Hilary Walker - Civil Funeral Celebrant

Hilary Walker - Civil Funeral Celebrant Because every life is unique, every funeral deserves to reflect this. You have a choice.

My name is Hilary Walker and I'm a trained Civil Funeral Celebrant available to conduct ceremonies within the north west area. With a background within the Registration Service I have many years of experience in delivering a variety of ceremonies including Weddings, Baby Namings, Renewal of Vows, British Citizenship ceremonies and Civil Funerals. I offer Civil Funeral Ceremonies on an independent

basis having been trained and accredited with Civil Funerals Limited. A Civil Funeral is a service that reflects the wishes, beliefs and values of the deceased and their family and not the ideology of the Celebrant. The ceremonies I present focus on celebrating and reflecting the life of the deceased and the tribute I create is a respectful and highly personal memoir. I work closely with the family to achieve this, always offering a full copy of the text to be checked beforehand. The ceremony may contain music and readings chosen by the deceased or their family and whilst not a religious ceremony as such, some religious content, such as prayers or hymns, may be included. On a personal note I have found the level of satisfaction gained from being able to provide such services to be immense and extremely worthwhile.

A Mary Oliver quote:
03/07/2026

A Mary Oliver quote:

16/06/2026

Love this poem so much

When I’m Gone (M. Lyman Hancock)

When I come to the end of my journey
And I travel my last weary mile
Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned
And remember only my smile.

Forget unkind words I may have spoken
Remember the good I have done
Forget that I ever had heartache
And remember I had lots of fun.

Forget that I’ve stumbled and blundered
And sometimes fell by the way
Remember I’ve fought some hard battles
And won, at the close of the day.

Then forget to grieve for my going
I would not have you sad for a day
But in summer just gather some flowers
And remember the place where I lay

And come in the shade of the evening
When the sun paints the sky in the west
Stand for a few moments beside me
And remember only my best.

18/03/2026

Whenever I need to feel some sense of belonging or reassurance I come back to this poem by Mary Oliver and it never fails me.

Wild Geese

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting–
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.

08/03/2026

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