How funerals can cost less
Recently the ITV Tonight programme ‘Funerals: The True Cost’ highlighted the vulnerable position families may face when planning a funeral. The cost of funerals...
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The Changing Face of Funerals Covid 19 – what families have found helpful
Nothing could have prepared us, as modern funeral directors, for the baptism of fire that became Covid 19. In a matter of days we...
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Difference between a cemetery burial and a natural burial
Cemeteries or graveyards are local authority owned land set aside for burials and interment of ashes. There may be trees planted, but the scene...
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Modern and alternative urns for ashes
Families often wish to keep their loved one’s ashes at home temporarily or even permanently, however traditional urns are not to everyone’s taste. Fortunately...
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How we manage charity donations at funerals
It is common practice these days for funeral notices to state ‘family flowers only’ and express a preference for charitable donations to be made...
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Arranging a funeral during the Coronavirus pandemic
Making funeral arrangements during the Coronavirus epidemic in the UK during Spring 2020 presents specific challenges due to the restrictions on gatherings and avoidance...
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What is a Modern Funeral Director?
We often get asked what the difference is between a ‘modern funeral director’ and a more traditional one. To illustrate this, we should explain...
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White Rose finalist in Good Funeral Awards 2019
We were delighted to be one of the finalists for the Good Funeral Awards 2019 organised by the Association of Green Funeral Directors. White...
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White Rose accredited by the Good Funeral Guide
During August 2019, a director of the Good Funeral Guide (GFG) – which is wholly independent of the funeral industry – spent a day...
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A Cremation Funeral does not have to be held at a Crematorium
It is a natural assumption when planning a cremation funeral that the service must take place at the crematorium chapel, unless a church service...
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