Every person here began with somebody remembering the things they used to say. If someone has come to mind while you have been here, you can preserve their words too. It begins with their name.
MEMORIAL · 1 OF 4
Who would you like us to remember?
Add their photograph, their name and something they actually said. Start with their name — nothing more is needed yet. Every memorial is reviewed by a person before it appears.
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When were they here?
The dates that mark the beginning and end of their life.
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What did they say?
Not a quotation about them. Something they actually said.
It doesn’t need to be profound — funny, ordinary, ridiculous or unmistakably them is perfect.
MEMORIAL · 4 OF 4
Show us their face.
Choose the photograph you’d like strangers to meet them through.
Move and zoom the photograph until everyone you want included is visible.
Drag the photograph to move it. With a keyboard, select the circle and use the arrow keys, or use the sliders below.
Across
Up and down
Zoom
The whole photograph, centred.
Framing confirmed. This is how the photograph will appear.
OPTIONAL
Would you like to keep their voice?
Upload the original video, voice note or voicemail. You do not need to edit it first—we use only the sound, and you choose what is heard.
Their voice can also be added later from the memorial’s private link.
Do you have their voice somewhere?
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A voicemail, WhatsApp voice note or ordinary video is enough. We use
only the sound. A short clip can be kept with their memorial after it has been reviewed.
Your browser will ask you before the microphone
is used. The recording stays in this page, it stops on its own at the limit, and you can
listen to it, replace it or remove it before you submit anything.
0.0 seconds
Your recording is short enough to use as it is.
Choose the part you want people to hear.
Drag across the sound to choose a section. With a
keyboard, use the two sliders below.
Starts at
Length
Nothing selected yet.
Clip confirmed.
ABOUT YOU
How can we reach you?
Only so we can tell you what happens to their memorial.
This won’t appear on the memorial.
We’ll use this to tell you when the memorial is approved and send its permanent link. Optional email choices come later.
Kept private. It only helps us if a family asks who submitted the memorial.
YOUR MEMORIAL
Meet them again.
This is how they will appear to someone who never knew them.
YOUR CHOICES
A few clear choices.
We’ll show them one at a time. Optional choices never affect the memorial.
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Can we publish their memorial?
I confirm that the information I have provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that I have the right or appropriate permission to submit this memorial and photograph.
This does not sign you up for emails or promotion.
Optional choice 1 of 4
May we feature their memorial?
I’m happy for Once Spoken to feature this memorial on its social media channels or promotional material.
You can ask us to stop using it in future promotional material at any time through our Contact page.
Optional choice 2 of 4
Would one sharing reminder help?
Send me one reminder to share this memorial if I haven’t shared it after three days.
One email about this memorial, then nothing further.
Optional choice 3 of 4
Would you like Once Spoken updates?
Email me occasionally about Once Spoken’s memorial features, its own products and services, special offers, and ways to support the project.
Once Spoken only. No third-party marketing. We never sell your email address. I can unsubscribe at any time.
Optional choice 4 of 4
May we ask about their story?
You may contact me if Once Spoken would like to hear more about this memorial or consider featuring its story.
This allows us to ask. We would still agree the details with you before using anything new.
FINAL STEP
How should this memorial be funded?
Keep this link. It will open once the memorial has been approved.
Please confirm your email
We’ve sent one confirmation link to your inbox. Your memorial is already safely submitted—this only confirms the optional Once Spoken email you requested.
Your memorial is safely submitted. Help preserve the next person too.
Your memorial has been submitted for review.
A suggested contribution of £20 helps pay for human review, secure storage and the ongoing cost of preserving every memorial.
Contributing is entirely optional. Choosing not to contribute will not affect the acceptance, moderation, preservation or publication of the memorial.
We’ve requested a private link for adding their voice later. If the email and memorial match, it will arrive shortly.
Share their memorialReady-made words and link
These words are ready for whenever you want to share them. Their memorial opens once it has been approved.
Their link is added for you. Facebook cannot fill in your words, so pressing it copies them for you to paste.
Every memorial is reviewed before it is shown publicly. By submitting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Contact / Report a problem
Use this form to reach us about anything on this site — including asking us to remove a memorial, reporting a fake memorial or profile, requesting a different photograph, or correcting something that is wrong. Every message is read by a person and reviewed.
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Thank you. Your request has been received and will be reviewed.
We read every message. If your request needs a reply, we will contact you at the email address you gave us.
Support Once Spoken
Once Spoken is community-supported. Contributions pay for human review, secure storage and the ongoing cost of keeping them available.
£20 is the suggested contribution, but you can choose another amount. Supporting Once Spoken is entirely optional and buys no feature, influence or preferential treatment. Once Spoken is an independent business, not a charity.
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Thank you for supporting Once Spoken.
Your contribution helps preserve more people and keeps the wall open to everyone.
