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Created as a respectful marker for cars that are part of the funeral procession, The Plume gives the cortège a traditional but modern look. The company is family run and provides unique Ostrich feather plumes in order to make sure every vehicle is recognised as part of the funeral party. …

Wilcox Limousines has delivered a hearse to Kenya for the funeral of respected politician Major-General Joseph Nkaissery, the African country’s former Interior Cabinet Secretary. Wilcox Limousines has flown one of its Jaguar XJ hearses to Lee Funeral Home, a Nairobi based funeral director, tasked with overseeing the funeral of General …

A new crematorium is set to open this Monday in Romsey. The facility, developed and operated by Westerleigh, hopes to ease congestion at Southampton crematorium, the 25th busiest crematorium in the UK. It is expected to look after just four or five funerals a days, offering a personalised, less hurried …

Archaeologists from MOLA have uncovered rare plank-lined graves and tree-trunk coffins dating from the 7th-9th century AD. The important Anglo-Saxon cemetery was discovered as part of an excavation funded by Historic England in advance of a conservation and fishing lake and flood defence system at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk. The …

Staff at Ward and Brewin Funeral Home, in Swadlincote, have spoken openly about the importance of working together and how they help people who have lost a loved one. Funeral director Samantha Platt and her all-female team of colleagues form part of a national trend that is seeing more and …