My aim as a funeral minister and celebrant is to give each family the option to say goodbye to their loved one in any way they see fit. I can advise and help give you options, or I will simply honour your requests and do everything I can to help you achieve the ceremony and service you feel is appropriate for your family.​ I can also help with advising on all funeral services.

When we have to say goodbye to a loved one, we need to be able to express the way we feel and the way we want to say those final words. You don’t want to hear, “No”, you can’t do that or have that”. As a funeral minister and celebrant, no is not really a word I use.

As your funeral minister and celebrant, I will help, support, and guide you through the most challenging times, not just for the funeral but afterwards as well.

It is important to remember that a funeral is a celebration of life, and from this life event, we need to draw on all the support we can when it’s most needed. I will meet with you to create a ceremony that feels right and captures your loved one’s life. I will be able to give guidance on poems, readings and music and to help make the ceremony as personal as possible. Following our meeting, I will provide you with the wording for the Order of Service and the tribute to ensure everything is correct. I will also be able to advise family and friends that wish to take part in the service/ceremony. I will liaise with the funeral director to make sure that all the ceremony plans are confirmed.

Children

The Family-Centred Farewell Setting – When a family is saying goodbye to a baby or child, the environment in which the service takes place can make a great difference. Traditional chapel arrangements can sometimes feel formal or overwhelming at such a tender time.

The Family-Centred Farewell Setting is a gentle approach I have developed through experience and reflective practice. It adapts the chapel space to create a softer, calmer, and more intimate setting, helping families feel supported and allowing the focus to remain on love, remembrance, and the life of the child.

Every setting is prepared with care and sensitivity, and always in consultation with the family. Cultural traditions, beliefs, and personal wishes are fully respected, and the approach is inclusive of all families, faiths, and identities.

Above all, the aim is simple: to create a peaceful and dignified space in which families can say goodbye in their own way and in their own time.

My fee for all Infant and Children’s Funerals under the age of 18 years is free of charge.

Pets

Pets are just as important as humans and play a major role within the family. Pet funerals follow the same format as a human funeral.

After the funeral has taken place

As your funeral celebrant I will work with you to arrange the interment or scattering of the ashes.

I will lead a short ceremony for the burial of the cremated remains at a later date.

This service is free of charge for the families that I have led the ceremony for (travel expenses may be applicable).

A memorial ceremony can be especially helpful if you were unable to attend a funeral, or a past funeral did not meet your needs or expectations for any reason.

To see a selection of poems and readings which can be used within the ceremony, please click here.

For further information on my non-denominational ministry, please click here.

For further information about Jon, please click here.

Pricing

Funerals – from £235

Cost per crematorium: –

Lincolnshire

South Lincolnshire Crematorium £235

Lincoln Crematorium £235

Boston Cemetery and Crematorium £235

Grantham Crematorium £235

Alford Crematorium  £250

Mintlynn Crematorium £235

Arbory Trust Natural Ground £235

Muchwood Green Burial Ground £235

Cambridgeshire

Peterborough Crematorium £235

Fenland Crematorium £235

Huntingdon Cemetery & Crematorium £235

Cambridge City Crematorium £250

Cam Valley Crematorium £250

West Suffolk Crematorium £250

Please note that I also offer services in locations other than those listed above. If the location in which you are holding the service isn’t listed, please give me a call to discuss. Burials in and around these locations are the same fee.

Children’s funerals under the age of 18 – free of charge
The Family-Centred Farewell Setting was created by Jon Matson-Higgins and may be used only with the express permission of Jon Matson-Higgins.

Burials in and around these locations are the same price.

NB – this includes pet funerals.

Memorial services – from £235

All fees are inclusive of:

• Initial planning meeting
• Unlimited drafts of your ceremony follow the ceremony outline.
• Liaising with other people who’ll be taking part in your ceremony.
• Unlimited email and phone consultations as required.
• Anything else I can do to make your ceremony exactly as you want it to be.

Additional information

• Where a Funeral Director or Event Planner is involved, there are no additional charges made by me as my fees will be included in the Funeral Director or Event Planner quote, unless otherwise stated.
• Double time slots (one-hour service) are charged at the same price as shown; however, an additional £75 may be charged for any additional work required; this will be discussed with you beforehand.
• Please note that if I am required to supply the music and order of services for your service, this will be chargeable; this will be discussed with you beforehand.
• Any possible additional costs – These will be prearranged with you where possible.
• Mileage – over 30 miles (.45p per mile), travel, accommodation.
• If the service location is listed on this page no additional fees will apply.

For help and advice on what to do after a loved one has passed away, please click here.

For ideas on creating a memorial for a loved one, please click here.