Rosie Inman Cook is manager of the Association of Natural Burial Grounds and the Natural Death Centre, an educational charity which sees death as a natural part of life. Founded in 1991, it is committed to supporting cultural change and is working towards a situation where all people are empowered in the process of dying, and organising a funeral.
Rosie Inman Cook looks at our reluctance to talk sensibly about funeral plans and end of life wishes and warns there is nothing worse than hearing a bereaved relative say "if only I had known". More
Rising funeral costs, lack of savings and low income have put UK families in financial difficulty when dealing with bereavement writes Rosie Inman-Cook. More
Anything goes with funerals these days, writes Rosie Inman-Cook. That applies to both parts of a 'funeral', the essential disposal of the body and also the ceremony. More
