Birmingham
Birmingham is a major hub for funeral activity in the UK, with a diverse population, multiple crematoria and cemeteries, and a wide network of funeral directors serving a broad range of cultural and religious communities. The city also plays a strategic role in sector infrastructure, education, and service innovation. Funeral Service Times covers funeral-related developments across Birmingham, including business updates, operational changes, local authority policy, and community engagement—providing funeral professionals with insight into one of the country’s most active and complex urban service regions.
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Feb- 2017 -23 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
£1m bereavement support centre opens at children’s hospital
A new £1 million support centre has been opened at Birmingham Children’s Hospital to help with palliative and bereavement care. Magnolia House…
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Nov- 2016 -10 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Love2Donate supports Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity is receiving funds from ‘Love2Donate’, and ‘Footprints and Whispers’. The trading arms of L2D Limited provide online…
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Oct- 2016 -3 OctoberPeople
All Anderson Maguire staff aim for NAFD qualification
Scottish independent family funeral directors, Anderson Maguire, is on course to have all staff accredited with an NAFD (National Association…
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Aug- 2016 -4 AugustTechnology/Equipment
Memorial vases in big demand as aluminium spinning company diversifies
Birmingham-based aluminium spinning company, Cliveland Spinning, has found its memorial vases are in high demand. The company is using support received…
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Apr- 2016 -8 AprilEvents
Print-A-Plate announces tour of Scotland
“We always look forward to attending the National Funeral Exhibition in Coventry as it’s an opportunity to catch up with…
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May- 2014 -9 May
Laurel Funerals announces acquisition spree
Laurel Funerals has announced the acquisition of two funeral businesses to add to its growing collective. The purchase of Birmingham-based…
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Mar- 2014 -12 March
Birmingham’s largest cemetery ‘full to capacity’
Birmingham’s Witton Cemetery has revealed that it is ‘full to capacity’ and cannot serve any more clients, leaving families in…
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Jan- 2013 -3 January
West Midlands funeral director goes hi-tech to match national chains
An independent funeral director has boned-up on its IT skills in a bid to match the competition on offer from…
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Sep- 2012 -17 September
Change up at the Institute of Civil Funerals
The Institute of Civil Funerals has announced wholesale changes within the organisation. Alongside a new website, the Institute of Civil…
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Apr- 2012 -20 April
Success for funeralmap’s first convention
The inaugural funeral and bereavement convention, organised by funeralmap and held in Birmingham on 27 March, saw a variety of…
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