At Death Cafes we come together to chat about death in a relaxed, safe, social environment. The Bristol Death Cafe is currently being held online, on Zoom every month. For more information about how to sign up please visit their Facebook page Our objective is “To increase awareness of the reality of death, so we (more…)

Ever wondered about the first undertakers in the UK?  Well wonder no more as we welcome Dr Dan O’Brien to speak about this fascinating topic. ‘I shall be proud to inter you’ – Imagining the Undertaker in the Eighteenth Century The eighteenth century was an important time for the establishment and development of the undertaking (more…)

Outside the box We live in a society where people struggle to look death in the eye.  Death has become the territory of professionals and we rarely see a dead body unless it is someone very close to us.  Death had become hidden, and so more traumatic.  Our speaker Liz Rothschild has edited a new (more…)

True crime aficionado Many people know of Agatha Christie as the ‘Queen of Crime’ but make the assumption that the ‘crime’ in question is fictitious. However, Agatha was an avid reader of true crime cases, a stickler for detail and a qualified dispenser; a mistress in the art of (more…)

Talking about death and dying is difficult. We might talk about our fears of giving birth to our children, our concerns as parents, our frustrations with work and relationships, and the struggles we face in life.  However rarely do we volunteer to talk about death and dying, especially our own. Join Arnos Vale staff as (more…)