News & Articles Page 10

Funeral Arranger & Community ChampionMy name is Donna Kennett and I work for Shires Funeral Directors, from our funeral home in Whitehorse Street, Baldock. We have six other…

Principal Funeral Director I started with CPJ Field a decade ago when I was 19 as a Chauffer Bearer (known as a Funeral Service Team Member today) in…

As the oldest family business in our field we’ve learned a lot about loneliness – and about different ways people can help each other. Ways they can reconnect…

A survey of more than 2,000 recently bereaved people has found 19% of 18 to 34-year-olds have gone on to plan their own funeral following the death of…

Residents of the Maycroft Manor Care Home in Patcham are knitting blankets for premature babies for local children’s charity, Rockinghorse Appeal, as part of a group helping tackle…

Following an ongoing vandalism problem residents of Lingfield Road in East Grinstead have set up a new neighbourhood watch initiative. The initial meeting, which was hosted by East…

Family-run funeral director CPJ Field has invested in an electric hearse to offer its clients an environmentally friendly option that is also lower cost. The car, which is…

Supporting local communities We understand that Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Therefore, we look to…

For the fourth year in a row, local funeral home Ballard & Shortall put on horse-drawn carriage rides at the Forest Row Village Market, on Saturday 1 December…

We welcome this independent scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). A full investigation offers the opportunity to widen the scope to cover more than price and…

Battle Festival of arts & music For the second year running we are proud to be sponsoring the Battle Festival of arts & music; a cultural gem featuring…

Last year we held our first ‘More than a funeral’ exhibition at The View in Seaford, following on from that successful event we have decided to run it…