Announcing the Sheri Coates article of the year 2020

Every year we choose a selection of articles across all four editions and put them forward for consideration for the title ‘Article of the Year’. Each member of the ICCM Board of Directors votes independently for their favourite and the winner is announced in the Journal, with the winner receiving a prize.

Below are those shortlisted last year – but there can only be one winner.

The 2020 award goes to ‘A Little Slice of Heaven’. Congratulations to author Kate Greening,

Bereavement Services Manager at Adur & Worthing Councils, and to the other nominees Liz Hall, Ken West, Symeon Walker, Mollie Taylor, Alan Sheldon and David Jennings. Nominated Articles from 2020 were:

A Little Slice of Heaven Kate Greening (Winter 2020 V88/4)

Bereavement & Cemeteries: The Benefits of Nature Mollie Taylor (Winter 2020 V88/4)

Keep Calm and wash your hands Alan Sheldon (Autumn 2020 V88/3) We winged it and it worked David Jennings (Autumn 2020 V88/3)

Disposal of the dead in prehistory Ken West (Spring 2020 V88/1)

Doncaster municipal funerals CIC Symeon Waller (Spring 2020 V88/1)

Death café at Poole Crematorium Liz Hall (Summer 2020 V88/2)

Submit your article and you could win the prize of £100. Please send original copy to the editor at sofia.allana@iccm-uk.com or call 07502 627521 if you would like to discuss an article.

The editor will be delighted to receive copy for publication in The Journal either from members of the ICCM, or from others made aware of 'TJ' thanks to members suggesting they write an article which may be of interest.