Year: 2019
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Dec- 2019 -10 DecemberBusiness
World’s first human composting funeral home set to open in 2021
‘Deathcare’ company Recompose has announced the world’s first funeral home dedicated to composting human remains is set to open in…
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5 DecemberBusiness
Avalon Funeral Plans launches bespoke partnership programme
Avalon Funeral Plans has announced the introduction of a bespoke partnership programme for a variety of corporate partners, from financial…
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5 DecemberBusiness
Goodwins Funeral Directors places application for new Gloucester branch
Goodwins Funeral Directors has placed an application to Gloucester City Council to see a 19th century house transformed into its…
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4 DecemberPeople
One in 10 Brits considering live-streaming their funeral, study finds
One in 10 Brits would consider live-streaming their funeral, according to a study commissioned by funeral plan provider Avalon. The…
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Nov- 2019 -28 NovemberFuneral Plans
14 million Brits risk taking last requests to the grave
British people are “taking their final wishes to the grave”, according to new data published by the Co-Operative Funeralcare. The…
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28 NovemberBusiness
Avalon Funeral Plans announced as ‘Best Funeral Plan Provider’
Avalon Funeral Plans has been awarded ‘Best Funeral Plan Provider’ at the 2019 Personal Finance Awards. The Personal Finance Awards…
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27 NovemberBusiness
New Forest District Council awards J & L Sturney Funeral Directors gold
J and L Sturney Funeral Directors has been awarded gold in the ‘Up Your Game, Up Your Gain 2019’ initiative.…
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25 NovemberCharity
A Mongers Funeral Directors donates to local scout group
A Mongers Funeral Directors in Sherborne, St John, has donated £500 to Tadley Scout Group. The Basingstoke funeral directors donated…
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21 NovemberFuneral Plans
Arranging a funeral takes over 52 hours, study suggests
Research by the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has found that on average, it takes over 52 hours to…
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19 NovemberBusiness
Norman McBriar & Son receives half-million-pound investment
Funeral Directors, Norman McBriar and Son, Saintfield has expanded its business following a half-million-pound investment from Ulster Bank. The company,…
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