Arranging a funeral

Arranging a funeral is a difficult time for all family members and we are dedicated to ensuring that all your personal requirements are met and dealt with sensitively. We will meet with you either at our funeral home or your home to discuss with you all the options available to ensure your loved one receives a funeral that reflects the wishes of the deceased and their family.

You will need to consider the following options:

• Burial or Cremation
• Location of the service i.e. church, cemetery or crematorium
• Religious or Humanist Service
• Coffin, casket and urn choice
• Dressing the deceased in either their own clothes or a gown provided
• The families requirements regarding visiting the deceased in our chapel of rest
• Transportation – We can provide a hearse, limousines, horse drawn hearse, motorcycle funerals and a range of alternative transport
• Where would you like the cortege to leave from?
• Where will you be returning to following the funeral?
• Obituary Notices
• Floral Tributes
• Musical tributes for the service
• Order of Service

Burial or Cremation

Whether you choose a burial or a cremation, we are here for you to make all the arrangements on your behalf.

A cremation costs less than a burial, services can be held at a crematorium, church or other locations before going to the crematorium. The local crematoriums usually allow one hour for a service, it is possible to book extra time if required.

Burials are more expensive than cremations and can be held in cemeteries and church yards, grave plots are becoming limited and some cemeteries are now full apart from existing plots. We can guide your through your requests.

Religious or non-religious

Religious

• There are many religions and as such many different ceremonies
• We will work with you and your place of religion to ensure your religious beliefs are met and carried out

Non Religious

• It is not compulsory to hold a religious service
• We have an extensive list of humanists and celebrants who can hold the service for you
• You can also arrange your own service, if you or a member of your family feels confident enough you can write your own service

Place of service

You are welcome to choose your place of committal or service, we have an extensive contact list built from our years of experience in the funeral trade.

Memorials

Caskets

Home Funeral Transport

We can offer a wide range of funeral transport, we own our own traditional black fleet consisting of  hearse’s and Limousines. We can also provide horse drawn carriages, motor cycle hearses, Volkswagen camper hearse, classic cars and even brand new Rolls Royce hearses and limousines. If you think you would like alternative transport we will do our best to source it for you.

Flowers

Flowers are a beautiful and traditional way to create a personalised tribute to your loved one. We can assist you in choosing the flowers of your choice and make arrangements with our qualified and passionate florist to ensure your floral tribute requirements are met, all budgets are catered for. We always go that extra mile so we can create bespoke floral arrangements.

Funeral payments

When we have agreed with you and all parties the funeral arrangements and confirmed dates and times, we will provide you written estimate and confirmation of the funeral arrangements. Our estimate shows your exactly what you are paying for so you do not receive any hidden charges.

Unfortunately every funeral director now have to ask for a deposit  payment upfront as all the services we provide require payment before the service can go ahead, the deposit includes all third party fees such as crematorium, churches, flowers etc.