Co-op Funeral Directors is owned by your local co-operative society, Chelmsford Star, which was founded in in 1867. They’ve been doing funerals since 1936. Chelmsford Star Co-op is affiliated to the wider co-operative movement but remains proudly independent and self-governing. It is not a part of The Co-operative Group nor Read more [...]
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Gallagher Family Funeral Directors
Funeral Director/s: This is a lovely, modern, family funeral business, created by David Gallagher and his wife Adele when they were both just 24 years old, in 1993. Today, three decades on, they have been joined in the business by one of their sons, Sam, and alongside the three family Read more [...]
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Co-op Funeral Directors – a part of Chelmsford Star Co-operative
Co-op Funeral Directors is owned by your local co-operative society, Chelmsford Star, which was founded in in 1867. They’ve been doing funerals since 1936. Chelmsford Star Co-op is affiliated to the wider co-operative movement but remains proudly independent and self-governing. It is not a part of The Co-operative Group nor Read more [...]
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Barringtons Independent Funeral Services (Netherton)
David Barrington. David\’s story is best told in his own words: “I was brought up around the funeral business, our family home was where the cars were parked so when growing up I spent most of my time playing in limousines and hearses and for a young boy these cars Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Ilkeston)
A.W. Lymn is a large family firm founded in 1907. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. Family businesses can run out of steam and get very complacent. Big businesses can be faceless and impersonal. This is not what you want from a funeral director. But Lymn’s has admirably and triumphantly Read more [...]
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Rosedale Funeral Home Bungay
The Rosedale Funeral Homes – there are seven locally – are all owned by Anne Beckett-Allen and her husband Simon, making this a family business in the truest of senses. Anne and Simon are immersed in the day to day running of Rosedale and their touch is evident in every Read more [...]
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Daniel Mercer Family Funeral Directors Ltd.
Daniel Mercer. his wife Nicky, sisters in-law Maria and Noulla or other trusted family members. But it will usually be Daniel, unless he’s out on a funeral. This is very much his ‘baby’, he opened the doors of his company at Baring Road in November 2017, after learning his trade Read more [...]
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Leverton & Sons Ltd (Muswell Hill)
The Leverton family has been arranging funerals for people in this part of London since 1789. Yes, they’re now into their eighth generation; they’re steeped in heritage, drenched in history. This makes them an attractive-seeming proposition. After all, a good old family business is exactly what most of us hope Read more [...]
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Hillier Funeral Services
For a good, well run business there can be real advantages in being around for a long time. Talking to Mark Hillier and his staff, we were conscious of the comfort and confidence that grows out of long experience and of the long established high standards that run through all Read more [...]
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A & J Morriss & Sons
Part of the Rowland Brothers Group, A & J Morriss is an independent, family run business with all the attributes that brings. Funerals are supported by the Rowland Brothers fleet and staff, and back office administrative support frees the Morriss staff members to devote themselves to the families they serve. Read more [...]
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A. H. Cheater Ltd. (Romsey)
Michael Peace is at the heart of this family business, ably helped by a small and loyal team of staff. Michael’s father Simon is still involved, coming in to carry out funerals when families ask for him specifically, although increasingly Simon is enjoying retirement and caring for his animals, The Read more [...]
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Coles Funeral Directors (Birchgrove)
Gareth Coles, the managing director and the inspirational heart of Coles Funeral Directors is the founder of the business, and is ably supported by his wife Francesca who is Head of Communications, and fellow funeral directors Steven Long and Angela Thomas. Alongside them is a team of exceptionally well trained Read more [...]
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Coles Funeral Directors (Llandaff)
Gareth Coles, the managing director and the inspirational heart of Coles Funeral Directors is the founder of the business, and is ably supported by his wife Francesca who is Head of Communications, and fellow funeral directors Steven Long and Angela Thomas. Alongside them is a team of exceptionally well trained Read more [...]
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A. H. Cheater Ltd (North Baddesley)
Michael Peace is at the heart of this family business, ably helped by a small and loyal team of staff. Michael\’s father Simon is still involved, coming in to carry out funerals when families ask for him specifically, although increasingly Simon is enjoying retirement and caring for his animals, The Read more [...]
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A Natural Undertaking
Carrie Weekes (left) and Fran Glover. Possibly the most un-funereal undertakers that you could find, these two women have quietly set about bringing funerals into the 21st century since they created A Natural Undertaking in 2014. Now in its tenth year, the Birmingham company has gathered awards and accolades along the Read more [...]
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Andrew Johnson Funeral Services (Charlton)
Andrew Johnson. Immensely personable, warm and likeable, Andrew has created a genuinely family run funeral business which began in 2011 when he left the Army. He had a successful military career before changing direction and becoming a funeral director – something he has never regretted at all. Andrew had felt Read more [...]
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Peace Funerals
If you choose Peace Funerals to help you with a funeral, you will be in the capable hands of John Mallatratt and his close knit team of funeral directors, Stephen Parkin, Gavin Moorby, Liz Greaves, Charlie Marshall, Claire Havenhand and Luke Fair. You will also be choosing one of the Read more [...]
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Sullivan and Son Independent Funeral Service
The business is owned by Paul Sullivan, Dip FD,who started in the funeral industry in 1992 when he was aged 19. He mostly runs the business himself with the support of Alan Goodall and his wife Beryl, and a loyal team of casual staff. (Paul’s brother Alex has also been Read more [...]
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Barnes and Hicks Shepherds Bush
Funeral Director/s: Ray Barnes – this is his business, founded in 1999, although Ray’s family have been funeral directors in the area for the last century. Barnes and Hicks have two branches, one in Shepherds Bush and the other in Hounslow. Ray started working in the family business in 1991, Read more [...]
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Margaret Rose & Bespoke Funerals (Corby)
Margaret Rose Funerals is the family run business created by the late Maggie Brinklow and her husband Tony Killen. Maggie was a trained funeral celebrant, and it was while working as a celebrant and as an arranger for another firm of funeral directors that she decided to go the whole Read more [...]