Corinne Firth-Surkitt - Funeral Celebrant

Corinne Firth-Surkitt - Funeral Celebrant I am a funeral celebrant who is trained , assessed and accredited by Humanists UK. Fully DBS checked

For   how could I not share a quote from my favourite author , in my funerals I often refer the the ripples someone caus...
05/03/2026

For how could I not share a quote from my favourite author , in my funerals I often refer the the ripples someone causes on the world because of this very quote

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a photo of Terry Pratchett and an excerpt from one of his books. I will copy it into the comments to be accesable for text readers

Humanists UK Humanist Ceremonies conference this weekend,  I ate, I wore tights, I went for an early morning canal run a...
02/03/2026

Humanists UK Humanist Ceremonies conference this weekend, I ate, I wore tights, I went for an early morning canal run and I learnt lots so watch this space for education posts on my new found facts

Photo description for the visually impaired, a selection of food photos, my legs in tights and some of the Birmingham canal network

A night away from home for me , today I am wearing my North West regional coordinator hat at the Humanists UK Humanist C...
28/02/2026

A night away from home for me , today I am wearing my North West regional coordinator hat at the Humanists UK Humanist Ceremonies conference

Photo description for the visually impaired, a picture of my lanyard, room and a meeting room

So I'm keeping up my resolution this week to do some more info posts and today I'm sticking with yesterday's theme of mu...
26/02/2026

So I'm keeping up my resolution this week to do some more info posts and today I'm sticking with yesterday's theme of music πŸ˜€

"I'm worried the song coming in is too long/too short" ...

Worry not , the music chosen for coming in and going out are looped so they keep playing till I physically stop them , so if everyone is still coming in they just keep going , if you've chosen a 19 minute prog rock one don't worry I can fade it out once everyone is in. When we fade a track down it really is just that it gently stops rather than a complete stop and jarring the moment

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a white infinity loop on a black background

I've not done any info or advice posts in a bit so I'm going to kick my own behind and get some done."We know the songs ...
25/02/2026

I've not done any info or advice posts in a bit so I'm going to kick my own behind and get some done.

"We know the songs we want but we don't know what order to put then in" ...

My advice is this.

Going in - chose the one that the lyrics don't matter as much, so if there is one that is instrumental or Instantly recognisable then pick that for coming in. as we humans are pretty basic and not the best at multi tasking. So coming in, maybe carrying a coffin, finding a seat, turning a mobile off AND listening to meaningful lyrics ... that's a nope

In the middle - boom, here's your lyrics one, here's your message one, you've got a captive audience of sat down people, get them here

On the way out - set the tone , chose the one that sets the tone to how people feel as they leave, so your poignant farewell one , your cheeky sense of humour one or your big dance out party banger...

But always remember, you don't need to stick to 3 , some people didn't appreciate music, don't have any, only two that feel right no problem let's have two, you want more than 3 , no problem just have the discussions

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a black background with the words, if music be the food of love, play on

Is it me .... or is Spring slowly showing its face πŸ₯°Today at St helens crematorium and Blackburn with Darwen Cemeteries ...
24/02/2026

Is it me .... or is Spring slowly showing its face πŸ₯°

Today at St helens crematorium and Blackburn with Darwen Cemeteries & Crematorium pleasington site it felt very much as if the warmer days are coming

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Photo description for the visually impaired, 2 photos of a strange blue sky and warm sky ball thing

I love my job , each and every day I know I'm doing the right thing but even a few years in I'm still settling into self...
20/02/2026

I love my job , each and every day I know I'm doing the right thing but even a few years in I'm still settling into self employment.

This morning could have been scary, I'm coming to the end of my 5 year fixed rate mortgage so this renewal will be my first in self employment.... but I knew with super hero Paul at Kenyon Mortgages I would be in good hands.... and I was right, hassle free, honest and thoroughly understanding of my wants and needs !

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a high street with an advertising board outside inviting people in for a chat

Every funeral script is different because every single person I speak about is unique.There are always similarities, wel...
17/02/2026

Every funeral script is different because every single person I speak about is unique.

There are always similarities, welcome, turn your phone off, heres the plan, to start, and the end is thank yous, donations, and the afterwards instructions.

But the heart of the script is based on sitting with the loved ones of the person and learning exactly what made them unique... each script, there is always a line that makes me think - I bet I'm the only person saying these words today ... today's phrase is "a buttery hamster" 😊... it came from the household rule of not playing with the pets till after breakfast

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a stock image of a hamster, it's not my hamster or even a hamster I know , and disappointingly it's not even buttery either , or eating toast like the buttery hamster was but its still rather cute

So the crows at Blackburn with Darwen Cemeteries & Crematorium pleasington site always expect treats from me and now thi...
16/02/2026

So the crows at Blackburn with Darwen Cemeteries & Crematorium pleasington site always expect treats from me and now this floof tail is getting in the queue , honestly I've that many mouths to feed on my travels πŸ˜‚

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a squirrel sat expecting some treats to come his way just outside my car

Create the memories whilst you can ! If my job teaches me anything it's that you don't know when it's your last chance t...
15/02/2026

Create the memories whilst you can !

If my job teaches me anything it's that you don't know when it's your last chance to make a memory. So yesterday of course we ate ice-cream on a bench in 0 degree weather, because you can't always wait for summer

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Photo description for the visually impaired, three 99 ice-cream held out at arms length in a row

Well yesterday at Preston Crematorium there was a weird bright thing in the sky ...  and today I've woken up to the same...
14/02/2026

Well yesterday at Preston Crematorium there was a weird bright thing in the sky ... and today I've woken up to the same phenomenon... all very strange.

** please note I did not sleep at the crematorium and wake up there despite what a lot of funeral directors think as I have a reputation for being early πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚, I took the photo at preston yesterday and have woken up at home today **

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Photo description for the visually impaired, a gray cloudy sky over trees with a weak glow where the sun is trying it's hardest to get through

A while back I had the pleasure of working with Dec and Ant the donkeys , I took some pictures on my phone at the time b...
12/02/2026

A while back I had the pleasure of working with Dec and Ant the donkeys , I took some pictures on my phone at the time but I've finally got round to getting my hands on the ones I took on the grown up camera. All of my days are different but that day was a real high point up at Blackburn with Darwen Cemeteries & Crematorium pleasington site

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Photo description for the visually impaired, 3 photos of twin donkeys , they are wearing straw hats with holes for their ears to poke through

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