Angela Jane Dann Celebrancy

26/11/2025

Still celebrating life's journeys ❤️

Funeral Services - What to expect
After a few enquiries, I would like to clarify what a family would expect from me.

1. Unless you contact me directly, I will typically be passed your details from your funeral director. I will make first contact with you within 24 hours.

2. A family meeting will then be arranged for me to learn and address any questions or concerns you might have about the ceremony.

3. Together we will plan an appropriate order of service for your loved one, this includes assistance with choosing special readings, poems, music, visual tributes, hymns or prayers.

4. We will then have a detailed discussion about your loved one, including detailing their life history their likes and dislikes their hobbies and any special memories from which a tribute will be documented as part of the service.

5. Within 48 hours of the family meeting, I will craft a personalised ceremony and fitting tribute for your loved one. I will email you the first draft, allowing you to fact check and amend as required. Followed by a full written copy thereafter.

6. I'm always available by phone, email or text message if you need to speak to me.

7. Additional tokens of support can be given prior to service as a gift to the family from me. This includes twin hearts to be shared with the passed loved one and yourself or specific healing crystals which can be used to aid inner strength during grief.

8. The experience of a confident, empathetic delivery of service for your loved one, providing comfort, reflection and memories - a celebration of their life.❤️

9. Price is £180 included in your funeral directors costs.
Scattering or internment of ashes are available free of charge as part of the funeral service I provide.

Additional Services
Memorial ceremony to be decided dependent on content £50 - £100
Separate internment or scattering of ashes £50

For more information about me and the services I offer, please visit my website:

Ajdcelebrancy.co.uk

13/11/2025

A very useful video to watch about direct cremations.

11/11/2025

I know which one I would prefer 😏

08/11/2025

Do love becky Hemsley's work ❤️

The harder we love
Means the harder we grieve
The harder it is
To go on when they leave

The harder to sleep
And the harder to wake
To know they’re not here
With each breath that we take

It’s hard to look forward
And hard to look back
Stuck in the middle,
Imprisoned and trapped

Where the harder the darkness
The harsher the light,
The harsher this world
That keeps spinning with life

But when that world’s feeling
So painful and hard
And you can’t imagine
Escaping the dark

It might help a little
To know it’s because
The harder we grieve
Means the harder we loved

******

Becky Hemsley 2023
Poignant artwork by Xuan Loc Xuan

'Harder' is from the book 'When I Am Gone' : https://amzn.to/4oEGQ1j
(affiliate link)

01/11/2025

Have always said grief is like an onion. You feel you are getting accustomed to your new life without that special person, then another layer is peeled unexpectantly and you are back to square one again.

Grief doesn't look like one thing- it's complex and all our experiences will be different 💜

https://www.cruse.org.uk/

26/10/2025

Always here for a chat if needed xx

Grief doesn't have a schedule, rule book or expiry date 💜

Remember, all of our experiences are different and valid, and there is no ‘right’ way to grieve.

If you need support, we're here ⬇️

https://www.cruse.org.uk/

21/10/2025

Says it all... the grief of loss 😢

A story paused, not written through 📖
An ending robbed of me and you 💔
Goodbyes unspoken, left undone 🌌
A chapter closed before it won 🌙

The book still waits with pages bare 🌿
The ink of love still lingers there 🌼
Your words remain between the lines ✨
Etched in memory, heart, and time 💭

Goodbyes hurt most when left unspoken 💧
When promises fall and bonds are broken 🌫️
Yet even unfinished, love won’t fade 🌹
It lingers in what we made 🕊️

Though the story ended far too fast,
The love we wrote will always last 🌟

— Silent Tears For You

10/10/2025

Thank you Stacey it was an honour to be asked ❤️

19/09/2025

What a lovely idea for the family as a keepsake ❤️

01/09/2025

Last years memory of a wonderful day, celebrating a special anniversary with a renewal of vows for my big sis. Happy memories ❤️

29/08/2025

Scattering Of Ashes

Many people choose to scatter ashes of a loved ones in a location with a personal meaning for the person who had passed.
But are there any rules regarding this? I hope this advice helps.

Can you scatter ashes anywhere?

In the UK, you can scatter ashes in a variety of open places. This can be in a garden of remembrance, churchyard or cemetery, a green space, over water or in private land following consent from the owner.

Do you need permission?

There is no explicit law at present against scattering ashes, but it recommends you get permission from the owner of the land, including local councils or national trust.

You don't need to request permission to scatter ashes over a river or sea, but you should check advice from the environmental agency.

Whilst there is no major issues regarding permission regarding scattering ashes in flowing water.
The environmental agency usually suggest certain considerations to adhere to.(local rules will also apply)

~ make sure it is not near a fishery or marina.
~ scattering site is no less than 1km upstream from a water-plant or reservoir.
~obviously choose a day with calm weather.

Can you take ashes on a plane?

Most airlines allow you to travel with ashes.
However, you need to provide evidence of:
~ death certificate
~ cremation certificate
~ funeral directors declaration of origin
~ ashes must be carried in hand luggage
~ use a non-metalic sealed urn, allowing it to be x-rayed.
~ check with the specific airline for further advice prior to flying

Can you scatter ashes in churchyards?

Not all cemeteries allowed scattering, so check with the cemetery first regarding their rules.
If you own a family plot, you should be able to scatter over the plot of land. Again discussion would probably be required before this takes place.

Can you scatter in a public place?

To scatter in a public park or green space. You would need to gain permission from the local council or national trust, dependent on who owns the land.

Use of a celebrant?

There is no need to have a celebrant or other provider, but a celebrant can help the family produce a small structured service that is both meaningful and personal.
A final goodbye, a celebration of the person that has passed, but also maybe a celebration of the loved ones they have reunited with once again.

As part of my funeral service to my families, I provide this service free of charge dependent of the locality of the scattering.

If a separate service is required from a family, I have had no involvement with - I will ask for a small negotiable fee dependent on content and locality. This will also include any participants of direct funerals.

Any further queries please do not hesitate in contacting me on my messenger with your mobile number, so we can chat further.

Ref: co-op funeral services






ajdcelebrancy.co.uk

25/08/2025

There are so many descriptions of grief, but if I'm honest - everybody's experience of grief is so different.
However I feel this sums up grief in its simplest form.