London
As the UK’s largest metropolitan area, London presents unique challenges and opportunities for funeral professionals, from high-demand crematoria and limited burial space to diverse cultural and religious service requirements. Funeral Service Times covers funeral sector developments across Greater London, including local authority activity, crematoria and cemetery operations, regulatory enforcement, planning issues, service innovation, and business updates. Coverage supports funeral directors, arrangers, and bereavement professionals operating in the capital with insight tailored to the complexities of working in a densely populated, multi-faith urban environment.
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Aug- 2019 -7 AugustCommunity
Haven Funeral Services restores Polish pilot’s headstone
Haven Funeral Services and stonemason’s Made On Earth have helped to restore the headstone on a heroic Battle of Britain…
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneCharity
Hilary J Grainger OBE to be next chair of Cremation Society
The Cremation Society has announced that professor Hilary Grainger OBE as been elected as its next chair. She will succeed…
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26 JuneBusiness
Mears Repatriation moves to the high street
Funeral directors Mears Family Funerals, has announced that its repatriation service will be moving to the high street on 1…
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20 JuneCharity
W Sherry and Sons raise £3000 for local hospice
London-based funeral director W Sherry and Sons, has raised £3,000 for the Shooting Stars Hospice in Hampton. Neil and Brooke…
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5 JuneFeatures
Cemeteries around the world – Waverley Cemetery
Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New…
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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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May- 2019 -23 MayBusiness
Co-op launches new multi-million pound advertising campaign
Co-op has announced it has launched a new multi-million pound advertising campaign which aims to “champion its investment back into…
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9 MayFuneral Plans
Neville Funerals appoints new general manager
Neville Funerals has announced it has appointed Charmian Alexander as its new general manager. Alexander has more than 20 years’…
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2 MayFeatures
Why are funerals moving away from tradition?
The funeral service is changing. Funerals have begun to stretch out, explore their limits, and struggle against them. It is…
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilBusiness
Funeral director transforms police station into office
Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors has opened a new premises in Callington, Cornwall, which will become its 11th across the…
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