Hi, I'm Jennie

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I’m a humanist funeral celebrant based in Uckfield, East Sussex. I’m trained and accredited by Humanists UK to lead non-religious funerals.

I first became interested in humanism several years ago when my wonderful 95 year old Nan died. She had never been religious and we decided that a humanist funeral was the perfect way to celebrate her incredible life. Seeing how our celebrant wrote and spoke so beautifully about her inspired me to want to do the same for other families.

I work with you to create a bespoke ceremony to reflect the life of your loved one and what they meant to the people around them. By listening to your ideas and wishes, I carefully craft and conduct a beautiful, personal ceremony. I can help choose appropriate music, poems and readings to celebrate their life in a unique way. Humanist funeral and memorial ceremonies are the perfect way to honour a life with warmth, sensitivity and meaning.

Please do contact me if you are looking for a professional celebrant to lead a non-religious funeral ceremony for your loved one. I’m here to support you during this challenging time and help you create the most fitting funeral for them. I’m happy to have an initial conversation to better explain what I do and how I work.

I couldn’t recommend Jennie more!

Losing my mum at 18 is undoubtedly the most difficult thing I will ever experience. But Jennie’s professionalism and kind nature made the entire process so much easier! Right through the whole process, she was amazing and so incredibly supportive, it honestly felt like she was part of the family! The service she conducted was beautiful and so many people have been in contact with me to say how brilliant she was!  So thank you Jennie❤️

— Lily P, J's funeral, September 2026

Jennie conducted Jimmie’s memorial service for us. The service was specifically tailored to suit what we thought Jimmie would have wanted. Jennie was throughout the process so kind, professional and empathetic. Nothing was too much trouble. Everyone who attended the service expressed how much they thought Jimmie would have loved it and that Jennie did an awesome job. I would highly recommend her to conduct a memorial or celebration of life service.

We can’t thank her enough.

— Karen S, J's memorial, September 2026

Jennie is wonderful, so warm, kind and very supportive from the beginning, listening to the small details with genuine interest showing that she truly cares about the family.

Jennie delivered a beautiful service helping my Dad's farewell to feel calm, personalized and dignified.

I would wholeheartedly recommend Jennie to anyone going through a bereavement. Her compassion, professionalism and genuine kindness are truly second to none. Thank you Jennie.

— Jayne P, T's funeral, September 2026

Jennie was all I could have wished for in her role of celebrant at my husband's cremation. She was so thoughtful and kind and her attention to detail was just amazing. She made everyone feel at ease, even my 9 year old daughter, and made sure that everything we wanted was said and done exactly as we imagined it. A true professional and a wonderful lady.

— Mary B, S's funeral September 2026

I just wanted to say thank you for everything yesterday. Dad’s funeral was such an emotional and difficult day, but it was also a lovely way to remember and celebrate his life.

Your support and kindness meant more to me and the family than I can really put into words. It’s been an incredibly difficult time, and having people like you around makes such a difference.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

— Kevin, D's funeral August 2026

Jennie was wonderful. Kind, supportive and compassionate. She completely understood what we wanted and was of enormous help in leading us through the journey to Dad's funeral. The funeral itself was a lovely, personalised, non-religious ceremony, exactly as we had wished. Thank you so much Jennie!

I's funeral, July 2026

— Carolyn Tanner

Jennie helped us prepare for the funeral of a close family member with warmth, care, sensitive listening and great attention to detail. She helped me get my emotions and thoughts into some kind of order, and then to take part in the event myself with confidence. Her own parts of the funeral were conducted with dignity, and were appreciated by everyone who attended, from their feedback to the family afterwards

— Katherine B, J's funeral May 2026

I was really impressed with Jennie from the first time we met over a Zoom call right through to our face to face time at my mothers funeral

She was very responsive to questions we had when arranging the order of the service and she clearly took a great deal of trouble to become familiar with all the relevant details of my mothers life. Consequently she spoke with authority and conviction during the funeral service and her overall experience as a celebrant was very apparent to all of us. On such a sad occasion I am so glad that we were able to have her help us through the day

— Jeremy B, J's funeral, May 2026

I would just like to reach out and say how amazing you made L's funeral. You made such a hard time so much easier with your understanding and kind nature. For such a difficult time for the family you made it so much better and made it so personal to us all. I can't thank you enough.

— Becci, January 2026

Thank you Jennie, your tribute was absolutely beautiful. I didn’t speak to you before we left and I wanted to thank you for the lovely words you said about our even lovelier dad; we all thought it was a beautiful service.

— P's funeral, January 2026

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Jennie Turner

Where I work

I work across East and West Sussex, Kent and Surrey. I’m flexible and happy to work further afield.

Fees from...

£290

Fluent in

French, Italian

How to contact me
Email

jennie.turner@humanistceremonies.org.uk

Phone

07725 575577

HUMANIST CEREMONIES™ is the network of more than 550 celebrants, trained by national charity Humanists UK to a gold standard to provide memorable and meaningful humanist ceremonies to non-religious people. Operating throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, we deliver authentic, tailor-made and heartfelt ceremonies for life’s key moments. They are always inclusive and welcoming, regardless of the beliefs of those attending.

You can trust Humanist Ceremonies celebrants: We are DBS-checked, fully insured, and regularly peer reviewed for quality assurance. We are committed to a code of conduct, and have a transparent and robust complaints process in the rare case of a problem. We all pay a monthly fee to Humanists UK to further support the work of the charity, and are part of a regional network for like-minded celebrants for support and learning.

Humanist funerals

Humanist funerals, memorials and ash ceremonies are a fitting way to honour a unique life with warmth, sensitivity and meaning, but without reference to religion or an afterlife. They put the story of the person who has died at the heart of the ceremony, paying tribute to them and the legacy they leave, and provide an opportunity to bring people together, not just to share sadness but to celebrate a life lived.