Post by Steve Reeder

In this episode Cllr Carl Tate is proved right for once, we’re opening up the conversation around what faith-led funerals, specifically #churchofengland services, can look like in 2026. Because #religious doesn’t have to mean rigid. Traditional doesn’t have to mean impersonal. And #faith and personality absolutely can sit together in the same service without anyone breaking out in a cold sweat (or is that just me?). We’re joined by the brilliant Rev Canon Martin Fletcher of St Mary's Church Richmond, North Yorkshire to talk through the options families really have, how services can be shaped with warmth and meaning, and how belief, ritual and personal celebration can work together to honour someone properly. It’s thoughtful, honest, surprisingly funny in places, and, against all expectations, it even had Nichola Reeder thinking differently by the end and Nichola and I didn’t burn... yet! Which is always a bonus! Association of Independent Celebrants UK Funeral Directors FELLOWSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL CELEBRANTS LIMITED #funeral #celebrant #celebratelife #griefjourney #funeraldirectors #funeralservices Click here to hear this episode: https://lnkd.in/ekvV_XQV