Sandra Homewood Funerals

27/11/2025

'𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔'

We are conscious that Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for those who are grieving and we thought you may like to be aware that St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford will be holding a 'Christmas in the Darkness' service on Thursday 4th December at 7:30pm.

This is a reflective service designed particularly for those who may find Christmas a time of mixed emotions and encompasses an understanding of that, whilst gently drawing on hope and comfort.

St Andrew's is also offering 'The Bereavement Journey', run over seven Wednesday mornings, 10-30am-12-30pm, starting 21st January 2026. This course is for anyone who has been bereaved at anytime - in any way.

Further information can be found below and on St. Andrew's website: https://www.standrewsoxford.org/life-support

07/11/2025

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 - "𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭"

Remembering those we have lost and loved as we approach Remembrance Sunday. We thank all those who sacrificed for their country.

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"𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦"

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16/10/2025

"𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬" 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞

A gentle, informal bereavement service for children and young people who have lost a loved one. SEN friendly.

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
𝟏𝟏 - 𝟏𝟏.𝟒𝟓 𝐚𝐦, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐎𝐱𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝

26/09/2025

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲

Sandra Homewood Funerals is a privately owned and managed family funeral business based in Oxford. We are seeking a compassionate and professional Funeral Director to join our team.

This role requires someone who can provide exceptional care and support to grieving families during their most difficult times.

This is a rewarding career opportunity for someone who finds meaning in helping others during life's most challenging moments. If you have the empathy, professionalism, and dedication required for this important role, we would love to hear from you.

Previous experience in funeral services or bereavement care is desirable.

For further information or to apply for this role, please send your CV to 𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐲@𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨.𝐮𝐤

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We have a real commitment to providing exceptionally good value, and with a quality of service and personal attention that is second to none.

04/08/2025

"𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐞d𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞!"

Client Review: April 2025

"Thank you Karen and Sandra for looking after Beatrix and your care for Peter in his afterlife. Grateful. Butterfly seeds is a lovely gesture" 🥰

13/06/2025

"𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮"

We want to say a huge thank you to Darren, Dorian, Sadie and pall bearers. At a very difficult time they were kind, considerate, and put our feelings as a family at the forefront - we will always recommend you for making such a sad time, much easier as you took care of absolutely everything! (including us!)

13/06/2025

Client Review:

"𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜"

The service received at the time of the funeral arrangements - Excellent
The service you received on the day of the funeral - Excellent
The aftercare you received following the funerals - Excellent
The sensitivity of the staff - Excellent
The value of the funeral director's fees for the service received - Excellent

03/01/2025

Nov 2024 Client Review "From the moment we walked in, we were made to feel comfortable and welcome"

"From the moment we walked into the Marston office and met with Dorian we were made to feel comfortable and welcome. Clare, our Funeral Director helped and advised us with all the finer details of the funeral planning. Clare was extremely organised and would email and/or call me to update me so I knew that I didn't have to worry about anything as it was all under control. I can't thank Clare enough for the care and compassion she gave to my aunt's funeral. I would highly recommend Sandra Homewood Funerals. I'm already spreading the word!"

24/12/2024

𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞 - 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝)
𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃
𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 - 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 (𝟗𝐚𝐦 – 𝟒.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦)
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 (𝟗𝐚𝐦 – 𝟓𝐩𝐦)

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞 - 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 – 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝)
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 - 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 - 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 – 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 (𝟗𝐚𝐦 – 𝟓𝐩𝐦)

𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃, 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝟎𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟓 𝟓𝟕𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎.
𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔.


𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐖𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐒

24/12/2024

Client Feedback: "𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞"

"I have nothing but praise for the service we received from Sandra Homewood Funeral Service. At a time when one is devastated, your staff's calm & helpful advice was invaluable, & in my case, Clare was an absolute life-line at a time when I felt quite lost. Sadly I have had to come to you twice in the last 2 years, & both times your help & advice have helped me to cope"

04/12/2024

'𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬' 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 - 𝐒𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐎𝐱𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝

We are conscious that Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for those who are grieving, so we would like to make you aware that St Andrew's Church will be holding a 'Christmas in the Darkness' service on Thursday 5th December at 7:30pm.

This reflective service is designed particularly for those who may find Christmas a time of mixed emotions and encompasses an understanding of that, whilst gently drawing on hope for the future.

10/11/2024

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.......

"𝐀 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫"

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐝 please hear me for I am in hell
The guns keep firing and the shells expel
I have to be brave but my courage has flown
Oh please take me back to the life I have known.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 from Haig are 'GO OVER THE TOP'
But how many men are going to drop?
Is there any mercy from heaven above
Or will I be flying with the graceful white dove?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 and what have we gained?
There are thousands of soldiers lying dead or unnamed
We signed up to fight to win this war
But a huge price was paid and we question what for.

𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 will rest from the fight
Peace and tranquility will reign for one night
Its Christmas Eve and we lay down our guns
To sing 'Silent Night' to the beat of the drums.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨
As the time draws near, I may have to go
I will make her proud and give all I have got
As the orders are in "GO OVER THE TOP"

𝐴𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑟
𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠