Martin Ellis Sussex Celebrant

Martin Ellis Sussex Celebrant

Every life is unique, and deserves to be celebrated when it comes to an end.

I create and deliver personal funeral services that focus on the wishes of the individual, their family, and friends, helping you to say your farewells in a truly meaningful way

The 'pauper funeral' celebrant who leads services without attendees 23/05/2024

Last week's funeral service at Wealden Crematorium was attended by the BBC, who were preparing an article about 'Public Health' funerals. You can read more about it here if you like:

The 'pauper funeral' celebrant who leads services without attendees A Sussex council offers 15-minute public health funeral services, but sometimes no-one shows up.

BBC Article, May 2020 22/05/2020

I recently had the privilege of leading a so called 'public health' funeral service for a gentleman called Albert Sadler. The BBC did an article of this as part of their Covid 19 news coverage, and it appeared on the BBC 6pm and 10pm news broadcasts. You can take a look here, if you like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqxYjwshfFA

BBC Article, May 2020 This is a public health funeral for which I was the celebrant. It was broadcast BBC 1 on 19th May 2020.