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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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