The Scotmid website proudly states ‘We are a co-operative so we focus on the needs of the people we serve, not the demands of shareholders. We are proud to be at the heart of the communities we serve and are committed to being open, honest, ethical and professional at all Read more [...]
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R. C. Weston & Son
Just to the south of Leicester, there are three, well known funeral homes that have served their communities for decades. R.C. Weston & Son, E. C. Gilbert Ltd. and A. J. Adkinson & Son are all familiar local names, the names of practical, hard-working and compassionate men of the early 20th century, men 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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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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Divine Ceremony
Who’s who? Dee Ryding is the founder and owner of Divine Ceremony. Inspiring, intelligent and immensely likeable, Dee has been working in and around funerals in Bristol for more than fifteen years, and has been named a Bristol Changemaker for her work in this sector. Like so many progressive funeral Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Beeston)
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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Robson & Stephens Funeral Services (Minehead)
Mark Robson DipFD and Gary Stephens are the owners and joint partners in this young funeral business in Minehead, and it will be either Mark, Gary or Melissa Keen who will greet you when you step in through the door of their lovely premises in Park Street. Mark has been Read more [...]
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W.E. Pinder & Son Ltd
Owner / Funeral director John Pinder is the owner and the principal funeral director here. How did he get to be a funeral director? By following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather, grandfather and father. This is a good old family business firmly rooted in its community. For John it Read more [...]
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Albany Funerals (Maidstone)
Johanna Williamson. Albany Funerals is a modern, progressive funeral directors, run by a brilliant, born-again funeral director. Before she opened Albany, Jo ran a care home. Her warmth and capability have ensured that her company has become well established in the area – a recent client told her that they Read more [...]
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Holmes & Family Ltd. (Farnborough)
Who\’s who Oliver Holmes Dip F A.A., Dip F.D. One of the sons of David Holmes (who founded the company and who attends 99% of funerals as a driver / bearer), Ollie is a former professional rugby player who has settled into the role of being in charge of the Read more [...]
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Bennetts Funeral Directors (Billericay)
Jane Bennett is the managing director and the inspirational heart of this award winning, well-known and highly respected funeral business. She has been at the helm of Bennetts Funeral Directors Ltd since leaving a career in the City in 1988, and is the third generation of the Bennett family to Read more [...]
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Barringtons Independent Funeral Services (Waterloo)
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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A G Down
This funeral company has been recommended by the GFG for a number of years now – we are updating the review and it will appear here soon.
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Arthur C Towner Ltd (Battle)
Funeral Director(s) Oliver Towner, BA(Hons). Sixth generation of the Towner family. The business was started by his great-great-great grandfather, in 1875. Masses of heritage here, but absolutely none of the nothing-to-learn attitude which besets many such family affairs. Those vocational impulses Oliver experienced when he was a teenager all guided him Read more [...]
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Poetic Endings
Louise Winter. Possibly one of the most creative and insightful people involved with funerals anywhere in the world, Louise first attended a funeral as an adult when her grandfather died. Since then, she has absorbed herself with the hitherto unknown world of undertaking, and what she has found led directly Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Shirebrook)
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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Full Circle Funerals Guiseley
Full Circle Funerals was founded by Dr. Sarah Jones and is a female-led organisation. Their approach is informed by their backgrounds in health, social and pastoral care. As their website says, they are personal, professional and compassionate people first and funeral directors second. Full Circle Funerals is quite unlike any Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (West Bridgford)
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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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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Heart and Soul Funerals Buckfastleigh
Heart & Soul Funerals (formerly known as Green Fuse Funerals) was created by Jane Morrell in 1999, and she was joined by her husband Simon Smith in 2005. These days, much of the day to day business is looked after by another couple, Birte and Paul who joined Jane and Read more [...]