We’re so excited to be working with @the_downs_crematorium and @dagmara.rudkin from @lunaarts_org to bring you this event!
This April, we’ll be talking about how to keep a funeral low(er) cost, whilst still being beautiful and respectful. Andrea from Downs Crematorium will show us how to make a beautiful floral arrangement or tribute, using supermarket-bought flowers. We’ll have Dagmara’s beautiful, handmade shrouds as well as simple, plain calico ones. Ioonah Woods and Mary DeLiso from Brighton Death Collective will be demonstrating how a “Blessing the Body” ritual is done, and you’ll have an opportunity to try out different ways of using shrouds to wrap a body (we have some lovely, willing volunteers who have kindly said they are happy for us to wrap them up like a burrito!).

This is a size-inclusive, disabled-friendly event, and we’ll be talking about and showing how to shroud a larger body. Our shroud trays have been made by @wovenfarewell and our larger tray can accommodate a person who is up to 200cm/78 inch tall, with space up to 90cm/35inch wide.

Intro to Low-Cost Funerals, Death Shrouding, Rites and Rituals

Saturday April 25th 2026
10am – 1pm
Main Chapel, Downs Crematorium, Bear Road Entrance

Free Entry, No booking required, just turn up.
Please arrive by 10am. Free refreshments available throughout.

10am – Intro and welcome
10.15 – 11am – Shrouding and Blessing the Body Demo
11am – 11.30am – A chance to have a go at shrouding and ask questions
11.30am Break, chat and tea
11.45am – 12.30pm Low-cost flower arrangement demo
12.30- 1pm Questions, chat and an opportunity tour the crematory if desired.

For more information contact hello@brightondeathcollective.co.uk