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Every printable booklet, official form and planning sheet, gathered in one place. Use the search and filters to find what you need.
Our planning forms
Free David Crymble & Sons forms — print and complete by hand, then keep somewhere safe.
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My Funeral Wishes
A place to record your wishes for your own funeral, so your family are spared uncertainty at a difficult time.
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Funeral Music Planner
Music can say what words cannot.
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Hymn Planner
If you would like hymns, note your choices here.
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Readings & Poems Planner
Readings, poems or passages that are meaningful to you, and who you might like to read them.
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Floral Wishes
Your wishes for flowers — or for donations in place of flowers.
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Coffin Choice
A note of any preference for the coffin or casket.
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Clothing & Jewellery Wishes
What you would like to be dressed in, and what should happen to any jewellery.
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Pallbearer Planner
If you would like particular people to carry or accompany the coffin, note them here.
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Limousine Planner
Note any wishes for family transport on the day.
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Catering & Wake Planner
Your wishes for any gathering after the service.
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Donation Preferences
If you would like donations given in your memory, note the cause closest to your heart.
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Livestream Information
If you would like the service streamed for family who cannot attend in person, note your wishes.
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Memorial Choice
Any wishes for a headstone or memorial.
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Ashes Instructions
If you are to be cremated, your wishes for your ashes.
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Digital Legacy Planner
A note of your online accounts and what should happen to them.
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Password Record
A secure place to record key accounts for a trusted person.
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Estate Checklist
A simple checklist to help whoever settles your affairs.
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Who To Notify Checklist
A checklist of organisations that may need to be told about a death.
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Funeral Budget Planner
A simple planner to keep funeral costs clear and within your means.
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Important Documents Checklist
Bring your important papers together in one place, so they are easy to find when needed.
Official booklets & forms
Trusted PDFs from nidirect, councils, the HSC and charities — grouped by topic.
Funeral financial support
nidirect
Funeral Expenses Payment — application forms
Download the claim forms for the Funeral Expenses Payment.
nidirect
Child Funeral Fund claim form (CFF1)
The CFF1 claim form for the Child Funeral Fund.
Cremation forms & crematorium guidance
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council
Cremation Form A (PDF)
Application for cremation — Form A.
GRO / McClures
GRO73 death registration form (PDF)
Printable GRO73 death registration form.
McClures
Form B & Pacemaker declaration (PDF)
Cremation Form B and the universal pacemaker / implant declaration.
McClures
Lakelands Crematorium NI forms (PDF)
Lakelands Crematorium forms in a single printable PDF.
Burial, cemeteries & memorial rules
Belfast City Council
Cemetery rules (PDF)
The rules and regulations for Belfast City Council cemeteries.
Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council
Cemetery rules & regulations (PDF)
Cemetery rules and regulations (July 2025).
Ards & North Down Borough Council
Cemetery procedures, rules & regulations (PDF)
The 2025–2026 cemetery procedures and memorial rules booklet.
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council
Cemetery rules & regulations (PDF)
Rules for the control of public cemeteries in the district.
Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
Cemetery rules & regulations (PDF)
Cemetery rules and regulations (June 2023).
What to do when someone dies
HSC Bereavement Network
When Someone Dies (booklet PDF)
The full regional 'When Someone Dies' booklet to read or print.
Arranging a funeral
Marie Curie
How to write a eulogy (PDF)
Gentle guidance and prompts for writing and giving a eulogy.
Grief & bereavement support
Marie Curie
Coping with Grief (PDF)
A gentle, practical booklet on living with grief.
Cruse Bereavement Support
Understanding Grief (leaflet PDF)
An introduction to the feelings grief can bring, and what may help.
Cruse Bereavement Support
Men and Grief (PDF)
Support written for men coping with bereavement.
Children & young people's grief
HSC Bereavement Network
Supporting Children & Young People Through Grief (PDF)
A regional guide to helping children and young people through bereavement.
Winston's Wish
A Child's Grief (PDF)
Understanding how children grieve, and how to help them.
Baby loss & pregnancy loss
Sands
Deciding about a funeral (baby loss PDF)
A sensitive booklet to help families decide about a funeral after the death of a baby.
Need help now?
If someone has died or you are unsure what to do next, David Crymble & Sons Funeral Directors are available 24 hours a day. We can guide you step by step — whether the death has happened at home, in hospital, in a care home, or elsewhere.
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Last reviewed: June 2026 · Reviewed by: David Crymble & Sons
Sources: official guidance from NI Direct, HSC NI, MoneyHelper, Marie Curie, Cruse and the relevant councils, where applicable.
This page is for general guidance only. Requirements can change, so please check with the relevant official organisation or contact David Crymble & Sons for help.