Closure
Closure within the funeral profession encompasses both the operational process of closing funeral homes, crematoria or cemeteries, and the emotional support professionals offer to families seeking resolution and peace. For UK funeral directors, service providers, and sector managers, this tag includes coverage of business closures, mergers, regulatory enforcement actions, and the personal dimensions of closure in bereavement care. Funeral Service Times reports on permanent and temporary site closures, insolvencies, changes in ownership, and community responses, while also exploring the role of ceremony, communication and aftercare in helping families and communities achieve a sense of closure.
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May- 2022 -18 MayFuneral Plans
A.W. Lymn introduce drone services at funerals
A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service has introduced a drone service in a bid to allow families the chance to…
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Nov- 2020 -20 NovemberCommunity
Co-op Funeralcare urges government to reopen places of worship
Co-op Funeralcare is urging the government to reopen places of worship during the second national lockdown. New research from the…
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6 NovemberBusiness
Co-Op Funeralcare closes Brampton branch
Co-Op Funeralcare’s branch in Brampton is set to close in December. The news comes as England begins its second nationwide…
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Jul- 2020 -29 JulyBusiness
Dignity HY profits up 11%
Funeral provider Dignity has reported an 11% increase in profit-before-tax to £26.5m in the first half of its financial year,…
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14 JulyCoronavirus
59% of UK mourners negatively affected by lockdown, study suggests
Some 59% of bereaved UK adults said their grief process has been negatively affected by the lockdown. According to a…
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May- 2020 -21 MayFeatures
Funerals after Covid
As I start to speak, the lady sitting down in front of me starts to sob and shake. The few…
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11 MayCoronavirus advice
Coping with grief remotely during COVID-19
Coping with grief and the loss of a loved one is incredibly difficult under any circumstances, but during a global…
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Mar- 2020 -23 MarchCoronavirus advice
Coronavirus: Advice to celebrants
Encouraging communication with clients and Funeral Directors, and ensuring financial stability and mental wellbeing, is the advice that has been…
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Jan- 2020 -23 JanuaryCommunity
Town protests funeral parlour plan
Plans for a new funeral parlour in Southam have been rejected by the town’s residents. The proposal for a new…
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Jun- 2019 -3 JuneCurrent Affairs
Alan Greenwood & Sons pays tribute to Surrey funeral director
Independent family funeral directors Alan Greenwood and Sons has paid tribute to Sandra Linda Jeive, its principal and funeral director,…
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