Month: June 2019
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneFeatures
How many singers does it take to change a funeral?
We know that when a client asks for live music at a funeral service a funeral director’s head might start…
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27 JuneCharity
Hilary J Grainger OBE to be next chair of Cremation Society
The Cremation Society has announced that professor Hilary Grainger OBE as been elected as its next chair. She will succeed…
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27 JuneCurrent Affairs
Former priest avoids jail over funeral fraud
Former priest Andrew Hawthorne has been given a two year suspended sentence for fraud in relation to funeral fees which…
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26 JuneBusiness
Mears Repatriation moves to the high street
Funeral directors Mears Family Funerals, has announced that its repatriation service will be moving to the high street on 1…
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25 JuneEvents
F.P Gaunt and Sons wins Family Business of the Year
Independent funeral director F.P Gaunt and Sons has won Family Business of the Year, at the The Express and Star…
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24 JuneCharity
Southern Co-op to relaunch car wash for charity
Colleagues at funeral homes Bognor Regis are getting ready for a charity car wash on Saturday 6 July. The proceeds…
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20 JuneFuneral Plans
FCA publishes first ‘perimeter of authorisation’ following funeral plan regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its first annual perimeter report. The new report comes in the same month…
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20 JuneFeatures
Cemeteries around the world – Tyne Cot
Tyne Cot, or the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing to give the cemetery its…
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20 JuneBusiness
Champ Funeral Services wins twice at the Hyndburn Business Awards
Lancashire-based funeral director Champ Funeral Services has won two awards at this years Hyndburn Business Awards. The Hyndburn Business Awards…
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20 JuneCharity
W Sherry and Sons raise £3000 for local hospice
London-based funeral director W Sherry and Sons, has raised £3,000 for the Shooting Stars Hospice in Hampton. Neil and Brooke…
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