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Diana Gilbranch Personal Funeral Ceremonies As a Civil Funeral Celebrant I believe that a funeral ceremony should reflect the person who has died. I will create and deliver a unique ceremony for you

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธSome losses leave a lifetime of love, memories and heartache.Baby Loss Awareness Week is a time ...
13/10/2026

๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ

Some losses leave a lifetime of love, memories and heartache.

Baby Loss Awareness Week is a time to remember the babies who are no longer here, to acknowledge the grief of those who have experienced loss, and to remind every bereaved parent that their baby matters, their grief matters, and they are not alone.

Every little life leaves a mark that time cannot erase.



๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†This yearโ€™s theme is ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ: ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ. A reminder of how importa...
10/10/2026

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†

This yearโ€™s theme is ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ: ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ. A reminder of how important it is to not just listen, but to really listen to others.

Every person has their own experiences, memories, relationships and emotions. Giving people the space to share those stories, in their own words, can be incredibly important.

Today is a reminder to listen without judgement, challenge the stigma around mental health and make sure people feel heard and supported.

Sometimes, being there and listening really can make a difference.



๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜…, ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜?Itโ€™s a strange question, isnโ€™t it?You couldnโ€™t fit everythin...
08/10/2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜…, ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜?

Itโ€™s a strange question, isnโ€™t it?

You couldnโ€™t fit everything in. So what would make the cut?

๐Ÿ“ท A favourite photograph?

๐Ÿ“ A handwritten recipe?

๐ŸŽซ A crumpled ticket from an unforgettable concert?

๐Ÿ’ A treasured piece of jewellery?

๐Ÿ๏ธ A holiday souvenir?

โšฝ๏ธ An old football shirt?

๐Ÿป A b**r stained coaster from a favourite pub?

Perhaps something completely ordinary that, to everyone else, means very little.

But to the people who know you, it would say everything.

Because when we remember someone, itโ€™s rarely just the big milestones we think about. Itโ€™s the little things. The habits, the stories, the phrases, the places, the people and the memories that made them who they were.

And I think thatโ€™s something worth remembering when we think about saying goodbye to someone.

A meaningful ceremony doesnโ€™t have to be formal or traditional. It can be filled with the things that made that person who they were.

The things that make people smile when they remember them.

๐™Ž๐™ค, ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™–๐™™ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™—๐™ค๐™ญ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก๐™™ ๐™—๐™š ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฉ?

๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—” ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ.Somewhere you can talk if you want to.Just liste...
08/10/2026

๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—” ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ.

Somewhere you can talk if you want to.

Just listen if you donโ€™t.

Have a cup of tea.

Or simply sit among people who understand that grief doesnโ€™t follow a timetable.

Tonight, the St Helena Hospice Community Bereavement Cafรฉ offers a warm and welcoming space for anyone who has experienced a bereavement, whether that was recently or many years ago.

Thereโ€™s no pressure, no expectation and no need to have been supported by St Helena Hospice before.

Just come as you are.

๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™ค๐™ค๐™ . ๐™Ž๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ ๐™ž๐™ฃ.

๐—” ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐˜†๐—ฒChoosing a direct funeral can be a practical and personal decision fo...
07/10/2026

๐—” ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฏ๐˜†๐—ฒ

Choosing a direct funeral can be a practical and personal decision for a family. But that doesnโ€™t mean saying goodbye has to be any less meaningful.

Some families choose to come together afterwards, or at a later date, perhaps somewhere that holds special memories, to share stories, raise a glass, laugh, cry and simply remember the person they loved.

There are no rules about when or where a remembrance should take place. It can be a small gathering, a larger celebration, or something very simple and private.

As a celebrant, I can help you create a ceremony or celebration that reflects the person you are remembering. Their story, your memories, your way.

Because there is no single right way to say goodbye.

October is ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต, a time to raise awareness, support those affected and encourage people to unde...
02/10/2026

October is ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต, a time to raise awareness, support those affected and encourage people to understand their own risk and the importance of appropriate screening.

Breast cancer affects around 2.4 million women worldwide, as well as men and those who identify as women, non-binary, or trans.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month focuses on:

โ€ข Supporting people living with breast cancer, including those with metastatic breast cancer
โ€ข Understanding risk factors and knowing what to look out for
โ€ข Encouraging people to understand their own individual risk
โ€ข Promoting appropriate breast screening
โ€ข Raising vital funds for research

Behind every diagnosis is a person, a family and a story.

As a celebrant, I know how important those stories are, and during October we remember those living with breast cancer, those supporting someone they love, and those we have sadly lost.



๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟThe first of October brings cooler mornings, changing colours and that unmistakable feeling that autumn is ...
01/10/2026

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

The first of October brings cooler mornings, changing colours and that unmistakable feeling that autumn is here.

The days may be getting shorter, but thereโ€™s something rather lovely about this time of year.

Crisp mornings. Golden leaves. Cosy evenings. The first excuse to reach for a favourite jumper and settle down with a cup of tea.

Itโ€™s a season of change, but also one that encourages us to slow down a little, notice the small things and enjoy whatโ€™s around us.

So hereโ€™s to October.

๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™จ๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ. ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ. ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ ๐™š.

๐—” ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒA christening isnโ€™t the only way to mark the arrival of a new member of the fa...
24/09/2026

๐—” ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ

A christening isnโ€™t the only way to mark the arrival of a new member of the family.

A ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† gives you the freedom to celebrate your new baby and the joy theyโ€™ve brought into your lives, surrounded by family and friends.

There are no set rules and no prescribed format. You can include promises to your child, readings, music, stories, or symbolic elements that have a special meaning to you.

Most importantly, the ceremony can be created around your family, your values and your hopes for the future.

Whether you want something intimate and simple or a bigger celebration with everyone you love, I can help you create a ceremony that feels genuinely yours.

A special day for a very special little person.

If youโ€™re thinking about a Baby Naming Ceremony and would like to chat about what you have in mind, Iโ€™d be very happy to hear from you.



๐—” ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ปItโ€™s ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, a time to think about something many of us probably donโ€™t like to ...
23/09/2026

๐—” ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ป

Itโ€™s ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, a time to think about something many of us probably donโ€™t like to think about. What happens after we die.

Organ donation can be a difficult subject to talk about, but it can also be an incredibly important conversation.

One personโ€™s decision could give someone else the chance of more time with their family, more birthdays, more memories and more life.

Whatever your wishes, taking the time to understand organ donation and making sure the people closest to you know what you want can make things a little clearer when the time comes.

I spend much of my time helping families create meaningful ceremonies that reflect a personโ€™s life, values and wishes.

And sometimes, those wishes begin with conversations we have long before a funeral is ever needed.

๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™  ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ. ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™š๐™จ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ. ๐™‚๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™›๐™–๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช.



๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—น๐˜‡๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†Alzheimerโ€™s can affect far more than memory. It can change relationships, routines and the way fami...
21/09/2026

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—น๐˜‡๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†

Alzheimerโ€™s can affect far more than memory. It can change relationships, routines and the way families experience life together.

Today is a reminder to raise awareness, challenge misconceptions and show compassion to those living with Alzheimerโ€™s. And to the families and carers supporting them.

Because behind every diagnosis is a person, with a lifetime of memories, experiences and stories that matter.



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