One month today before we welcome you to historical Old Windsor for the 2024 NAFD Conference & AGM!

Livestream scammers are targeting #funerals . Listen to NAFD Scotland's Nick Britten on BBC Radio Scotland on what to look for. 'It can be difficult to distinguish them from genuine services. Get any livestream link from your funeral director.' From 1hr 23mins bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Find out about our Conference sponsors Ecclesiastical SEIB Insurance Funeral Partners Royal Refining Guy Turner LAFD Estate Research, Westerleigh Motorcycle Funerals Ltd. Citation Ltd ET Shepherd Golden Charter Crystaline Fortitude MSP & Graphic Services & book here: nafd.org.uk/Conference_202…

Both NAFD UK and SAIF supported the visits & it’s great to see that both councils concluded “it is very clear…that the ongoing incident at Legacy Independent Funeral Directors Ltd is in no way typical of the funeral industry in our area.” news.hull.gov.uk/04/04/2024/fun…

Team NAFD are at Tanexpo today and tomorrow, promoting NFE 2024 and 2026 - and encouraging overseas membership of the association. Lyn Oakes Ltd NAFD President NAFDCEO

April FDM is out today to members and subscribers.

Packed full of education, debates, networking & essential updates, NAFD Conference & AGM is not to be missed. Booking closes very soon - only limited places remain. Find out everything you need to know here: nafd.org.uk/Conference_202…

Find your local NAFD UK member at: funeral-directory.co.uk

There’s a new Victim Support helpline for anyone with concerns about, or affected by the police investigation into, Legacy Independent Funeral Directors: 0808 281 1136. news.hull.gov.uk/28/03/2024/leg…

Chosen by NAFD President Barry Pritchard, The NAFD will be raising funds for Hospice AID UK during Conference 2024.

You can donate directly via the link below or join us at Conference to support our fundraising.

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Did you miss our latest speaker announcements? Join us at Conference 2024 for our education sessions! You can read more about our speakers in the latest issue of FDM. To book your space at Conference (limited spaces remaining!) click the link below.

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In today’s The Telegraph this article examines the NAFD’s concerns over the UK’s struggling & fragmented UK death management system & how delays in signing death certificates during junior doctors’ strikes is adding to the impact on #bereaved people. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/2…

Leadership Coach and expert on Generation Z, Alex Atherton, will address Education Day at Conference, on Saturday 11 May. Welcome Alex!

It’s been a distressing experience of mistaken identity for the team at Legacy Funeral Services in Leighton Buzzard & Aylesbury. We’re pleased they’ve had this opportunity on ITV News Meridian to set the record straight and reassure their local communities. itv.com/news/meridian/…

“We would like people to think very carefully about the #funeral director they choose” - NAFDCEO Andrew Judd on ITV in Yorkshire last night talking about the importance of asking questions - and the need for all funeral firms to be held to the same high standard.

In this article for The Telegraph, NAFD Chief Executive Andrew Judd argues that the responsibility for ensuring all UK funeral firms are held to the same high standards should not be borne alone by trade associations, but underpinned by GOV.UK too. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/1…

“All the funeral directors I’ve met in my career have been nothing but incredibly caring, incredibly kind, incredibly professional.” Julie Dunk of ICCM talking to Evan Davis on BBC Radio 4 this evening. Listen from 43:30: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Welcome to our first five Gold Partners!
SEIB Insurance
Funeral Safe Ltd
Ecclesiastical Planning Services
BEB
White Oak

The public should feel assured that #deceased loved ones are safe & secure. All #funeral homes must be held to the same high standard & the responsibility should not be borne alone by trade associations but underpinned by GOV.UK. nafd.org.uk/2024/03/12/naf…