Cherished Funerals

16/06/2026

13/06/2026

Caroline and I had a day out today visiting the National Funeral Exhibition at Stoneleigh Park. I tried my hand at participating in weaving a willow coffin! Lots of new ideas collated, goody bags received, and delicious hot chocolate drunk!

09/06/2026

Today we conducted a service of Committal at Hereford Crematorium followed by a service of Thanksgiving at St John's Methodist Church, St Owen Street, Hereford.
The Church was beautifully decorated with many knitted items Brenda had made for her friends and family.
The 'Nattering Knitters' knitted hearts for each person to take home in memory of Brenda. Over a hundred in congregation was testimony to the love and respect everyone had for a very talented and kind lady who will be so very dearly missed x
Rest in peace, Brenda 🤍

13/05/2026

A quaker-style service today at Humber Woodland of Remembrance. A stunning homegrown natural floral tribute by Fleur Amelia adorned the beautifully crafted handmade willow basket 🤍

11/05/2026

With kind permission of the family, I'm able to share these photographs.
A plain white cardboard coffin lovingly and artistically transformed into something truly meaningful and bespoke by a very talented family.
I was delighted to help facilitate their vision and assist with delivering and collecting the coffin, so they could do this one last thing to reflect their everlasting love for the special person in their life who they love so very dearly 🩷🧡💛

17/04/2026

It's been a privilege to support, care and guide so many lovely families the past few months.
We feel it is such an honour when a family chooses 'Cherished' to act as guardian to look after their loved one and conduct their farewell.
Receiving these beautiful cards and extremely kind and generous gifts from families leaves us totally speechless!🤗🤍
Thank you to the Phillips, Lloyd, Forder, Howells and Dyer family x

01/02/2026

We would like to say a big thank you to
John Watkins for the use of his field and farmyard for parking over the last few weeks for 3 funerals, which gathered in total close to 500 mourners. John continued to lay straw down for access allowing mourners to park in his field despite the soft ground conditions from the inclement weather. We very much appreciate his invaluable support and the work he goes to.

15/01/2026

🎉A W A R D 🎉

We are delighted to have been awarded Regional Runner Up at The People's Awards which are run by The Natural Death Centre (Association of Natural Burial Grounds-ANBG)

What are the awards? 👉 The People’s Awards celebrate the individuals behind the service - the care they give, the personal touches they bring, and the meaningful impact natural burial ground staff have on the families who choose to hold a funeral there.

The feedback forms which families send back after a funeral are scrutinised by the trustees and staff of the NDC. The results are logged and thoroughly analysed, and a winner and a close runner up in each of the eight qualifying regions across the UK are identified.

T H A N K 💚 Y O U
Year after year families who have had a funeral at Humber Woodland take time to give their feedback and leave comments about their experience. We are so grateful to all those who take the time to do this, we really do appreciate it. We're delighted with our award! 🤩

23/12/2025

Sending much love to all the families we have cared for and supported this year, and previous years. You are very much in our thoughts this Christmas time. I raise a glass in remembrance to loved ones who are missed so dearly.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and peaceful New Year from
Kate, David and all at Cherished x

06/12/2025

What a fantastic morning at Humber Woodland of Remembrance making a natural wreath for our funeral home door 🌿