PAUL BRADLEY Humanist Celebrant
Hello, my name is Paul Bradley. I’m an accredited Humanists UK funeral celebrant, originally from Belfast, and based in Bristol.
My role is to listen to the bereaved family, and to do my very best to celebrate the lives of their lost ones in a way that the deceased and the family, or loved-ones, would most want and need.
As a working professional musician and singer/speaker, my 30-years-plus experience of standing before gatherings of people lends me a knowledge, and calmness, in presiding over shared ceremonies.
Again, as a decades’ long, dedicated musical servant for hundreds of weddings, naming, funerals, birthdays, anniversaries, and the rest – I possess a veteran understanding and sensitivity, to giving and being just what the clients need and want.
This all said, your ceremony for a loved one is about them, and about you and the other people most crucial in that deceased person’s life. So, I am at your service. Indeed, I’ve already found in my time as a celebrant, that people so value the fact that I can perform beautiful, suitable, uplifting, elegiac music – to order – for the funeral.
I’m contactable by phone or email at any time, and will always respond to any enquiry very promptly.
Thank you.
Here are testimonials from a couple of my recent clients:
I met Paul by pure chance – call it serendipity, whilst having lunch at my local restaurant. We struck up a conversation and I quickly realised that I recognised Paul from a music evening we’d been at some ten years ago.
It transpired that Paul had just completed his training as a Celebrant and I realised that our paths had crossed for a reason – I was talking to the man that I wanted to conduct Nancy’s funeral when the time came.
What then followed was a collaboration between Paul, my son Mark and myself. After many meetings we came up with a plan for Nancy’s funeral. On the day we met at Woodlands where we calmed each others nerves and re-assured each other that if we went with our plan then everything would be fine. The Service was everything we had planned and hoped for. Paul gave a lovely eulogy, delivered at just the right pace and included two lovely songs that I had selected.
Many of the guests commented on what a lovely service it was and many said they would wish for something similar when their time came. The service was humanist and for us really hit the right tone. After the service Paul continued with more music.
I can’t express how glad I am that our paths crossed at what was a most difficult time. He made an emotionally testing situation almost stress free with his positive, friendly and sympathetic attitude.
Nancy had been ill for ten years and we had talked at length about her send off and I believe that we gave her exactly the send off she wished for.
Thank you Paul for being an advisor and a friend. You helped us all to say farewell to lovely Nancy.
Alan Hosegood