Charitable donations

It is becoming increasingly popular to ask for family flowers only, and to request donations to a charity that was important to the deceased. We accept donations on your behalf, preferably made out to the charity although we can accept retiring collections in cash or cheques made out to us, which are paid into a separate charity account pending distribution. We suggest that collections remain open for six weeks, soon after which we send all donations to the charity on your behalf, providing you with a list of donors. Most charities will write and thank you. To enable charities to benefit from gift aid donors will need to complete a Gift Aid Declaration, which can be downloaded from www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/forms.htm or from our website, and sent to us with the donation.

Obituary notices

A notice in local, national or specialist newspapers is a popular way of notifying a death to an extended network of family, friends, colleagues and associates. We will advise you of appropriate wording and place the notice for you. Copies of the publication can be purchased for you and passed on. After the funeral a newspaper notice can thank those who attended, sent flowers or made a donation.

Funeral stationery

With the ease and low cost of modern communication, email, text and voice messaging is often the easiest way to notify family and friends of a death. More traditionally, funeral stationery was used, and we can supply a full range on request.

Order of service

A printed order of service can avoid the need for mourners to shuffle hymn and prayer books. Complete with the deceased’s name and the funeral place and date they are a memento, and can often be sent to those unable to attend the funeral. In monochrome or colour, and with photographs if desired, all art work is completed by us and agreed with you before we commit to print.

Book of remembrance

A book of remembrance often helps to remind families of those who the attend funeral. Trying to take it all in during a period of intense grief is not easy. We can arrange for mourners to sign the book individually, or to fill out an attendance card the details from which are written formally into the book.

Reflecting the deceased’s life

There are many other ways that might help reflect the life of the deceased; one of our ‘avant-garde’ coffins, the use of service flags, the Union flag, national flags or, maybe, releasing some doves. Mementoes can also be placed on top of the coffin.

Catering

Afterwards, a funeral breakfast perhaps? We can assist in booking venues and/or caterers. Whatever you think might help, just ask. If we can do it, we will.

After the funeral

We can arrange the interment of cremated remains in a cemetery or churchyard, and supply memorial tablets or plaques as appropriate. Full memorials should not be placed until a grave has settled for six months; we supply a full range of cemetery and churchyard memorials in a range of natural stone.

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