In this article

Bereavement and coping with grief Funerals, memorials, practicalities Terminal illness, hospices, palliative care

Supporting bereaved children and young people Support for carers

When a baby or child dies Loss in pregnancy

Age Concern information line

Tel: 0800 009966 (7am to 7pm)

Age Concern Cymru

1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9SD
Tel: 029 2037 1566
Website: www.accymru.org.uk

Age Concern England

Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER
Tel: 020 8765 7200
Website: www.ageconcern.org.uk

Age Concern Northern Ireland

3 Lower Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NR
Tel: 028 9024 5729
Website: www.ageconcernni.org

Age Concern Scotland

Leonard Small House, 113 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DT
Tel: 0131 220 3345
Website: www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk

Age Concern information sheets

Planning for a funeral
Making your will
Dealing with someone's estate

Asian Funeral Service

Can give advice on and arrange Hindu funerals.
Tel: 020 8909 3737

The British Humanist Association

Can provide an officiant to conduct non-religious funerals.
Tel: 020 7079 3580
Website: www.humanism.org.uk

The Buddhist Association

Can advise members of the Buddhist community on what to do when someone dies.
Tel: 020 7834 5858
Website: www.thebuddhistsociety.org

Department for Work and Pensions

Provides information on what to do after a death in England and Wales.
Tel: 020 7712 2171
Website: www.dwp.gov.uk

Funeral Standards Council

Can help you find a funeral director in your area.
Tel: 029 2038 2046
Website: www.funeral-standards-council.co.uk

The Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery

A charity providing more than 10,000 graves for the Muslim community. Also gives detailed information on what to do after a death.
77 Vaughan Gardens, Ilford, Essex IG1 3PB
Tel: 020 8554 5937 (evenings and weekends)
Website: www.gardens-of-peace.org.uk

Help the Aged SeniorLine

Free national information service for senior citizens, their carers and relatives.
Tel: 0808 800 6565; 0808 808 7575 (NI)
Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.

The Inter Faith Network for the UK

Links major faith representative bodies across the UK.
Tel: 020 7931 7766
Website: www.interfaith.org.uk

IrishFuneral.com

Information on Irish funeral traditions, including instructions for an Irish wake.
Website: www.irishfuneral.com

Memorial Awareness Board

Produces leaflets for the public and industry about stone memorials.
Tel: 020 7463 2020
Website: www.namm.org.uk

Memorials by Artists

Produces hand-carved memorials.
Snape Priory, Snape, Suffolk IP17 1SA
Tel: 01728 688934
Website: www.memorialsbyartists.co.uk

National Association of Funeral Directors

Provides useful information about bereavement services, as well as an outline of what you can expect.
Tel: 0845 230 1343
Website: www.nafd.org.uk

National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors

The trade association that looks after the interests of independent and family-owned funeral directors.
Tel: 0845 230 6777
Website: www.saif.org.uk

The Natural Death Centre

Advises on family-organised, inexpensive, do-it-yourself and environmentally friendly funerals.
Tel: 020 7359 8391
Website: www.naturaldeath.org.uk

The Rights of Women

A group of solicitors who offer free telephone advice to women.
Tel: 020 7251 6577 (Tuesday to Thursday, 2pm to 4pm; Friday, 12pm to 2pm)
Website: www.rightsofwomen.org.uk

United Synagogue Burial Society

Useful information on Jewish traditions and funerals.
Tel: 020 8343 8989
Website: www.unitedsynagogue.org.uk/burial

Woodland Trust Legacies

Information on making a will and leaving a legacy.
Tel: 01476 581135
Website: www.woodland-trust.org.uk/legacies