Penhaligons Friends
Penhaligons Friends is a Cornish charity supporting bereaved children, young people, parents and carers throughout the county. They offer children and young people the chance to meet others and share their experiences, as well as practical resources for children and parents.
Phone
01209 210624 or 01209 215889
Website
www.penhaligonsfriends.org.uk
Email
enquiries@penhaligonsfriends.org.ukCruse Bereavement Care
Offering support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.
Phone
01332 332 098
Wesbite
www.cruse.org.ukCornwall Bereavement Network
The network was set up in early 2020 to help people affected by bereavement find support and services in one central resource.
Their goal is to make support easily accessible to those experiencing bereavement, whether that is through end-of-life care, funeral planning, legal services, counselling, or support groups.
Website
www.cornwallbereavementnetwork.orgAge UK Cornwall & Isles of Scilly – Bereavement Services
The charity’s new ‘Beyond Bereavement’ group is specifically for individuals who have been bereaved, with a focus around action and solutions rather than bereavement itself. Providing a safe and friendly place where people can feel supported and understood.
Website
www.ageuk.org.uk
Email
email@ageukcornwall.org.ukCornwall Hospice Care – Useful Links Directory
The Cornwall Hospice Care Useful Links Directory contains links and contact information for a range of organisations and charities.
Website
www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/our-care/usefulinksdirectory
In times of bereavement
In the unfortunate event that a person has passed away, there are three things that must be done in the first few days:
– Get a medical certificate from your GP or hospital doctor (this is necessary to register the death)
– Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland). You will then receive the necessary documents for the funeral.
– Make the necessary funeral arrangements.Register the death
If the death has been reported to the coroner (or Procurator Fiscal in Scotland) they must give permission before registering the death.
You can register the death if you are a relative, a witness to the death, a hospital administrator or the person making the arrangements with the funeral directors.
You can use the ‘Register a Death’ page on the gov.uk website that will guide you through the process. This will also explain the registration process for Scotland and Northern Ireland.Arrange the funeral
The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered. Most people use a funeral director, though you can arrange a funeral yourself.
Funeral directors
Choose a funeral director who’s a member of one of the following:
National Association of Funeral Directors
Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors
These organisations have codes of practice – they must give you a price list when asked.
Some local councils run their British Humanist Association can also help with non-religious funerals.Arranging the funeral yourself
Contact the Cemeteries and Crematorium Department of your local council to arrange a funeral yourself.
Funeral costs
Funeral costs can include:
– Funeral director fees
– Things the funeral director pays for on your behalf (called ‘disbursements’ or ‘third-party costs’), for example, crematorium or cemetery fees, or a newspaper announcement about the death
– Local authority burial or cremation fees
– Funeral directors may list all these costs in their quotes.