Fran Hall
@franfd.bsky.social
Volunteer & Trustee at The National Covid Memorial Wall Charity & CEO of the Good Funeral Guide CIC.
Still hanging on at the other place in defiance.
Still hanging on at the other place in defiance.
Thanks guys. Am furious that this is still a thing. Five years since Steve died from it.
We will be one volunteer down tomorrow. Sending huge love and hoping our Chair @franfd.bsky.social is on the mend soon. 😔♥️
Covid is not over.
Covid is not over.
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thanks guys. Am furious that this is still a thing. Five years since Steve died from it.
This is such a cool idea - this book is an incredible, powerful chronology of thoughts, reflections & poetry about an extraordinary time, fast receding into the public’s collective memories.
@amycortvriend.bsky.social
@lucygobag.bsky.social
@jennyedkins.bsky.social
@kandidapurnell.bsky.social
@amycortvriend.bsky.social
@lucygobag.bsky.social
@jennyedkins.bsky.social
@kandidapurnell.bsky.social
We would like to #BuyAStrangerABook - "When This Is Over: Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic," which has a section on the Wall, including a contribution from one of our trustees, @franfd.bsky.social. ❤️
July 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is such a cool idea - this book is an incredible, powerful chronology of thoughts, reflections & poetry about an extraordinary time, fast receding into the public’s collective memories.
@amycortvriend.bsky.social
@lucygobag.bsky.social
@jennyedkins.bsky.social
@kandidapurnell.bsky.social
@amycortvriend.bsky.social
@lucygobag.bsky.social
@jennyedkins.bsky.social
@kandidapurnell.bsky.social
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It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@covidmemorialwall.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of "When This Is Over : Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic" which has a section on the Wall, including a contribution from a trustee, @franfd.bsky.social
If you'd like a copy, just let us know.
UK only.
@covidmemorialwall.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of "When This Is Over : Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic" which has a section on the Wall, including a contribution from a trustee, @franfd.bsky.social
If you'd like a copy, just let us know.
UK only.
July 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's #buyastrangerabook day!
@covidmemorialwall.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of "When This Is Over : Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic" which has a section on the Wall, including a contribution from a trustee, @franfd.bsky.social
If you'd like a copy, just let us know.
UK only.
@covidmemorialwall.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of "When This Is Over : Reflections on an Unequal Pandemic" which has a section on the Wall, including a contribution from a trustee, @franfd.bsky.social
If you'd like a copy, just let us know.
UK only.
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We have only just seen this - we are so grateful for the support of our beautiful memorial. ❤️
I initiated the 'Parliamentary Coronavirus Quilt' project.
Each block is a representation from MPs highlighting the effects of the pandemic across the UK.
I will publish a photo book about the quilt, donating all profits to support The National Covid Memorial Wall’s preservation.
Each block is a representation from MPs highlighting the effects of the pandemic across the UK.
I will publish a photo book about the quilt, donating all profits to support The National Covid Memorial Wall’s preservation.
July 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We have only just seen this - we are so grateful for the support of our beautiful memorial. ❤️
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The National Covid Memorial Wall is now a registered charity! ❤️🥳
June 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The National Covid Memorial Wall is now a registered charity! ❤️🥳
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Direct cremation.
Such interesting responses to our questionnaire are coming in, reflecting a wide spectrum of thoughts.
Have you had this experience?
Tell us about it here: www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
#directcremation
Such interesting responses to our questionnaire are coming in, reflecting a wide spectrum of thoughts.
Have you had this experience?
Tell us about it here: www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
#directcremation
May 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Direct cremation.
Such interesting responses to our questionnaire are coming in, reflecting a wide spectrum of thoughts.
Have you had this experience?
Tell us about it here: www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
#directcremation
Such interesting responses to our questionnaire are coming in, reflecting a wide spectrum of thoughts.
Have you had this experience?
Tell us about it here: www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
#directcremation
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Dogs at funerals - we love to see them!
When you’re saying goodbye to someone you love and a dog is part of your family, bringing them to the funeral can help everyone.
#funerals
#funeralsmatter
#dogsarefamily
When you’re saying goodbye to someone you love and a dog is part of your family, bringing them to the funeral can help everyone.
#funerals
#funeralsmatter
#dogsarefamily
May 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Dogs at funerals - we love to see them!
When you’re saying goodbye to someone you love and a dog is part of your family, bringing them to the funeral can help everyone.
#funerals
#funeralsmatter
#dogsarefamily
When you’re saying goodbye to someone you love and a dog is part of your family, bringing them to the funeral can help everyone.
#funerals
#funeralsmatter
#dogsarefamily
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Thank you to journalist Emma Beddington for acknowledging that covid grief is complex, that the covid bereaved - having been deprived of normal mourning rituals - are not ready, may never be ready, to 'celebrate'.
How will you remember your loved ones? With the nationwide Celebration Day – or by shouting at squirrels? | Emma Beddington
How will you remember your loved ones? With the nationwide Celebration Day – or by shouting at squirrels? | Emma Beddington
Every loss is different, and so is how we deal with it. When I asked my friends about their mourning rituals, they mentioned parties, dances, ice-creams on the seafront, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Thank you to journalist Emma Beddington for acknowledging that covid grief is complex, that the covid bereaved - having been deprived of normal mourning rituals - are not ready, may never be ready, to 'celebrate'.
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The weight of grief.
Carrying the coffin of someone you love.
They are your person, and if you want to do this, then you can.
Bearing the weight of your person in their coffin can help to imprint the reality of their death as you begin to navigate life without them.
Funerals matter.
Carrying the coffin of someone you love.
They are your person, and if you want to do this, then you can.
Bearing the weight of your person in their coffin can help to imprint the reality of their death as you begin to navigate life without them.
Funerals matter.
May 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The weight of grief.
Carrying the coffin of someone you love.
They are your person, and if you want to do this, then you can.
Bearing the weight of your person in their coffin can help to imprint the reality of their death as you begin to navigate life without them.
Funerals matter.
Carrying the coffin of someone you love.
They are your person, and if you want to do this, then you can.
Bearing the weight of your person in their coffin can help to imprint the reality of their death as you begin to navigate life without them.
Funerals matter.
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That last touch - such a powerful moment.
Sometimes, people feel unsure about what’s allowed or what’s appropriate at a funeral.
It’s absolutely ok to touch the coffin, to let your hand linger as you say goodbye to your person.
#funeralsmatter
Sometimes, people feel unsure about what’s allowed or what’s appropriate at a funeral.
It’s absolutely ok to touch the coffin, to let your hand linger as you say goodbye to your person.
#funeralsmatter
May 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
That last touch - such a powerful moment.
Sometimes, people feel unsure about what’s allowed or what’s appropriate at a funeral.
It’s absolutely ok to touch the coffin, to let your hand linger as you say goodbye to your person.
#funeralsmatter
Sometimes, people feel unsure about what’s allowed or what’s appropriate at a funeral.
It’s absolutely ok to touch the coffin, to let your hand linger as you say goodbye to your person.
#funeralsmatter
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A good day with some of my fellow @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social volunteers - Kirsten, Gill, @franfd.bsky.social, and @rum7.bsky.social. After an encouraging meeting with DCMS about the future of the wall, we took ourselves off for a bevvie and a debrief. There may have been halloumi chips. #london
May 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A good day with some of my fellow @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social volunteers - Kirsten, Gill, @franfd.bsky.social, and @rum7.bsky.social. After an encouraging meeting with DCMS about the future of the wall, we took ourselves off for a bevvie and a debrief. There may have been halloumi chips. #london
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Direct Cremation.
A rapidly growing alternative to a funeral that is heavily marketed on daytime TV, yet there is little research into how bereaved people feel about it.
We have created an anonymous questionnaire which can be found here:
www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
Please share!
A rapidly growing alternative to a funeral that is heavily marketed on daytime TV, yet there is little research into how bereaved people feel about it.
We have created an anonymous questionnaire which can be found here:
www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
Please share!
May 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Direct Cremation.
A rapidly growing alternative to a funeral that is heavily marketed on daytime TV, yet there is little research into how bereaved people feel about it.
We have created an anonymous questionnaire which can be found here:
www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
Please share!
A rapidly growing alternative to a funeral that is heavily marketed on daytime TV, yet there is little research into how bereaved people feel about it.
We have created an anonymous questionnaire which can be found here:
www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk/direct-crema...
Please share!
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It's hard to believe how faded the hearts were before the Friends of the Wall stepped up to restore them. Our covid dead will never be forgotten. ❤️ #ThrowbackThursday
April 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It's hard to believe how faded the hearts were before the Friends of the Wall stepped up to restore them. Our covid dead will never be forgotten. ❤️ #ThrowbackThursday
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Volunteer @franfd.bsky.social read this beautiful, difficult poem at the wall during our anniversary event on Saturday. ❤️ #ForOurHusbands
"I take you
From this day forward,
To love and to miss,
For better or for worse,
For emptiness or joyful memory,
In sadness and in grief,
Even after death has made us part.
I take you as my husband
In death as I did in life,
Because our love is forever." – Kelly Rooper
From this day forward,
To love and to miss,
For better or for worse,
For emptiness or joyful memory,
In sadness and in grief,
Even after death has made us part.
I take you as my husband
In death as I did in life,
Because our love is forever." – Kelly Rooper
March 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Volunteer @franfd.bsky.social read this beautiful, difficult poem at the wall during our anniversary event on Saturday. ❤️ #ForOurHusbands
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This is an incredibly difficult weekend for the millions of people in the UK who are bereaved by covid. ❤️
March 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is an incredibly difficult weekend for the millions of people in the UK who are bereaved by covid. ❤️
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Part 3. ❤️
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Part 3. ❤️
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Part 2. ❤️
March 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Part 2. ❤️
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We're in love with the drone footage of our #DayOfReflection event (taken by the amazing Tolga Akmen) - for those who couldn't be there, here's a bird's eye view. ❤️
March 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We're in love with the drone footage of our #DayOfReflection event (taken by the amazing Tolga Akmen) - for those who couldn't be there, here's a bird's eye view. ❤️
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We are devastated at this news. We send our deepest sympathies to Ondine's family and friends and to all at @longcovidsos.bsky.social for the loss of this inspirational, brave warrior. ❤️
We are heartbroken to share the loss of our co-founder, CEO, and beloved friend, Ondine, who passed away on Tuesday 11th March.
Longcovidsos.org/post/ondine-sherwood
Longcovidsos.org/post/ondine-sherwood
March 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We are devastated at this news. We send our deepest sympathies to Ondine's family and friends and to all at @longcovidsos.bsky.social for the loss of this inspirational, brave warrior. ❤️
We are 100% going to do our damnedest tomorrow to place the beautiful souls lost to covid-19 in the memory of the living.
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On the eve of the Covid-19 #DayOfReflection - good night from us. ❤️
March 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We are 100% going to do our damnedest tomorrow to place the beautiful souls lost to covid-19 in the memory of the living.
❤️
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Good night from us. ❤️
March 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Good night from us. ❤️
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Love these! We have a limited supply of these beautiful candles available to buy. (Details in video)
We'll be lighting one at our Covid19 National Day of Reflection event on 9th March at around 11:20am. We're live streaming through Facebook, and would love you to light a candle with us. ❤️
We'll be lighting one at our Covid19 National Day of Reflection event on 9th March at around 11:20am. We're live streaming through Facebook, and would love you to light a candle with us. ❤️
February 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Love these! We have a limited supply of these beautiful candles available to buy. (Details in video)
We'll be lighting one at our Covid19 National Day of Reflection event on 9th March at around 11:20am. We're live streaming through Facebook, and would love you to light a candle with us. ❤️
We'll be lighting one at our Covid19 National Day of Reflection event on 9th March at around 11:20am. We're live streaming through Facebook, and would love you to light a candle with us. ❤️
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Strategy meeting for our Day of Reflection event at the wall on March 9th. Late night meeting, as it was the only time all 10 volunteers could make it. Productive meeting, awesome team! ❤️
February 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Strategy meeting for our Day of Reflection event at the wall on March 9th. Late night meeting, as it was the only time all 10 volunteers could make it. Productive meeting, awesome team! ❤️
‘When Maggie met Juno’
The sweetest little Boston Terrier puppy came to play today - Maggie is the newest family dog, and it was so important that our beautiful rescue American Bulldog Juno tolerated her crazy puppy energy!
All went well - we think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
The sweetest little Boston Terrier puppy came to play today - Maggie is the newest family dog, and it was so important that our beautiful rescue American Bulldog Juno tolerated her crazy puppy energy!
All went well - we think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
February 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
‘When Maggie met Juno’
The sweetest little Boston Terrier puppy came to play today - Maggie is the newest family dog, and it was so important that our beautiful rescue American Bulldog Juno tolerated her crazy puppy energy!
All went well - we think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
The sweetest little Boston Terrier puppy came to play today - Maggie is the newest family dog, and it was so important that our beautiful rescue American Bulldog Juno tolerated her crazy puppy energy!
All went well - we think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!
So appreciative of my lovely friend @loreleiking.bsky.social for bringing roses to the @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social today for Gareth, Gina, Steve - and for her own beloved Valentine, Vince.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
So appreciative of my lovely friend @loreleiking.bsky.social for bringing roses to the @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social today for Gareth, Gina, Steve - and for her own beloved Valentine, Vince.
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