Stories from: Death & The Maiden Conference, Winchester

One summer when I was in College I worked at the Post Office, delivering mail. One day I had a

This isn’t my story, it is my mother’s story. When my mother was about four or five, as she acutely

Regarding back garden burial. A wife couldn’t bear to be separated from her husband so he is buried in the

My father died a week before my son was born. Everybody always says, ‘How awful’ and of course it was.

My friend passed away suddenly October 2016. She and I used to have competitions at church of which hair colour

Two friends of mine lost their child a few years ago. They were visiting my friend’s mother with their two

When grandpa died, grandma realised how devastating it is when death and funeral come without preparations. She took the decisions

I like to plan funerals. I asked my sister what she would like, if God forbid, she went before me.

When I was 8 years old my brother died, I begged my parents to let me go to the funeral.

My friend and I had tickets to a concert in London’s Union Chapel. He told me as a Levite, he

My first experience of death, when I was 5, was of my father’s. But it wasn’t a death – he’d

My grandmother passed away 7 years ago. She always was a stubborn woman and was determined she wasn’t going. My

I brushed Mum’s hair for half an hour, as I used to as a child. I felt incredibly blessed to

Hot, still afternoon. In my great grandparents’ house. Great Grandma was in the garden. Great grandad came in from his

I’ve worked for a bereavement counselling service for 7 years, until I decided to leave London and live in Devon.

My grandmother was buried on a wet and miserable day. My mum and her three sisters were very upset, standing

My husband died of cancer two years ago and during his last few days he couldn’t stand any light in

Our daughter aged 9 had a pet hamster called Chocky. When Chocky died we cremated him in a small loaf

My grandad’s death was strangely beautiful – we put a sign on the back of his chair ‘old sparky’ –

My Grandmother and her friends regularly went to wakes as they were all very poor and would get some food.