Somerset
Somerset’s funeral services sector spans rural towns, coastal communities and county centres, encompassing funeral directors, crematoria, cemetery teams and bereavement support providers. Staying aware of local developments—including planning applications, facility upgrades, business expansions or closures, regulatory changes, and community memorial projects—is essential for professionals operating across the county. Funeral Service Times offers Somerset‑focused coverage of industry news, company announcements, sector appointments, public consultations and local authority decisions. Our reporting helps funeral directors, cemetery and crematoria managers, and allied service providers deliver dignified, compliant and community-aligned end‑of‑life care throughout Somerset.
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	Mar- 2021 -5 MarchLatest News
		Douch Family Funeral Directors raises over £2,000 for charity
Douch Family Funeral Directors has announced it has raised more than £2,000 for its selected charity Tyler’s Friends. Despite being…
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	Dec- 2020 -7 DecemberCharity
		Douch Family Funeral Directors announce annual charity
Douch Family Funeral Directors has announced it has chosen the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance as its charity of the…
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	Nov- 2020 -6 NovemberEvents
		Quantock Funerals awarded South West ‘Planner of the Year’
Quantock Funeral Services, in Taunton Somerset has won the Golden Charter Funeral Planner of the Year award in the Southwest…
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	Oct- 2020 -16 OctoberCommunity
		Crescent Funerals welcomes UK’s youngest funeral director
James Chorley has become the UK’s youngest funeral director after completing his certificate in funeral practice at the age of…
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	Apr- 2018 -9 AprilFeatures
		The face of the ‘Cheddar Man’
A Channel 4 documentary, First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man, has followed pioneering research carried out by…
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	Feb- 2018 -12 FebruaryTrade Organisations
		FFMA’s national president retires after 18 years
The Funeral Furnishing Manufacturer’s Association (FFMA) held its slightly delayed annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 17 January 2018 where…
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	Jan- 2018 -16 JanuaryFeatures
		Eco-friendly Motoring: Driving Green
With petrol and diesel cars causing irreversible damage around the clock to our planet, the UK government is putting several…
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	Aug- 2017 -11 AugustCurrent Affairs
		Evidence found for cannibalistic Palaeolithic burial rituals
Engraved human bones found in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, show previously unrecognised ritualistic behaviour from the Palaeolithic period, say experts at…
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	Feb- 2016 -3 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
		Somerset funeral home raises over £1,000 for the RNLI
Business manager, Kate Heal, and her colleagues at Alfred R W Connock & Son (part of Dignity) in Shepton Mallet,…
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	Feb- 2013 -14 FebruaryPeople
		Cheltenham FD to give eco-funeral talk
Cheltenham-based funeral director Ian George will give a talk to the townspeople about environmentally friendly funeral options. George, who runs…
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