Kent
Kent supports a broad and active funeral sector, with a mix of independent firms, national providers, crematoria, and cemeteries serving both urban and rural communities across the county. Its proximity to London, diverse population, and infrastructure development influence funeral service delivery, planning policy, and market trends. Funeral Service Times covers funeral-related developments across Kent, including business news, service innovation, local authority activity, and operational investment—providing funeral professionals with region-specific insight into a strategically important part of the UK funeral landscape.
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May- 2016 -12 MayCurrent Affairs
Funeralbooker reports on the rising cost of dying
Independent funeral booking website Funeralbooker has announced that funeral costs are increasing year-on-year. Beckenham in Kent; Crawley and Chichester in…
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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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8 May
Woman campaigns for stricter licensing for FD’s
A woman from Sunderland has launched an online petition to change the regulations in the funeral industry so that funeral…
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Oct- 2013 -30 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Kent funeral home to recycle pacemakers
Abbey Funeral Services in Kent have pioneered a scheme to send pacemakers removed from the deceased to third world countries.…
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Sep- 2013 -5 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Deceased Online adds military burial records from The National Archives
Deceased Online has added thousands of military burial records sourced from The National Archives. The records, which date back to…
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Mar- 2013 -26 March
Memorial tree planting takes place at natural burial ground
Friends and families alike were in attendance at Deerton Natural Burial Ground’s recent Tree Planting Day. Held annually, Tree Planting…
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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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Jan- 2013 -17 January
Alzheimer’s Research UK beneficiary of will gift
One of the UK’s leading dementia research charities has received a gift of £40,000 from the will of a late…
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Dec- 2012 -6 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Creative Coffins joins with Ecoffins
Creative Coffins and Ecoffins have announced a partnership which aims to offer funeral directors a ‘one-stop-shop’ of high quality, environmentally…
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3 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Only all-girl football club boosted by Gravesham funeral home
The only Gravesham-based all-girl football club has benefitted from Co-operative Funeralcare’s sponsorship. The Gravesham Girls and Ladies Football Club under 16s…
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