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24/12/2021

18/11/2021

Day Four World Celebrants Week 2021.

Today we are celebrating the power of our celebrant community. By being part of SICA we are able to draw on the strengths and experiences of our fellow members. Our members may all work independently delivering unique and uplifting ceremonies but we share a lot of common goals and values. We share our best practice, we support each other through our peer review process, we participate in celebrant lead training, but most of all we have a safe space to seek advice and guidance from our colleagues.

We are so grateful for our SICA community, together we are definitely stronger.

17/11/2021

Day 3 of World Celebrants Week

Did you know some of our wonderful Celebrants at SICA are leading the way with and helping to educate and empower individuals with end-of-life, funeral and bereavement choices.
Want to know more or even attend their meetings, there's a space left at Coffin Club Caledonia Dundee and Angus tomorrow Thursday 18th 10am till 1pm at the Malmaison in Dundee - Contact Angela Maughan on 07770 985736 for details

16/11/2021

What noisy and wonderfully emotional scenes here at Strathcarron as The Glasgow Ladies Who Ride, Bike Club pay one of our patients a visit.

Not having a funeral is one of her wishes, so her friends hopped on their bikes to provide her with a wonderful send off.

She was thrilled to have the opportunity to say her final goodbyes.

The power of wishes...thinking about the end of your life can be difficult and emotional. However, taking some time to plan ahead and consider your wishes can make things less stressful for you and your family and friends when the time comes.

16/11/2021

09/11/2021

A CLACKS veterans support group has been given a surprise gift at the weekend to mark all its hard work.

05/11/2021

Jane and Jimmy co-founded The Good Grief Project after their son Josh died in a road accident in Vietnam in 2011.

31/10/2021

20th Nov 2021

27/10/2021

Coming next week - To Absent Friends, a people's festival of storytelling and remembrance.

A truly beautiful collection of events bringing people together to remember, to celebrate and to tell stories about people who have died - https://toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festival-events-2021/

24/10/2021

If you have a family member with dementia, please consider using the .

The Herbert Protocol is a form which family members/carers can download from the Police Scotland website & fill in with the person's details: it includes a description, a photo, next of kin/family contacts, but also places with meaning to the person, perhaps a childhood home, old school or workplace, or favourite walks - places someone with dementia may gravitate to for comfort.

The form is then kept in a safe place in the person's home (often in a jar in the fridge for easy to access). Family members can keep an electronic version – (perhaps in their email drafts). Then, should they have to make a missing person report - and we hope they never have to - it can be easily and quickly sent to police and help officers locate vulnerable missing people with dementia as quickly as possible.

This work has been supported by Alzheimer Scotland, Health & Social Care Scotland, and the Scottish Government.

You can read more about the Herbert Protocol, and download the form here: http://ow.ly/zcaV50GdXTU

21/10/2021

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08/10/2021

GOOD GRIEF FESTIVAL 2021 | GET YOUR TICKETS NOW | OCTOBER 30+31
We’re back this October with a packed programme of 30 free events. Our ‘virtual festival of love and loss’ will explore the universal human experience of grief through panel discussions, conversations and workshops.
https://buff.ly/3lG3UfF

07/10/2021

How to help bereaved children understand grief
Often, people will talk about the ‘different stages of grief’, suggesting that everyone’s grief follows the same path through the stages of grief and that their grief will get smaller over time. https://buff.ly/3iFYqmh

07/10/2021

09/09/2021

Every year, on 10 September, organisations around the world get together to raise awareness about su***de prevention.

13/06/2021

04/06/2021

7 DAYS OF FREE JULIA SAMUEL EVENTS
To celebrate the launch of our very first online course with Julia Samuel MBE, we’re making ALL of her previous Good Grief talks available to watch on-demand for FREE for 7 days from now until 09:00 on Thursday, June 10th.

Julia is the UK’s leading psychotherapist specialising in grief. She has authored two bestselling books on the subject – Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass – and recently launched her own podcast on Living Losses.

From this June, Julia will guide us through her Pillars of Strength programme. This £20 online course is a roadmap for dealing with all kinds of grief and loss – whether someone you love has died, or you are dealing with a living loss like the end of a relationship, losing your job or a health crisis.

Watch all of Julia's content here and find out more about The Pillars of Strength course here: https://goodgrieffest.com/7-days-with-julia-samuel/

26/05/2021

wife thanks Kinneil crew for finding her in giant refuse skip

There are needles in haystacks and then there are wedding rings and engagement rings in a massive skip full of general household waste.

20/05/2021

What a great story.
It's a really difficult topic. No one wants to talk about their own funeral. It's a very difficult time for the bereaved, so whilst the conversation may be hard to have while you are alive, think about how much better it will be for your family when the day comes.

19/05/2021

proposal at famous

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17/05/2021

Thank you very much to all our SICA celebrants who contributed their Top Tips over the last week as we took part in Good Life Good Death Good Grief's Demystifying Death week.

We hope we have given everyone a few ideas and things to think about. Remember that these days there are so many more choices you can make in celebration of life services, and choosing an independent celebrant means all that you can something that is truly special and meaningful to you.

16/05/2021

Our last Top Tip for the Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Demystifying Death Week, come from celebrant Barry Jess.
When you have made for end of life and your own celebration of life event, maybe even using the Top Tips we have given you this week, it is so important to let your family know what you want.
We hope that over this week we have given you some ideas to think about for your own plans, and some of the ways that independent celebrants can help.
You can find us all at www.celebrants.scot

15/05/2021

SICA celebrant Angela Maughan has a very practical Top Tip for the digital age, for today's Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Demystifying Death Week!

14/05/2021

Our sixth Top Tip for the Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Demystifying Death Week, comes from Gillian Robertson.
Gillian encourages everyone to keep gentleness and kindness at the heart of our end of life planning.

13/05/2021

Top Tip No 5. for Good Life Good Death Good Grief's Demystifying Death Week, comes from Susan Fraser, the Chair of SICA.
These days celebration of life services can be whatever you want them to be. It's all about it being the right thing for the right person, and whatever reflects what is important to you!

12/05/2021

Top Tip No 4 comes from Janice McKay for the Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Demystifying Death Week.

Independent Celebrants can include any beliefs into our ceremonies and services.

11/05/2021

Today's Top Tip for the Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Demystifying Death Week come from our newest SICA celebrant, Veronica Ferguson from Argyll.
Independent celebrants are always there to represent your beliefs, whatever they may be!

11/05/2021

For Good Life Good Death Good Grief's Demystifying Death Week, our SICA celebrants bring your their ideas on preparing for end of life.
Next up, we have celebrant Ann Gourlay who has a special interest in living eulogies.

10/05/2021

As part of Good Life Good Death Good Grief's Demystifying Death Week, SICA celebrants are offering their Top Tips for preparing for end of life, and for your own celebration of life event.
To start the week, we have Rachel Cheer from Perthshire.

09/05/2021

Just a reminder that from tomorrow, SICA members will be sharing their Top Tips on planning for end of life, and for thinking about your own celebration of life event.

We are very pleased and proud to be presenting this as part of the Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief - Demystifying Death Week.

A full programme of the week's events can be found here:

https://www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/blogs/demystifying-death-week-2021/

21/04/2021

Laura says 'yes' to Garry's proposal as musician sings and film crew record special moment.

21/04/2021

On this day 40 years ago, 21st April 1981, Strathcarron Hospice welcomed its first patient.

During the last 40 years we have cared for great grandparents, parents and loved ones with specialist compassionate care.

None of this would be possible without our local community. Today we thank you all for your enduring support and dedication; our staff, volunteers, supporters and friends. We have achieved so much since the dream of bringing a hospice here was realised and we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone for your love and support.

We Are Strathcarron.

bit.ly/WeAreStrathcarron

20/04/2021

Tributes have been paid to an M&S Falkirk “store legend” whose sudden death has stunned the town.

14/04/2021

“Earth angels” and “unbelievable” – just two of the numerous fitting phrases which sum up Strathcarron Hospice’s staff and volunteers for the care they provide.

05/04/2021

This group is for people affected by the death, through cancer of a family member or friend.

📆 The first session will start on the 7th April at 15:00

It is a closed group and will run fortnightly for 6 session.

If you are interested, please contact Simon on:
☎️ 01324 868 069
📧 [email protected]

NHS Forth Valley