Ken Newcombe Funeral Directors Holmbush St Austell

18/04/2026

💗 2,000 FOLLOWERS - THANK YOU!!! 💗

We are incredibly grateful to each and every one of you for your continued support since starting this page just 2½ years ago. Reaching 2,000 followers is such a special milestone, and we are absolutely over the moon ❤️

As funeral directors, we wanted to create something different from other similar pages — a space that feels warm, understanding, and genuinely helpful. From the very beginning, our aim has been to build a page where people feel comforted and part of a community 💜

This page was set up to support ALL families — not just those who come to us. Through our posts, we share advice, important information, poems, funeral notices, awareness days, community and charity events, and a little bit about us too. Most importantly, we hope it brings people together — a place where those going through similar experiences can feel less alone and able to reach out to us or each other 💛

It means so much to know that what we share can make a difference, whether that’s offering comfort or simply reaching someone at the right moment 🩷

So please continue to LIKE, SHARE & COMMENT on our posts — you never know who might need to see them 💙

Thank you for being part of our journey. We are so proud of what we do and so grateful to have you with us 🧡

Love from Sam & all the Team ###

17/04/2026

As this week draws to a gentle close, we’re holding in our thoughts all the families we’ve had the privilege to support. Thank you for placing your trust in us during such a deeply personal and emotional time. It truly is an honour to stand beside you and to care for your loved ones with the utmost dignity and compassion.

We are here for you whenever you need us—day or night. Please don’t hesitate to call 01726 75869.

Our on-call team this weekend:
Cath, Lisa, Trevor & Jon

Take care of yourselves and each other 💙

17/04/2026

⭐️⭐️ WE’RE HIRING - CASUAL ROLE ⭐️⭐️
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Due to retirement, we’re looking for a compassionate and reliable individual to join our team on a casual basis, supporting families during funeral services and behind the scenes.

This flexible role is ideal if you’re looking to make a meaningful difference in your community while working around other commitments.

What you’ll be doing:
* Assisting at funeral services with dignity and care.
* Driving specialist vehicles such as hearses and limousines.
* Providing respectful, discreet support to families.
* Taking part in our out-of-hours rota.

About you:-
* Compassionate, professional and respectful.
* Well-presented with a high level of discretion.
* Physically able to assist with lifting and carrying.
* Full UK Driving Licence (essential).
* Reliable and flexible including short-notice availability.
* Comfortable working in a role involving contact with the deceased.

If you'd like to be part of a team that truly supports people when they need it most, we’d love to hear from you.

To view the full job description and to apply, please click on the below link:-
https://dignity.kallidusrecruit.com/InternalPortal/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=4025

16/04/2026

Speak Their Name 💛

Speak their name
not in whispers
like something fragile
that might break in the air,
but out loud
so the world remembers
they were here.

Speak their name
when the morning is quiet
and memory sits beside you
like an old friend.
Let the syllables rise
from the deepest part of you
where love still lives.

Speak their name
because silence feels too much
like losing them twice.
Once to the moment that took them,
and once to a world
that keeps moving forward.

They were laughter.
They were warmth.
They were arms that held you
when the world felt cold.
Speak their name
like a promise
that love does not end
just because breath does.

Speak their name
when your heart aches
and when it feels strong again.
Speak it into the wind,
into the sky,
into the quiet hours of night.
Because every time you say it,
they live again
in the space between memory and love.

And somewhere beyond what we see,
I believe they hear you
and turn toward the sound
like coming home.

Ann Marie

15/04/2026

EUNICE HELLEUR (nee Edyvean)

Passed away peacefully at Hendra Court Nursing Home, Par on 30th March 2026. Eunice Maud, aged 100 years, formerly of St Columb Major.

Eunice will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by all that knew her.

Funeral service to be held at Penmount Crematorium, Truro on Wednesday 22nd April 2026 at 10.30am.

Family flowers only.

All enquiries to Sam Marston, Funeral Director at Ken Newcombe Funeral Directors, Bucklers Lane, St.Austell, PL25 3JN. Tel: 01726 75869.

https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/30-03-2026-eunice-maud-helleur/

15/04/2026

It was an absolute honour and privilege to look after dear Carole and to support Bren 💙

A private ceremony took place on Monday 13th April at Glynn Valley Crematorium followed by a service of celebration for the life of Carole Mary Gardner. Members of St Austell Soroptimist Club, formed a guard of honour as Brenda and family arrived at St Paul’s Church, Charlestown where a large congregation of friends, colleagues from the Guides, The Red Cross, Meadowbrook Care Home and Soroptimists gathered to remember Carole.

The service, which was conducted by Reverend Paul Arthur, included Carole’s favourite hymns, poems and readings. The Eulogy, read by Soroptimist International St Austell & District’s Joint President Kay Turner, relayed Carole’s well lived life encompassing her early school days in Berkshire and her joining the Brownies and later the Red Cross. Carole’s education continued in Abingdon which followed on in 1961 to teacher training college with her first post in Didcot. Carole then travelled to Germany for 6 years where she taught children of the armed forces and went on to be Deputy Head in Hildesheim. She then returned back to the UK and took a post of Headteacher at St Dennis Church of England Infant and Nursery School, where she also lived. This post she would keep until the school closed, some 24 years later.

Guiding was a huge part of Carole’s life and as a Guide leader, she reopened St Dennis Guides after 30 years, a Rainbow Guider, starting the Rainbow Unit in St Austell, Cornwall County Camp Advisor, a Trainer and Chair of Training. In recognition to her service to Guiding, she attended a Queen’s Garden Party in 2001.

In 1978, she was invited to become a Soroptimist at a newly formed Club at St Austell. Carole was a founder member which was something she had always considered an honour. She was Club President twice and worked on many club committees. Carole and Brenda lived at St Blazey and it was here Carole attended St Blaise church and served as Secretary and Church Warden. This was recognised with an invitation to Clarence House through English Heritage in 2007 when she had lunch with Prince Charles.

A stalwart Soroptimist, Carole gave so much to the St Austell Club and it benefitted from her wisdom, vision and her loyalty.

Alison Crooks, a close family friend, presented the Guide Taps at the end of the service.

Brenda extends her sincerest thanks to Dignity Funeral Directors and in particular Sam of Ken Newcombe Funeral Home, to Nettie for the funeral flowers, to her family and friends, especially her Soroptimist friends for their comfort and support through these difficult times. SI St Austell & District hosted the Wake in the Church Hall, where over 100 people gathered for refreshments and to reminisce over precious memories of Carole.

Donations can be made, in memory of Carole, on-line to www.cornwallrefugetrust.co.uk.

15/04/2026

Our care for you doesn’t end when the funeral does. Long after the day has passed, our hearts remain with the families we have the privilege to support 💜

We understand that grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and the days after saying goodbye can often feel the hardest. That’s why we gently reach out, offering a listening ear, a guiding hand, and a space where you are always understood 💙

Whenever you need us—whether it’s days, months, or even years later—we are here. Walking beside you, supporting you, and holding space for your memories and your loss 🩷

Throughout the year, we also create moments to come together, to remember, to reflect, and to honour those who are so deeply missed—because love never truly leaves us 💛

Always here. Always caring. Every step of the way 🦋

14/04/2026

SHIRLEY TETT

Passed away peacefully at Castle Hill House Care Home, Bodmin on 28th March 2026, aged 89 years.

Beloved wife to the late John, much loved mum to Sarah, Jeremy and Victoria, adored grandmother to her six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Shirley will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by all of her family and friends.

Funeral service to be held at Glynn Valley Crematorium, Bodmin on Wednesday 29th April 2026 at 11:30am. In memory of Shirley, please wear a splash of colour, or something bright and cheerful rather than the traditional black attire.

Family flowers only. Donations, if desired for the British Heart Foundation can be made online via the Funeral Directors website or by retiring collection at the service.

All enquiries to Sam Marston, Funeral Director at Ken Newcombe Funeral Directors, Bucklers Lane, St.Austell, PL25 3JN. Tel: 01726 75869.

https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/28-03-2026-shirley-tett/

13/04/2026

10/04/2026

As this week draws to a gentle close, we’re holding in our thoughts all the families we’ve had the privilege to support. Thank you for placing your trust in us during such a deeply personal and emotional time. It truly is an honour to stand beside you and to care for your loved ones with the utmost dignity and compassion.

We are here for you whenever you need us—day or night. Please don’t hesitate to call 01726 75869.

Our on-call team this weekend:
Sam, Donald, Lisa, Maria & Jon

Take care of yourselves and each other ###