12/08/2025
TEAM TUESDAY
Week six of team Tuesday and, having introduced you to Craig last week we this week introduce you to Scott.
1. How long have you been with Dignity?!
In total I have spent not far off 3 years with Dignity, 2 and a half years as Funeral Director for Kettering and Corby and the last 4 months or so as the Funeral Director for Wellingborough.
2. What is your role within Dignity?!
I am a Funeral Director responsible for our two funeral homes in Wellingborough, Bruce Carter & Son and John Drage Funeral Directors
3. What do you enjoy most about your role?!
At Bruce Carter & Son we pride ourselves on offering continuity to the families we serve and this is one of my favourite things. I like the fact that I might speak to a family today (their very first interaction with us) and then I can guide them through the entire funeral arrangement process before then conducting the funeral itself.
I also really enjoy the varied nature of my role, no two families are the same, no two funerals are the same and that means every day is different.
On top of the above I am also heavily responsible for driving our community engagement within the local area, I really enjoy this side of the role. Community engagement affords me the opportunity to get out into the very communities we serve and help to support local initiatives, groups, charities and organisations.
Perhaps most importantly though I enjoy knowing that families come to us, often at their very worse not knowing where to turn or what to do. Then, me and my team help them to navigate their grief.
In the 2 or 3 weeks leading up to the funeral, we help families process the loss they have experienced, we listen, advise, guide, comfort and befriend them. Then, quite often by the time the funeral day arrives they are in a much better place and ready to say goodbye.
4. What do you find most challenging?!
For me I can sometimes find it challenging to switch off, I am so passionate about this industry that I have often found myself doing little bits and pieces in the evening or on days off, I have definitely got better with this in recent weeks though.
5. What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?!
I really enjoy running, I find it really quite cathartic. Outside of running I enjoy spending time with my Wife and our two little girls (2, 3) as well as my two older children (14, 16).
Also a BIG sports fan and love watching football (Manchester United), NFL (Houston Texans), F1 (Red Bull) and pretty much any other sport, Golf, Cricket etc
6. Who (what) is your favourite band or song?!
My favourite band is Linkin Park, closely followed by Blink 182 and my favourite song at the moment is 'SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE - ZACH BRYAN"
7. What is your favourite film?!
I can't possibly pick one, I am a HUGE film man and some of my favourites include;
* Top Gun
* The Last Samurai
* Top Gun Maverick
* Master & Commander
* Gladiator
* Saving Private Ryan
* Black Hawk Down
8. What is your favourite food?!
Pizza........Pizza.......Pizza!
9. An interesting fact about you?!
I am just shy of 6ft 10" and was born with Bi-lateral dislocated hips.
Team Tuesday is our chance to introduce you to a different member of our team each week. The colleague you are introduced to may be somebody you see in branch, on the day of the funeral or it could be somebody who does their work behind the scenes.
We have six branches across the county and, when needed we sometimes have staff from branches other than our own help to support us and our families.
The aim is to introduce you to each and every member of the team across the area so, when you speak to us on the phone, meet us in a branch or see us on the day of the funeral you at least have an idea of who we are and who is looking after you and your loved one.
