Here it is – the longest Long List we’ve ever had!
We make no apologies for the following extraordinarily lengthy list of names – this year’s unprecedented flood of nominations and entries means that the unsung heroes who work so hard to help bereaved families are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
Well done to all those who have made it so far – you all deserve a very nice lunch! Hope you can make it to London for the awards ceremony.
Revd. Canon Gill Behenna (Chaplain among Deaf people in the Diocese of Bristol)
Revd. Kate Bottley (Vicar of the churches of Blyth, Scrooby and Ranskill and Chaplain to North Notts College)
Revd. Richard Mitchell (The Parish Church of St. Paul, Shurdington)
Revd. Melanie Toogood (Former Vicar of St. George & All Saints, Tufnell Park)
May Andrews
John Banks
Tina Bowden
Gill Coltman
Janice Cubis
Emma Curtis
Christine Cuzick
Tiu De Haan
Tamara Dickson
Rebecca Dinsdale
Victoria Fisher
Stevie Glover
Diana Gould
Vashti Hodge
Pauline Hyde Coomber
Rosalie Kuyvenhoven
Jane Morgan
Kate Spohrer
Rosemarie Teece
Frances Tulley
Claire Turnham
Angela (Basira) Ward
Sally Ward
Pat Winslow
Steve Fooks
Andy Holder
Angie McLachlan
Matthew Newton
Colourful Coffins
Greenfield Creations
J. C. Atkinson
Musgrove Willows
Colonnade Florist
Dazzle Me Daisy Do
Debbie Western Flowers
Flower Workshop
Flowers By Susan
Flowers on Main Street
Louise Taylor Flowers
Inspired Flower Design
Old English Rose
Passionate Flowers
Flowers By Rosie Orr
Tuckshop Flowers
Ivor Davies (Caerphilly County Borough Council)
Martin House (Eden Valley Woodland Burial Ground)
Will Pearce
D. T. H. Burial & Churchyard Service
Blandford Cemetery
Dewstow Cemetery
Eden Valley Woodland Burial Ground
Greenacres Woodland Burials Chiltern
Higher Ground Meadow
Moulton Cemetery
Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery
Portchester Memorial Gardens
St. Woolos Cemetery
Thornhill Crematorium, Cardiff
Gwent Crematorium
Kettering Crematorium
Mortlake Crematorium
Redditch Crematorium
Death Goes Digital
Funeral Stationery 4U
Muchloved
Once I’ve Gone
Social Embers
The Grief Geek
Claret Catering
Rocket Catering
Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service
Tea & Sympathy
Bon Voyage Citroen Hearse
Harrison Funeral Home Electric Vehicle
Leverton’s Eco-Hearse
Morris Minor Hearse
Respect Bentley
Bellacouche Leaf Shroud
Brahms Electric Hearse
Eco Urns
Respect EveryBody Shroud
Sacred Stones
Secure Haven
Lucy Coulbert
Jane Duncan Rogers
Lucy Talbot & Sarah Troop
Claire Turnham
Sandy Weatherburn
Beyond Goodbye
Bristol Culture
Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service
The Corpse Project
The Natural Death Centre Charity
Bierton & Woods
The Cardozo Kindersley Workshop
Stoneletters
Coulbert Family Funerals
Evelyn’s Funerals
Funerals on a Budget
Only With Love
Express-Burials & Express Cremations
Secure Haven Cremations
Wallace Stuart Funeral Directors
Higher Ground Family Funerals
Only With Love
The Green Funeral Company
Woodland Wishes
Angela Bailey at Harrison Funeral Home
Emma Fisher at Colin Fisher Funeral Directors
Sarah Lee of Holmes & Family Funeral Directors
Sarah Wolsey at Daniel Ross Funerals Ltd.
Chloe Middleton (Rosedale Funeral Home)
C. S. Boswell Independent Family Funeral Services
Compassionate Funerals
Crumpton Rudd
Dandelion Farewells
Divine Ceremony
Edd Frost & Daughters
Final Journey Funeral Directors
The Modern Funeral
Youngs Independent Funeral Services
A Natural Undertaking
Albany Funerals
Bewley & Merrett
Compassionate Funerals
Harmony Funeral Care
Harrison Funeral Home
Heart & Soul Funerals
Mark Catchpole
Only With Love
Respect Direct Funeral Services
Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service
The Individual Funeral Company
Town & Country Funeral Directors
Wallace Stuart Funeral Directors
David Crayton of John Lucas Funerals
Suzan Davies of Abbey Funeral Services
Oliver Holmes of Holmes & Family Funeral Directors
Albany Funerals
Leverton & Sons
Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service
The Individual Funeral Company
Trevor E. W. Hickton Ltd.
Wallace Stuart Funeral Directors
Louise Winter
Bristol Culture
Brum YODO
London Society of Death
Respect Drivers Pageant
Wayne Day at T. E. W. Hickson Ltd.
Lara-Rose Iredale at Guys & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Louise Milligan at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Hannah Nutbeem at Heart & Soul Funeral Directors
The team at The John Radcliffe Hospital
Steve Biggs at Mortlake Crematorium
Roy Paget at Solihull Bereavement Services
Gary Paterson at Breakspear Crematorium
Paul Rayner at Solihull Bereavement Services
Carolyne Reeve at Teesside Crematorium
The entire team at Golders Green Crematorium
The entire team at Redditch Crematorium
Nicholas Albery (posthumously)
Anne Barber
Anne Beckett-Allen
Lucy Coulbert
Howard Hodgson
Rosie Inman-Cook
Susan Morris
Richard Putt
Josefine Speyer
Susan Thompson
Jon Underwood
Tony Walter