Claire Bradford

Loved your Guardian article @elizabday and would LOVE to know ‘Alexia’s’ details (sure you’ve had a million people asking you already!

Fantastic morning with @brightonchamber for #brightonbasecamp. Great speakers and loads of inspiration. Here’s my map out of Coronaland, made in the session with @helen_cann 😃

Unarmed. And dead. TRAYVON MARTIN (Walking home with iced tea and Skittles. Shot by George Zinneman, who was found not guilty.) KEITH SCOTT (Sitting in car, reading. Shot by police officer, who was not charged.) ATATIANA JEFFERSON (Looking out her window… instagr.am/p/CA2aDh6htVE/

This time last year we had similarly gorgeous weather ☀️ AND it was Patrick and Nirvana’s love and laughter-filled wedding to boot. Oh how blooming lovely this couple are. They emailed me the other week sending love and checking in to see if I was ok bec… instagr.am/p/CAkztxjn7QX/

Yesterday, I had the enormous honour of conducting a funeral for a 95 year old man who had flown with the RAF on secret operations missions dropping supplies (and agents) to European Resistance during the war. He was just 17 when he signed up, and had to… instagr.am/p/B_7jRAwHruN/

Happy Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you all xx . #pleasebookmeforastarwarsweddingpleeeeeease😅 #weddingcelebrant #starwarsday instagr.am/p/B_xbkUDnzZF/

I married this gorgeous bloke nearly 2 decades ago, which means we’ve had many years of birthday trifle as well as a lot of life adventures together. Today marks his half century on this planet, a lifetime I’ve had the great privilege of sharing 40% of a… instagr.am/p/B_vR4-en6ks/

Another ‘woulda coulda shoulda’ date goes past today as I think of the gorgeous Andy and Emma who were due to fill this walled orchard at The Secret Barn with prettiness and a big gang of happy folk and get hitched under a tree today. I know their ‘origi… instagr.am/p/B_sGyVHHPmv/

Happy Original Date to Vicky and Chris whose wedding was planned for today at @highbillinghurstfarm ❤️ Those chairs may be empty today but they’ll be full of happy smiling friends and family in just a few months’ time. Hang in there lovelies. Hope you’re… instagr.am/p/B_pgOD7HEEo/

As I write ceremonies in my temporary lockdown office in the garden, I feel safe and able to focus, knowing that there’s always someone on guard for marauding squirrels. Phew. 😂🥰 . #lockdownlookout #squirrelwatch #workingfromhome #sussexcelebrant #cr… instagr.am/p/B_ff5tpndwR/

My interview about #zoomfunerals aired on @BBCr4today this morning 😃 Here’s the listen again link (it starts at 23 mins in) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000hd…

Over three weeks into lockdown here in the UK. How are you getting on, lovely ones? Are your weekends the same as your weekdays or are they all merging into one? . #lockdown #livinglavidalockdown instagr.am/p/B_GAwIjBjF2/

*STOP PRESS!* thank you for all your support for my last tweet about my appearance on the Today programme. Just been told it has been moved to Thursday- I’ll let you know the time on Wednesday x

Ok so I *might* have been moaning quite a lot before Easter that I never get any eggs myself... 😂😂😂 Happy Easter/Ostara/eat bucketloads of chocolate eggs day. 🐣 instagr.am/p/B-5BvuKhuLJ/

I’ve written a post with 20 ways you can mark a loved one’s passing if you can’t attend the funeral. Please share with anyone you know in this difficult situation. And please comment with any other ideas or suggestions #funeralcelebrant #funeral #covid19 creatingceremony.com/blog/lo…

I was supposed to be in Spain by now, meeting up with my fabulous #businessbestie @natasha.c.johnson in preparation for the @celebrantscollective 2020 retreat starting tomorrow. Instead, the dreaded virus has put a stop to all of that and Spain has gone… ift.tt/3aWPbb0

In my work as a celebrant, I have had the immense privilege of conducting funerals for many elderly women, whose stories of living through decades of inequality have often been inspiring. Some have defiantly challenged the ‘norms’ and have gone on to tra… ift.tt/39AE86P

Back to the Beeb today for another fab chat with the lovely @allison.ferns on #BBCSussex. We talked about all sorts from trips to Harrods to leap year proposals and, as always, there was a lot of laughter. Want to listen? The link is in the bio. 📻 🎧 🎙 ift.tt/3c3UhmV

RIP Katherine Johnson