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Michael Hannah | Celebrant

Month: May 2026

The long farewell

I’ve just been chatting to one of my closest celebrant friends and colleagues, Gillian Robertson. Inevitably (as celebrants always do!) we got to discussing work and she told me of a service she had recently performed for a dear friend

Michael Hannah May 24, 2026May 25, 2026 Ceremony, Funeral planning 4 Comments Read more

The independent celebrant

I’ve been a member of the Scottish Independent Celebrants’ Association (SICA) for most of my celebrant career. I was elected to the committee a few years ago and helped revamp their website and then I spent two years as Chair.

Michael Hannah May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 What celebrants do 1 Comment Read more

Assisted dying – online workshop

Last year I was asked by Full Circle Funeral Directors to lead one of their online information sessions. Although they are based in Leeds, Ilkley and Harrogate, I knew about their very extensive programme of seminars and I’d attended a

Michael Hannah May 18, 2026May 20, 2026 Assisted dying No Comments Read more

Spring is still pretty silent….

Back in February I wrote about my impressions of reading Rachel Carson’s important book Silent Spring. It really helped to launch the environmental movement in the US. Back in the 1950s there were very few controls on the vast expansion

Michael Hannah May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 mutilated world 1 Comment Read more

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