Dorset
Dorset’s funeral sector serves a mix of coastal towns, rural communities, and growing urban areas, with local service provision shaped by demographic trends, planning policy, and regional infrastructure. The area is home to a range of independent funeral firms, crematoria, cemeteries, and suppliers addressing both traditional and evolving service needs. Funeral Service Times covers developments across Dorset, including business activity, crematoria and cemetery management, local authority initiatives, and regional investment—providing relevant, place-specific insight for funeral professionals operating in or connected to the county.
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Nov- 2014 -6 NovemberPeople
Funeral Directors Support Child Bereavement Charity
Douch Family Funeral Directors in Dorset have joined forces with a local charity to help finance child bereavement courses for…
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Mar- 2014 -5 March
Tapper Funeral Service raises £2,300 for local charities
Dorset funeral home Tapper Funeral Service has raised more than £2,300 for a number of local charities across the region,…
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Feb- 2014 -10 February
FD hosts ‘Knit and Natter’ for Preemies UK
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors have become the local co-ordinator for Preemies UK, which supplies hospitals with tiny clothes for…
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Feb- 2013 -22 FebruaryEvents
CPJ Field & Co shortlisted for regional business award
Funeral care provider CPJ Field & Co has been shortlisted for the south east’s ‘Family Business of the Year 2013’…
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Aug- 2012 -24 August
Woodland Burials joins classic car show
Limousines from Hinton Park Woodland Burial Park were amongst the array of vehicles exhbitied at a recent Classic Car Show…
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Jun- 2012 -1 June
Fundraising success for burial ground staff
Staff from a woodland burial ground near Poole, Dorset, have raised £1,253.70 to help local children. Funeral director Dawn Jones…
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