Willow Tree Ceremonies

18/03/2026

🐣 Easter Egg Collection 🐣

Arthur Baxter Funeral Directors are collecting easter eggs for local causes again this year and we need your help.

We're asking local residents and businesses to join with us to spread a little extra joy this Easter, by donating Easter eggs.

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Any donations, large or small will be greatly received. If you would like to help, we will need donations by Friday 3rd April morning please, so we can make the deliveries.

You can drop off your donations to any of our funeral homes or contact us if you would like us to collect from you ❤️

Please share this post and support our collection if you are able. Even one egg will make a difference 🐣

06/03/2026

05/03/2026

📚Stories have a powerful way of helping us remember, reflect, and stay connected to the people who have shaped our lives.

On World Book Day, we’re honouring the books that bring comfort, spark memories, and help us navigate life’s most meaningful moments. Whether it’s a treasured favourite passed down through generations or a story that offered solace when you needed it most - today is a reminder of how words can stay with us long after the final page.

03/03/2026

Tonight, I talked on the phone with a client who was struggling with emails, and so to read the funeral service I'd written for his late wife. With his agreement, I read it to him. It was a deeply poignant and moving experience. There were many pauses, and many tears. But there was also something profoundly important about connection and togetherness in that moment. It's something I want to think about more, and maybe do more of when it's right. The lovely gentleman thought the service was really beautiful, and it will be a true honour to deliver it for him and his family.

02/03/2026

Remember your loved ones this Mother’s Day.

From 02 March - 16 March we’ll be posting remembrance candles as a special token to those who can’t be with us this Mother’s Day.

If you would like to create a remembrance candle, please click the link below where you can choose a design and write a short message to a loved one.
Your candles will be posted to our page throughout the period.

https://gbnf.online/318552

02/03/2026

Today we celebrated the life of a lady who lived for an amazing 103 years! We remembered her love for Vera Lynn, her feisty character, and her famous chocolate cakes! Lovely to work with Katie and her team at Arthur B Baxters Funeral Directors to wish this lady a very special farewell, and to care for her family.

02/03/2026

I'm always very touched when families, at a really difficult time in their lives, take time to leave a review. This is just so very lovely, and I'm beyond grateful. Thank you. It means so very much.

★★★★★

24/02/2026

I absolutely love meeting with couples to talk about planning their wedding. Tonight's couple were just gorgeous, and planning an intimate relaxed wedding next April with lots of friends and family in a stunning Yorkshire venue.

19/02/2026

It's always lovely when those little touches make remembering a life so very special. Today it was ginger biscuits. Thank you to Suzanne Bairstow Independent Funeral Director for helping a family to remember their Mum with her favourite sweet treat!

18/02/2026

When a tiny life is taken before it has even started, it's so very, very sad. Today's service was such a poignant reminder of the fragility of life. Thank you to Suzanne Bairstow Independent Funeral Director for supporting the bereaved family in such a special way.