Opening
New openings within the UK funeral profession reflect ongoing investment, community need, and sector innovation—whether through new funeral homes, crematoria, cemeteries, memorial gardens, or service centres. Funeral Service Times covers significant openings across the country, reporting on facility launches, ownership expansion, service capability, local authority partnerships, and supplier involvement. Coverage supports funeral directors, planners, and sector stakeholders in staying informed about infrastructure growth, business opportunities, and the evolving landscape of funeral provision.
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Oct- 2025 -30 OctoberFuneral Plans
Weymouth Crematorium to regain privacy wall
Dorset Council has announced that a section of wall at Weymouth Crematorium is to be reinstated this week to restore…
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7 OctoberCommunity
SWR creates memorial garden at Brookwood Cemetery
South Western Railway (SWR) has opened a new reflective garden at Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, the historic burial ground that…
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberFuneral Plans
Parc Gwyn Crematorium opens wildflower memorial meadow
Parc Gwyn Crematorium in Narberth, Wales, has announced the opening of a memorial meadow, designed to provide a natural setting…
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Aug- 2025 -12 AugustBusiness
CMA finds mixed cost and price trends in the funeral sector
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reported mixed trends in costs and prices across the funerals sector in its…
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8 AugustCommunity
Hull memorial garden underway after Legacy incident
Hull City Council has revealed that construction has officially started on a memorial garden at Northern Cemetery in Hull to…
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7 AugustCommunity
Council seeks public views on cemetery regulations
North Northamptonshire Council has launched a public consultation on plans to unify cemetery rules across 13 sites it manages. Currently,…
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Jul- 2025 -29 JulyCharity
Best Solicitors raises £1,195 for hospice with will writing offer
A will-writing fundraiser launched by Best Solicitors has raised almost £1,200 for Ashgate Hospice in Chesterfield. The Sheffield-based law firm…
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Jun- 2025 -6 JuneBusiness
Nicholas O’Hara Funeral Directors opens sixth branch in Ferndown
Nicholas O’Hara Funeral Directors has opened a new branch in Ferndown, Dorset, marking its sixth site in the region. The…
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May- 2025 -1 MayFuneral Plans
Great Glen Crematorium officially opens natural burial ground
Westerleigh Group’s Great Glen Crematorium in Leicester has officially opened a natural burial ground today (1 May) as a way…
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Jan- 2025 -24 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Woodlands Crem undergoes refurb amid 60th anniversary celebration
Woodlands Crematorium in Scunthorpe has recently undergone an internal transformation, as it recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Families and friends…
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