Mastodawn

TV licence website to notify of bereavement and cancel the TV Licence:

1. Why do want a refund? Notify death
2. Are you the executor? Yes
3. OK, you can do a refund - go to 1

I mean - what level of fuckwit designed this website?

As a celebrant, I prefer funerals to weddings. This is why | Jackie Bailey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/06/celebrant-funerals-weddings #Bereavement #Weddings #DeathAndDying #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians

As a celebrant, I prefer funerals to weddings. This is why

Perhaps my work is still about my healing – remembering the sacred fragility, the passing nature, the end date in sight

The Guardian

Greem (Graeme. Not Graham!)3d ago

Just found out that one of my long time marshal colleagues has died. We were the same age, give or take a few months.

I really feel for their partner, they were each other's world.

Cancer really, REALLY fucking sucks.

#cancer #bereavement

World news | The Guardian 3d ago

Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/05/funeral-costs-uk-iran-war #Money #DeathAndDying #UkNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #Inflation #WorldNews #Bereavement #UkCostOfLivingCrisis

Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK

The average traditional funeral now costs £4,623 – up 1.3% since January – says report from Pure Cremation

The Guardian

Bruno Catarino Apr 1

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#indiecomics #comics #prey #portrait #soul #bereavement #familyandhonour #booksky #ff #f4

Martyn Apr 1

We don’t like to think about death, but the way we die says a lot about how we live.

My latest review explores No Ordinary Deaths: A People's History of Mortality by Molly Conisbee, a book about how even the most ordinary deaths are shaped by culture, community, and time.

https://quitebookish.com/2026/04/01/no-ordinary-deaths-a-peoples-history-of-mortality-by-molly-conisbee/

#books #bookstadon #history #socialhistory #reading #bookblogging #grief #death #bereavement #belief #nonfiction

No Ordinary Deaths – A People’s History of Mortality by Molly Conisbee

It’s going to happen to all of us. We don’t know when, we don’t know how. Ideally, perhaps, it will take place peacefully after a long and fulfilling life. We might be surrounded …

Quite Bookish

Tim Mar 8

I suspect I will think about this fess a lot.

Not only did I do same, but the idea that both parties are doing it, thinking of their loved one or friend...and not talking directly..it's very poignant. (but NOT via that WA, please...that might be too hard for the other party to cope with)

It's very indicative of the loneliness of grief, especially the loss of a partner. That blank void...you can get lost in.

And yes I looked at Paul's (my friend who I lost to suicide) message a lot, trying to make sense since it was about 9 hours before he died.

No clues there.

#grief #bereavement

Andrea Mar 5

🤠 work (a local council) arranged to plant a memorial tree in his memory.

I requested a burgundy coloured callistemon. They selected the callistemon wildfire - ideally suited to coastal areas and flowing through 3 seasons.
I picked a location at Cotton Tree, overlooking the Maroochy River, next to a park bench located beside a bike path. They confirmed the location.

The planting was this morning. Many people from his work were there as well as all Qld based immediate family.

The tree had barely been planted before a bird was hanging off it, enjoying the nectar.

#bereavement #NativePlant #australia

Culture | The Guardian US Mar 4

Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘If you weren’t tits-out-for-the-lads, they called you middle of the road’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/04/corinne-bailey-rae-if-you-werent-tits-out-for-the-lads-they-called-you-middle-of-the-road #CorinneBaileyRae #Music #Bereavement #Culture #LifeAndStyle

Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘If you weren’t tits-out-for-the-lads, they called you middle of the road’

Her first album was a huge hit – then she faced the sudden tragedy of her husband’s early death. She describes the rupture of grief, her return to music and the harsh reality of fame as a woman in the 00s

The Guardian