Brighton
Brighton’s funeral profession serves a vibrant and diverse coastal community, with funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, memorial masons, and suppliers providing essential care and services to bereaved families across the city and surrounding areas. This section of Funeral Service Times features coverage of Brighton’s funeral sector, including business developments, local appointments, product and service innovations, and operational insights. Reporting also includes community initiatives, regulatory updates, and industry events relevant to funeral, memorial, and end-of-life care professionals, reflecting the city’s tradition of professionalism, dignity, and compassionate service.
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Jun- 2024 -11 JuneEconomy
Brighton most expensive for direct burial, study finds
Brighton has been found to be the most expensive city for a direct burial at an average cost of £1,667,…
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May- 2024 -30 MayCurrent Affairs
Worthing Crem switches to hydrogen energy for world-leading trial
Worthing Crematorium has become the first in the world to trial a switch to cleaner, greener hydrogen energy. Known as…
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Nov- 2022 -25 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Lewes cemetery runs out of space
Lewes cemetery in East Sussex has reportedly run out of burial space according to BBC Sussex. Lewes council told the…
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Dec- 2021 -2 DecemberCharity
FD undertakes sponsored cycle as part of 50k pledge
A Berkshire funeral director cycled the distance between London and Brighton on a small Brompton bicycle as part of his…
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May- 2020 -13 MayCoronavirus
Brighton & Hove Council launches webcast funeral services
Brighton and Hove Council has today launched online webcasts for people unable to pay their respects to lost family and…
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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryCommunity
Co-op Funeralcare colleague given Life Saving Intervention Award
The bravery of Co-op Funeralcare colleague Shane Kybett has been acknowledged by the Sussex Police force after he saved the…
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Nov- 2018 -7 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Co-op launches UK’s first poppy hearse
Co-op Funeralcare has today (Wednesday 7 November) unveiled the UK’s first poppy hearse. The funeral provider has transformed the Ford…
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustPeople
Watford named as the UK’s most expensive place to die
Funeral directors in Watford are charging 37 percent more than the UK average, reinforcing the notion of the ‘Watford Gap’,…
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Nov- 2017 -27 NovemberFeatures
The Cemetery Club: Should resting places be tourist attractions?
Cemeteries have always attracted visitors. Julius Caesar stopped at Alexander the Great’s tomb. The discovery of Tutankhamun launched a fashion…
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Jul- 2017 -11 JulyCurrent Affairs
Co-operative Funeralcare boss takes up NAFD role
The head of Funeralcare at Central England Co-operative has taken up a key position within the National Association of Funeral Directors…
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