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Funeral director announces fundraising partnership with St Elizabeth Hospice

David Button Independent Funeral Directors has announced a fundraising partnership with St Elizabeth Hospice until 2020. The Felixstowe based funeral…

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Dignity’s profits hit by cheaper funerals

Funeral provider Dignity recorded losses across all but one of its services in its latest financial results as competitors, including…

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New Blackmore Vale funeral home seeks charity partner

As a new funeral home in Sturminster Newton is preparing to open its doors to the public, an appeal is…

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Aylesbury Vale Crematorium to open this winter

The new crematorium at Watermead will soon open its doors, after it was given the go-ahead by James Brokenshire MP,…

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‘Conveyor belt’ cremations leaving families with no time to say goodbye

A new report published by funeral provider Dignity found that 29 percent mourners who had recently organised a funeral felt…

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SAIF and NCS partner to improve bereavement support

A new partnership between two professional associations has been established with an aim to improve counselling and support offered to…

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Established Yorkshire Dales family business joins Funeral Partners

Established family business Simon Barningham Funeral Directors has become part of Funeral Partners as the company focuses on strengthening its…

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Funeral director honours fallen soldiers with window display

All 64 men from Whitchurch who died during the First World War have been remembered with a public display of…

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Co-op launches UK’s first poppy hearse

Co-op Funeralcare has today (Wednesday 7 November) unveiled the UK’s first poppy hearse. The funeral provider has transformed the Ford…

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AOIC members win national awards

The AOIC has announced that a number of its members have won awards at the Second National Convention for Celebrants.…

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