembrance is also a lovely way to say goodbye.

Sue Dearman Funeral Celebrant
07824637174
suedearmancelebrant@gmail.com
www.suedearmancelebrant.com

21/11/2025

This week is Children's Grief Awareness week.

46,300 children in the UK under 18 become bereaved of a parent each year. That is 127 children per day. Yet as a society we don't talk about death and often when we have to explain death to children we shy away from it, hide it from them and think that we are protecting them.

Those involved with bereavement awareness, along with any child that has ever lost a parent, will tell you that this just adds to a child's grief and bewilderment.

There are lots of resources out there to help schools and organisations raise awareness of this issue, as well as lots of groups that help children who have been bereaved - I have popped some links below.

I am also pleased to say that due to some amazing work by Funeral Director and campaigner John Adams and his colleagues, Grief education will be part of schools' national curriculum from next year.

If you know a family or child that may need help right now please do direct them to the links or reach out to me if you need some direction.

https://nelsonsjourney.org.uk
https://www.childbereavementuk.org
https://childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/childrens-grief-awareness-week-2025-resources
https://winstonswish.org
https://stnicholashospice.org.uk/how-can-we-help/getting-help/counselling-and-emotional-support/living-with-bereavement/nickys-way-support-for-children/https://www.susanwhymark.co.uk/children-bereavement/
https://rosedalefuneralhome.co.uk/rosedale-news/bereaved-children/

20/11/2025

The next meeting of The Rainbow Tree is on Saturday 29th November 10 til 12 at Roydon Village Hall. Open to all children who have been affected by a significant loss.
Activities at this meeting include cooking and decorating gingerbread men and Christmas card making.
If you know a child who would benefit from this group, please get in touch via email at rainbowtreehelp@gmail.com

18/11/2025

A month ago I visited The Coffin Works in Birmingham. This was Newman Bros coffin furniture factory until the 1980s and made all manner of items for placing on and in coffins. They even supplied to the royal family.

It was a most fascinating visit to this historic building that is suspended in time and looks almost as it did when it closed, with rows and rows of handles and thumbscrews still on the shelves.

The volunteer staff are amazing and full of enthusiasm to share what they know. Do go along if you get the chance!