About Me

I am a fully trained and experienced Civil Funeral Celebrant serving bereaved families throughout the North East of England. I am a qualified teacher and hold a BA Hons in Health & Social Care. I enjoy both academic and creative writing and penning poetry too. I was also a Foster Carer for 10 years and I am passionate about caring for and empowering others. I have studied counselling and advocacy skills and such training has helped to challenge my abundance of empathy into areas that provide strength and support to others.

I was sadly introduced to the role of the Funeral Celebrant when my most wonderful mother passed away from Huntington’s Disease. Much that I do is in memory of her and I donate to the Huntington’s charity from every funeral service I deliver. I am a qualified member of the Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) and am available to travel both nationally and internationally if required. I can be contacted via telephone, email, text, social media and through the contact page on this website.

Presentation Script – I will supply a presentation copy of the ceremony for you to keep.

Cost – My fee is £220 which includes meetings, communication, conducting the Funeral Ceremony, a total of 50 miles of travel and provision of a presentation script. Extra mileage is charged @ 45p per mile.

I am currently affiliated with the most professional Funeral Directors in the region.

Forget Me Not Funerals, 365 Cowpen Rd, Blyth NE24 5JW. https://fmnf.co.uk

Necastle Family Funerals, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3EE. https://www.newcastlefunerals.co.uk

Cramlington Family Funerals, Front Street, Cramlington NE23 6RF. https://cramlingtonfamilyfunerals.co.uk

My fee is usually paid to the funeral director when you pay your final bill. It forms part of the disbursements along with cremation fees, flowers, etc.

If a Memorial service is of similar length and content to a funeral service then the same fees as a funeral ceremony will apply. For anything involving a much longer or more involved event please get in touch, as fees will vary depending upon what is required.

Data Protection

As a certified UK celebrant, I receive personal information, such as names, phone numbers and email addresses that are submitted to me for the purposes of writing a ceremony script. These stories are valuable and meaningful, and all information received by me is stored securely and only used for the specific purpose of producing a personalised ceremony and will not be passed to any other parties.