The death of a loved one is never easy, but we do find more and more that funerals are becoming a "celebration of life" and more "upbeat" in tone than ever before and people are wanting to have a keepsake of the event.

It is hard to say that "funeral badges" are popular in the traditional sense of the word - but they are certainly becoming more common place.

We are also finding that well wishers are wanting to do something more tangible as well as offering emotional support and it is not uncommon for collections to be made with the aim of raising money for good causes. When making a donation at the end of the service, donors are offered a memorial badge of the recently departed.