Traditional Funerals
Traditional funerals remain a central part of the UK’s end-of-life landscape, typically involving a formal service, procession, burial or cremation, and long-established ceremonial practices. For funeral directors, arrangers, officiants and support staff, maintaining high standards in traditional funeral delivery requires attention to ritual, client expectations, religious or cultural customs, and operational detail. Funeral Service Times covers developments in traditional funeral services, including trends in format and attendance, evolving family preferences, pricing and affordability, ceremonial products, regulatory changes, and the continuing role of tradition in a changing sector. Our reporting helps professionals deliver dignified, respectful services rooted in custom and professional excellence.
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Jan- 2025 -28 JanuaryBusiness
Ely Funeral Service strengthens Cambridgeshire presence
Cambridgeshire-based Ely Funeral Service, located at 30 Fore Hill, Ely, has officially reopened, joining the funeral provider’s existing branch on…
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7 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Bath and NE Somerset Council unveils direct cremation offering
Bath and North East Somerset Council has started offering lower-cost direct cremations that do not include a ceremony to accommodate…
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Apr- 2024 -17 AprilBusiness Bites
R. Locke & Son working to secure funeral plan sales to ensure future of family business
R. Locke & Son can trace the roots of their business back to 1853 with George Locke being the third…
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Dec- 2023 -6 DecemberFuneral Plans
Choice launches unattended cremation funeral plan
Choice Funeral Plans, the funeral planning arm of Funeral Partners, has launched a new funeral plan product to ensure people…
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Jun- 2023 -14 JuneCommunity
Waseley Hills crematorium hosts Service of Dedication
Funeral directors, celebrants, members of the clergy and senior representatives from many organisations within the bereavement sector came together for…
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May- 2023 -10 MayCommunity
M&R Funeral Service to open Hemel Hempstead branch
A new family-run funeral home, M&R Funeral Service Ltd, will be opening a branch in Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, to…
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Apr- 2023 -21 AprilLatest News
New Forest Crematorium celebrates one-year anniversary
New Forest Crematorium has celebrated its one-year anniversary serving communities in and around New Milton, Bournemouth and Christchurch. It is…
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Feb- 2023 -10 FebruaryBusiness
Waseley Hills Crematorium celebrates one-year anniversary
Waseley Hills Crematorium has celebrated its one-year anniversary serving the communities of South Birmingham, Bromsgrove and North Worcestershire. It is…
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Nov- 2022 -21 NovemberFeatures
Has planning ever been more important?
Picture a future where cremation is the norm. Where limousines, coffins and burials are the exception to the rule. Emerging…
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Nov- 2021 -18 NovemberBusiness
Pure Cremation reduces CO2 emissions, assessment finds
Pure Cremation has revealed that the emissions of its entire service, from collection of the deceased to the return of…
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