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Jan- 2013 -17 January
Alzheimer’s Research UK beneficiary of will gift
One of the UK’s leading dementia research charities has received a gift of £40,000 from the will of a late…
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16 January
Industry worker plans world record cycling attempt for charity
Simon Atkinson, the funeral service operative team leader at Dillistone Funeral Service in Worthing, will this summer attempt to break…
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4 January
Grieving dad dies at son’s funeral three days before Christmas
A Scottish mourner died while attending his son’s funeral – just three days before Christmas. Sixty-two-year-old Tam Gourlay, who like…
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Dec- 2012 -13 December
FDs raise funds for air ambulance
North-east-based funeral directors have raised funds to support the Great North Air Ambulance. Staff from the Co-operative Funeralcare in Stockton-on-Tees…
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7 December
Grief Journey UK appoints new director
Grief Journey UK has appointed a new director of bereavement care and education. Catherine Betley, who had recently been working…
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7 December
MP Cheryl Gillan makes woodland burial park visit
Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan recently revisited the award-winning Chiltern Woodland Burial Park to see the development of a growing trend…
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6 December
Industry worker named best in Britain
Funeral industry worker Claire Austin has been named the UK’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by the British Chambers of Commerce.…
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5 December
Qualification for Rotherham FD
Rotherham-based funeral director Lisa Truelove has achieved her BTEC Advanced Diploma in Funeral Arranging and Administration. Lisa, who works at…
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4 December
40-up for industry worker
A regional manager for the Co-operative Funeralcare has clocked up 40 years’ service for communities in Cumbria and Tyne and…
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Nov- 2012 -30 November
Nottingham funeral directors and coffin manufacturers team-up for Christmas appeal
A Nottingham funeral directors’ annual Christmas remembrance tree appeal has been given a boost by a coffin manufacturer’s donation. The…
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