Our Regular Online Webinars
We host regular educational events that are open to everyone that would like to attend, where we and guests share information that can be helpful to those that are needing to or are thinking about planning a funeral, or indeed those that want to learn about becoming a funeral director or already work in a funeral care related profession. We used to host these events face-to-face but the online webinars have made the sessions even more accessible, to as many people as possible.
Our webinars are held at 11am on the second Thursday of the month and last for approximately one hour. They are hosted via Zoom and you can find the links to them below. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, engage with the material and speak openly and honestly about funerals, death and dying. However, if you prefer you can just listen and absorb without speaking or even turning your camera or microphone on at all..
We believe that with the right information and support people can create funerals that are helpful and have a positive effect on long-term well-being. The more we know about what is possible, the more likely we are to be able to make choices that are right for us. Please get in touch if you would like to find out how to attend, have a question or would like to be guest speaker in our 2021 webinar series.
How do I create a greener funeral?
Thursday 14th September 2023 11am
Sarah Jones, Founder Full Circle Funerals
What is a greener funeral?
The environmental impact of a funeral can be measured by adding up the impact of each individual choice made. Until recently, there has been no expert, independent and publicly available information about the relative impact of these choices. Thanks to community-funded research, we now have access to data that can help you make greener choices.
The research was carried out by experts (Planet Mark) using Life Cycle Analysis on two key elements of the funeral process: the impact of different coffin materials and body committal/disposal options.
In this webinar, Full Circle Funerals founder, Sarah Jones shares the results of this work and considers how we can use it to move towards greener, net zero funerals.
To register for this webinar please click here
Previous webinars – available on YouTube
Please click on the title of the webinar to watch the webinar of your choice.
The power of good nutrition and digestion when we are grieving
Took place on Thursday 11th May 2023 – Sabine Horner
Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity in Bereavement and Grief
Took place on Thursday 13th April 2023 – Clem Pabion
Supporting Employees After Bereavement
Took place on Thursday 9th March 2023 – Jo Tindall Gunnercooke
Child Loss & Complex Trauma
Took place on Thursday 9th February 2023 – Ansa E Ahmed (Founder & CEO HOPE Support Services)
Community End of Life Care – principles and practice before and after death
Took place on Thursday 12th January 2023 – Belinda Marks
Continuing Bonds 2022
Took place on Thursday 8th December 2022 – Ruth Owen
A Legal and Practical Guide to Ashes Disputes
Took place on Friday 14th October 2022 – Nicola Phillipson & Julia Burns
Bereavement at Work
Took place on Friday 15th July 2022 – Sarah Jones (Founder, Full Circle Funerals)
Working with the body in grief
Took place on Friday 13th May 2022 – guest speakers Dave Hill PhD, M(Chiro), Chiropractor and Jane Wood BSc (hons) Acupuncture
Exploring humanist pastoral care
Took place on Friday 8th April 2022 – guest speaker Joanna Mutlow (Funeral Celebrant & NHS Pastoral Care Practitioner)
What is a soul midwife?
Took place on Friday 11th March 2022 – guest speakers – Jude Meryl and Helen Latham (Soul Midwives and TLC (Tender Loving Care) Trainers)
A legal and practical guide to funeral disputes
Took place on Friday 11th February 2022 – guest speaker – Julia Burns: Mediator and Conflict Coach & Nicola Phillipson TEP (Barrister at Parklane Plowden Chambers Author of A Practical Guide to the Law in Relation to Control of the Body after Death)
The Grief Garden Path
Took place on Friday 14th January 2022 – guest speaker – Julie New (Former NHS nurse/ midwife, Personal Recovery Coach & Author)
How can we support wellbeing after bereavement?
Took place on Friday 10th December 2021 – David Billington and Ruth Owen (Funeral Directors, Full Circle Funerals)
Took place on Thursday 15th October 2021 – guest speaker – Heather Cooper
Took place on Friday 10th September 2021 – guest speaker – JK McCreight
Took place on Friday 13th August 2021 – guest speaker – Sabine Horner
Green funeral choices (including Resomation)
Took place on Friday 11th June 2021 – Ruth Owen (Funeral Director, Full Circle Funerals) and Howard Pickard (Resomation UK).
“I am a mum of four but only two walk beside me”
Took place on Friday 14th May 2021 – Guest Speaker – Natalie Dimelow. This webinar is not available on YouTube.
Took place on Friday 9th April 2021 – Guest Speaker – Anna May
Took place on Friday 12th March 2021 – Guest Speaker – Lorna Donaghy from Lippy People
Took place on Friday 12th February Guest speaker – Jane Keogh
Took place on Friday 15th January 2021 at 11am – Various Guest Speakers
Took place on Friday 9th October 2020 11am – David Billington (Independent Funeral Director)
Took place on Friday 11th September 2020 11am – Guest speaker – Heather Cooper (Good Grief Guiseley)
Took place on Friday 10th July 2020 11am – Andrew Atkins (Independent Funeral Director)
Funeral Experts by Experience – what matters to them?
Took place on Friday 12th June 2020 11am – Sarah Jones (Full Circle Funerals)
“The webinars I have been invited to join by Sarah at Full Circle have been very well thought out and both well marketed and delivered, resulting in a wide and varied interaction between members of the public and industry professionals. Their length and content has been excellent you could see from the screen that those listening were kept both engaged and informed, Highly recommended.”
Frank Meilack – Community Engagement Director Memoria Limited
‘”The webinar was really insightful and informative. The Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about what work is being done in our community to support bereavement, and a great way to connect with others.”
Lorna Donaghy, Projects Manager at Lippy People
