To support the submissions it is making on behalf of members to the Competition & Markets Authority, the NAFD has undertaken a comparison of the number of employee hours it takes to arrange a straightforward traditional funeral today, compared to a decade ago. The results are based on contributions from small independent or family firms,…
The Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France 99 years ago today, 7 November 1920, to be buried four days later, lies in a grave which contains soil from France and is covered by a slab of black Belgian marble from a quarry near Namur. It is one of the most symbolic memorials of…
The NAFD has welcomed today’s (5 November 2019) news from the Department for Work and Pensions that it has decided to increase the Social Fund “Other Funeral Expenses” payment from £700 to £1,000. We now await further details of the increase, which will come into force in Spring 2020, to ensure that it represents genuine…
3 November, 2021Lively debate & inspiring speakers at Autumn Meeting In early October, the NAFD held its Autumn General Meeting. Funeral directors and supplier firms from across the UK were welcomed by NAFD President David Barrington, who shared with them the key themes and events of the first half of his year in office. He…
31 October, 2021Has Day of the Dead fallen victim to cultural appropriation? Partly thanks to James Bond’s memorable opening chase sequence in the 2015 film Spectre, which took place in Mexico City through a Day of the Dead parade, the festival of Dia de los Muertos is now absolutely everywhere. You can buy Day of…
