Southend
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Feb- 2025 -14 FebruaryFeatures
The mushroom coffin has landed in the UK – and it’s a big deal
The future of funerals has arrived in the UK, and it is growing – literally. At a special unveiling event…
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Nov- 2023 -7 NovemberFuneral Plans
Southend-on-Sea City Council ups burial charge amid lack of plots
Southend-on-Sea City Council is attempting to deter people from having burials with a 20% increase in charges, due to a…
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Jul- 2023 -5 JulyCommunity
Southend crematorium undergoes ‘future-proof’ refurb
Southend Crematorium has started refurbishment works to ‘future-proof’ the site. Construction started in January 2023 to make improvements to the…
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Dec- 2019 -16 DecemberEconomy
Southend-on-Sea revealed as most expensive area to die, study finds
Southend-on-Sea has been named the most expensive area for funeral costs, a study has found. Life insurance comparison site, Reassured,…
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustPeople
Watford named as the UK’s most expensive place to die
Funeral directors in Watford are charging 37 percent more than the UK average, reinforcing the notion of the ‘Watford Gap’,…
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Aug- 2017 -24 AugustCurrent Affairs
800-year-old coffin damaged by tourists taking a photo
An 800-year-old coffin has been damaged by a family trying to take a photo. The coffin in Prittlewell Priory Museum in…
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Dec- 2012 -5 December
Children help tell the story of Southend burial ground inhabitants
Stories of 12 historical people from Southend recently went on show as part of local not-for-profit company Blade Education’s ‘Shared…
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Aug- 2012 -21 August
Charity dinner dance raises £2,200
A recent dinner dance organised by funeral home employees raised £2,200 for charity. Allison Stevens and Kirsty Lawrence from the…
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