Corrie actress turns celebrant character into reality to give final farewell to people with no family
Hayley Cartwright, known for her celebrant character ‘Hazel’, now performs off-set too, as she helps give people with no family a final goodbye.
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The average cost of a public health funeral stood at £5,382,379 in 12 months up to April 2018, with Manchester's local authority spending the second highest behind Birmingham with £242,178, published by BBC findings in 2019. The actress takes it a step further by encouraging as many people to join the services, as very often, the person who has passed, doesn’t have anyone to attend the service.
The social media pleas brought attention to communities of the services taking place within Manchester, and led to a Facebook Group being created to notify people of local authority funerals.