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14/12/2025

Did you know that we have a digital Memory Wall?
At this time of year it can be a comfort to have a place to remember the people we love and miss. We hope that you find solace in sharing a dedication to your loved one.
Follow the link below to add your tribute...
https://funeraldirectors.memorypage.org

12/12/2025

We are pleased to work in partnership MuchLoved, the UK's leading online tribute platform, to provide a free tribute service where you can remember someone special, and fundraise in their memory.

11/12/2025

For a final touch, Somerset Willow Coffins can handcraft motifs to be added, from anchors and rainbows to bicycles or religious symbols. Every detail creates an opportunity tell a story.

09/12/2025

You may like to know that we are a recommended funeral director with The Natural Death Centre Charity
We have agreed to the following criteria:
✔️To be flexible with the public and provide the service they request.
✔️To state clearly what their services entail, including a clear breakdown of costs for each part.
✔️To provide a very basic disposal service if requested.
✔️To provide information regarding all disposal options to all clients.
✔️To assist families who only want a part service, and not to make this difficult by offering 'packages only'.
✔️To inform customers that they can send feedback about the services provided to The Natural Death Centre.
✔️To explain that embalming is optional - and also explain what embalming entails.
✔️To inform families that they may like to help with some aspects such as washing and dressing the person who has died, or carrying the coffin.
✔️To state clearly if they are a member of a larger 'group'.
✔️To inform families whether the person who has died is being kept at another facility.
✔️To provide families with options for other types of celebrant beyond simply a minister or a humanist.
✔️To meet and make arrangements at the family home at no extra charge.

05/12/2025

What really happens during cremation? Our friend John Adams of DACI looks behind the curtain on a process most of us wonder about but rarely see...

Click to find out: 👉🔗

This groundbreaking episode of Death: A Changing Industry removes the mystery around cremation in the UK, showing every respectful stage of the process, from...

02/12/2025

In Grief Awareness Week, we're very pleased to work in partnership with MuchLoved, the pioneering bereavement platform founded by Jonathan Davies following the death of his brother and shortly afterwards his mother. Finding very limited online resources to help with his own grief, Jonathan was inspired to design a web-based tribute service for others.
Our free online Garden of Remembrance is dedicated to the memory of loved ones. Please feel free to show your support by sharing messages and memories as a lasting way to remember those we have lost.
https://funeraldirectors.muchloved.org/Tributes

29/11/2025

As a unique gift and to remember someone very special, EverWith Memorial Jewellery creates beautiful pendants in a range of styles, letting you carry a special remembrance of a departed loved one close to your heart.

25/11/2025

Thank you to Cemetery Superintendent Paul Violet for your continuing energy and effort in supporting families in Bridport - Bridport Town Council.

25/11/2025

George Hussey and Julian Hussey in the November light ☀ 🍂

25/11/2025

24/11/2025

Bereavement will impact everyone differently, though often deeply.
GriefChat gives any bereaved person the opportunity to speak with a qualified, professional bereavement counsellor via online instant chat service, Monday to Friday 09:00 – 21:00 (GMT), no matter where they are in the world at no cost to them.
Follow the link to GriefChat on our home page at
https://www.funeraldirectors.uk.com