Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is served by a broad network of funeral directors, crematoria, cemeteries, and bereavement service providers operating across both urban centres and rural communities. This tag brings together news and developments relevant to funeral professionals in the region, including business updates, service changes, facility investments, planning matters, and regulatory developments. Funeral Service Times provides sector-specific coverage for those working within Gloucestershire’s funeral profession—offering insights for directors, crematorium managers, cemetery operators, and suppliers navigating the local landscape of end-of-life care with professionalism and sensitivity.
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Apr- 2025 -25 AprilCommunity
University of Bristol debuts The Grief Centre
The Centre for Grief Research and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol was officially launched yesterday (24 April) with…
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Sep- 2024 -6 SeptemberCommunity
Gloucestershire Council grant bolsters bereavement support
Gloucestershire County Council has given Great Oaks Hospice in Coleford a £7,500 grant to expand its bereavement support services. The…
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Jun- 2024 -24 JuneFuneral Plans
Westerleigh to submit plans for new Stroud crematorium
Westerleigh Group intends to submit a planning application to Stroud District Council in the coming weeks for a new crematorium…
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Oct- 2023 -5 OctoberCommunity
Westerleigh Group instals memorial post box at CDCH
Westerleigh Group has installed a memorial post box at the Cotswolds Dogs and Cats Home (CDCH) in Cambridge, Gloucestershire, for…
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Sep- 2023 -26 SeptemberFuneral Plans
Bristol Council launches consultation on proposed mortuary byelaw
Bristol City Council is seeking views on a proposed byelaw that would make some changes to services provided by Flax…
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Aug- 2023 -11 AugustPeople
Douch Family Funerals’ former MD dies aged 76
Douch Family Funeral Directors has announced that its former chairman and managing director, Peter Douch, died on Friday 4 August,…
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Aug- 2021 -6 AugustCharity
Woking funeral director raises £1000 for local hospice
A funeral director from Woking Funeral Service has raised over £1000 for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice by walking on the wings…
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May- 2020 -4 MayCoronavirus
South Gloucestershire council prepares measures to maintain funeral services
South Gloucestershire council has announced a series of measures to manage an anticipated peak in demand for burial services caused…
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Jun- 2016 -23 JuneCurrent Affairs
Blessing Service for Chapel of Rest
Martin Watts, of Ian Watts & Son Funeral Directors, welcomed the Rev. Don Wood to his Caldicot Funeral Home for the dedication…
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