Louise C Smith Celebrant

23/05/2024

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30/04/2024

05/11/2023

Association of Independent Celebrants you may well have seen this 🥰

🚨 The clock is ticking! ⏳

Don’t miss your chance to secure a seat at Wedcon, taking place on November 15th at The Old Kent Barn.

Registration closes this Monday, and here’s why you don’t want to miss it:
Get ready to unlock a world of knowledge, network with industry leaders, and gain valuable insights at Wedcon.

Our lineup of expert speakers and interactive sessions will equip you with the latest trends and strategies to enable you to turn the needle on your business.

Don’t wait – reserve your spot now and take your wedding business to the next level!

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01/11/2023

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An amazing display of handmade poppies, cascading down the front of the old Chapel in Etruria. All credit to celebrant Kate Moran and the ladies who used their crochet and knitting skills to produce this display

01/11/2023

01/11/2023

This!!! 🙌🏻💗

30/10/2023

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23/10/2023

The Old Chapel in Hanley is a game changer in my opinion - if you get the chance - go have a nosy!!

💒💕 OPEN DAY 💒💕

This Sunday we will be opening our doors from 10-2 so if you haven’t been down to have a look yet, a warm welcome awaits you!

There is lots going on in this weekend with events on at Etruria Industrial Museum and Heritage Centre too!

Hope to see you there!

05/10/2023

Beautifully put! 😊

04/10/2023

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Recent findings show that there are 10.2 million pet dogs in the UK, and at Birches we know what an important part of the family pets are. Dogs can provide many benefits from companionship and love to a reason to exercise, a cuddle with them can even lower blood pressure. That is why we are proud to say that we welcome dogs on our site and even in our services if it aligns with the families wishes.

You are welcome to walk you four legged friends around our 6 acres of memorial gardens any day of the week. We just ask that you keep them on a lead as we have livestock in neighbouring fields, and that you pick up after them.

04/10/2023

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With the changing seasons come the changing colours in the garden and the shifting patterns of the wildlife that call Birches home.

The trees take on coppery tones, berries ripen and the meadow seems to stand still. The bird song quietens as our residents head off for warmer shores.

It's around this time the gardeners will begin to plan next years work, deciding which plants, trees and bulbs to order and where to focus next years energy. This is all done with an overarching focus on the health of the environment and biodiversity. When things are in balance in a garden the management of pests and disease is greatly reduced.

Some of the ways we do this and that you can utilize in your own garden are as follows.

Identify areas you could leave a little "wild" we use the backs of the borders as well as leaving plants standing over winter and building log piles or other over wintering habitats nestled in the garden beds.

Feeding birds over winter which will support local populations who will hopefully repay the favour by eating garden pests the following years

Repairing and replanting any gaps in the hedgerows, or even planting a few new native trees!

Mulching all fallen leaves. We also leave any leaves that are not on paths or lawns to rot down naturally where they fall.

03/10/2023

A softly-spoken heckler was removed from the auditorium hosting Suella Bravmerman's speech at the Conservative Party Conference, despite causing next-to-no disruption.

28/09/2023

03/07/2023

80% of Australian weddings are officiated by a Civil Celebrant. Sophie Easton examines why this makes getting married down under so different

04/06/2023

Beautifully put 🥹

When we’re experiencing death — of a loved one, of a relationship, of a way of life, of parts of ourselves — it is overwhelming.

But we grow. You may be overwhelmed right now, but you can grow.

Our lives contain a bunch of small and large deaths. Unless we believe that growth isn’t possible, or we repress our pain and bury it under our scars, in each death is a repurposing of life.

This isn’t to say “everything happens for a reason”, or “turn your frown upside down” or that there’s a silver lining for all the darkness of our grief.

The pain may never diminish. You may always walk with a limp.

It is to say that we are more than capable of growing through the grief, learning from our experiences, and finding healthier ways to cope.

You can grow.

You are growing.

And you’ll continue to grow.

Be patient with yourself. This all takes time. Believe that you’ll become the person you need to be.