CONTACT OUR TEAM FOR IMMEDIATE HELP OR ADVICE PLEASE CALL 0116 2788868 when calling this number, you will speak directly to a member of our family who will help you through every stage of the process and answer any questions you may have. Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) Funerals Rules As lockdown

Remembrance events informationResidents are being asked to stay home on Remembrance Sunday this year and find other ways to honour those who served and sacrificed themselves in the line of duty.Many services and parades have been cancelled or scaled back in line with government guidance on social distancing.If services are

No awkward silences please: Grieving people think saying the wrong thing is better than nothing11 May 2020To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 11-17), Hospice UK has released new findings from Savanta ComRes that show that 72% of those bereaved in the last five years would rather friends and colleagues

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A gentle way to show your support and care for the bereaved is to send a condolence message. Messages of understanding and support are profoundly valued; accepting sympathy notes is a significant part of the grieving. With regards to putting pen to paper, most individuals are not able to figure

Where to scatter ashes in the UKScattering ashes of your loved one is a great way to honour their life. These days, cremation has become progressively famous as the alternative to the traditional funerals. This service takes place on a burial service pyre or at some crematorium, whereby the deceased

Providing a Specialist Asian Funeral Directors Services to families across the east MidlandsWorking with the Sikh & Hindu Communities in the East Midlands, Bay Tree Funaerls offer a specialist  Asian Funeral Package covering all of the necessary services and products to suit both the Sikh and Hindu Funeral rituals.Services include

Hindu funerals leicesterThis guide will explain typical Hindu funeral etiquette and what death rituals must take place before a Hindu cremation.Hindu beliefs about deathHindus believe in the rebirth and reincarnation of souls. According to Hinduism, when the physical body dies, the soul reincarnates into another life force.Whilst Hindus mourn the

Blaby Cemetery is situated at Mill Lane, Blaby. Mill Lane Cemetery was opened in 1863.In 1997 additional land was purchased by the Parish Councilfor an extension to the Cemetery. BURIAL FEES AND PAYMENTS Fees, payments and sums fixed by Blaby Parish Council in pursuance of its powers in respect of

What is direct cremation?A “direct cremation” is a simple cremation without a service: no funeral, just a cremation. Less expensive than standard cremations, direct cremations usually take place outside of peak hours, when there is less demand at the crematorium. This keeps costs low and allows the family to hold

Countesthorpe Crematorium Countesthorpe Crematorium Cremation services are 1 hour, but longer times can be arranged on request. They cater for any religious denominations as well as non-religious funeral services and celebrations of life.   Find South Leicestershire Memorial Park and Crematorium Foston Road, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5QP Telephone: 0116 258 1870

Gilroes Crematorium Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium is a beautiful green, welcoming and peaceful place. The mature trees, broad paths and memorials of the cemetery are complemented by the neat headstone rows in the lawn cemetery and the vibrant, aromatic roses in the Garden of Remembrance. Since opening in 1902 the

Rainbow hearse- the world’s first of it’s kind   We are proud to say that our rainbow hearse- the world’s first of it’s kind- officially joins our fleet of carriages and is available to hire for funerals This purpose-built horse drawn funeral hearse carriage was tastefully spray-painted by a local

What is a humanist funeral? A humanist-funeral is an extraordinarily intimate and individual service. It is nonreligious funeral however humanists follow a belief system ourselves as human beings to do the right thing. Thus, humanists class this as their religious belief and therefore should be taken seriously. It is a

Hindu funeral rites It is customary for a hindu-funeral to take place as quickly as possible, depending on which occurs first tradition states it must take place by the next dusk or the next dawn. This is, therefore, determent on the time of death. In the United Kingdom this is