Arranging the Funeral
We are able to meet with you at Park Green House, or in the comfort of your own home, to make funeral arrangements. We will spend as much time as you need to help you plan a befitting service for your loved one.
What is the right kind of funeral service for the person who has died?
No matter what kind of funeral you have in mind we will tailor our service according to your specific requirements. We can arrange traditional funeral services which are conducted in a familiar and time-honoured fashion and alternative funerals with fresh and innovative ways to mark the occasion in a unique and memorable way.
Regardless of denomination or culture we are able to offer you many different ways to make the funeral an individual, special and memorable experience.
Funeral services with no religious content
We have close links with a local Unitarian Minister, Humanist and Civil Funeral Celebrants who can officiate at the funeral service. These Ministers will spend time getting to know the family and researching the life of the person who has died in order for the service to be uniquely personalised.
Care of your loved one
We will handle your loved one with the greatest care and respect, ensuring that their dignity is maintained at all times.
Sometimes we recommend that a hygienic treatment procedure is carried out. This is to retard any effects of deterioration which naturally occurs when someone dies and to maintain a peaceful, restful and natural appearance. Hygienic treatment is carried out by an experienced and professionally qualified practitioner who is a member of the British Institute of Embalmers www.bioe.co.uk.
We will be happy to provide further information regarding hygienic treatment.
Visiting a loved one after they have died
You may find great comfort in spending time with a loved one after they have died. It may help you to come to terms with your loss and ease the bereavement process in the longer term. It may also make the day of the funeral less traumatic as the coffin will have been seen before hand.
Park Green House has two Chapels of Rest where it is possible for time to be spent with a loved one in comfort and privacy. We provide facilities to play compact discs and for candles to be burned. You may choose to place flowers, letters, photographs or other personal mementos in the coffin.
Our aim is for your visit to be a positive experience. We will endeavour to accommodate any requirements you may have to make your visit special and meaningful and will do all we can to provide help and support.
Although it is less common these days some families request that their loved one remains at home for the period leading up to the day of the funeral. Please let us know if you would like more information about how this can be arranged.
Our Chapels of Rest are available 24 hours a day, by appointment.
Floral tributes
Flowers can help to bring beauty, fragrance and colour to the day. It is possible f
or you to arrange floral tributes through us as we have an established relationship with a local florist.
We will remove the cards from the floral tributes after they have been viewed by the mourners and send them to you, with photographs of the flowers, several days after the funeral.
We would be pleased to convey the floral tributes to a nursing home or the local hospice after the funeral service has taken place where the staff will make them into smaller arrangements for the enjoyment of residents and visitors.
Donations
We will administer all donations made on your behalf.
We request
that donations are made by cheque payable to the nominated Charity.
Once all of the donations are received, we will send them to the nominated Charity on your behalf. We will write to you to confirm the amount donated and list the names on the cheques. We will acknowledge receipt of all donations in writing.
Record of attendance at a funeral service
We will invite those attending the funeral to record their names on Attendance cards. We will send the Attendance cards to you after the funeral service has taken place.
We can also supply a Book of Condolence as an alternative to Attendance Cards.
Obituary and Acknowledgement notices
We will place Obituary and Acknowledgement notices in the newspapers or publications of your choice and will be pleased to assist you with the wording.
Coffins, caskets and cremation urns
We supply a wide range of styles of coffins, caskets and cremation urns to suit all tastes. We source these items from local manufactures and suppliers where possible.
Memorial stones
We can supply memorial stones from a wide range of styles selected to suit all tastes. We will provide you with any assistance you may require with choosing the wording for the inscription.
Cremated remains
We will collect the cremated remains of the deceased from the crematorium after the cremation has taken place and will hold them in our safe-keeping pending your further instructions.
We will be pleased to help you plan services for interment or scattering of cremated remains.
How much will the funeral cost?
We will provide a breakdown of the cost of each element of the service provided. We believe our fees to be competitive and to provide excellent value for our clients.
The Estimate
We will discuss the cost of each aspect of the funeral service with you in detail and we will provide you with a written, itemised Estimate before you instruct us.
The Account
Where we are instructed to undertake a funeral we will ask you to pay the Disbursements at least 48 hours prior to the funeral taking place. Disbursements are costs incurred by third-parties; necessary in order for the funeral to take place as instructed, for example:
Cemetery fees
Church fees including the Minister, organist, bell ringers, choir etc.
Crematorium fees
Doctor’s fees
Floral tributes arranged via our company
News paper notices
Printing of service sheets
The funeral account will be sent to you within seven days of the funeral and we ask that payment be made in full within fourteen days of the date of the account. Special payment terms are available upon request and will be offered at our discretion.
We are able to meet with you at Park Green House, or in the comfort of your own home, to make funeral arrangements. We will spend as much time as you need to help you plan a befitting service for your loved one.
What is the right kind of funeral service for the person who has died?
No matter what kind of funeral you have in mind we will tailor our service according to your specific requirements. We can arrange traditional funeral services which are conducted in a familiar and time-honoured fashion and alternative funerals with fresh and innovative ways to mark the occasion in a unique and memorable way.
Regardless of denomination or culture we are able to offer you many different ways to make the funeral an individual, special and memorable experience.
Funeral services with no religious content
We have close links with a local Unitarian Minister, Humanist and Civil Funeral Celebrants who can officiate at the funeral service. These Ministers will spend time getting to know the family and researching the life of the person who has died in order for the service to be uniquely personalised.
Care of your loved one
We will handle your loved one with the greatest care and respect, ensuring that their dignity is maintained at all times.
Sometimes we recommend that a hygienic treatment procedure is carried out. This is to retard any effects of deterioration which naturally occurs when someone dies and to maintain a peaceful, restful and natural appearance. Hygienic treatment is carried out by an experienced and professionally qualified practitioner who is a member of the British Institute of Embalmers www.bioe.co.uk.
We will be happy to provide further information regarding hygienic treatment.
Visiting a loved one after they have died
You may find great comfort in spending time with a loved one after they have died. It may help you to come to terms with your loss and ease the bereavement process in the longer term. It may also make the day of the funeral less traumatic as the coffin will have been seen before hand.Park Green House has two Chapels of Rest where it is possible for time to be spent with a loved one in comfort and privacy. We provide facilities to play compact discs and for candles to be burned. You may choose to place flowers, letters, photographs or other personal mementos in the coffin.
Our aim is for your visit to be a positive experience. We will endeavour to accommodate any requirements you may have to make your visit special and meaningful and will do all we can to provide help and support.
Although it is less common these days some families request that their loved one remains at home for the period leading up to the day of the funeral. Please let us know if you would like more information about how this can be arranged.
Our Chapels of Rest are available 24 hours a day, by appointment.
Floral tributes
Flowers can help to bring beauty, fragrance and colour to the day. It is possible f
or you to arrange floral tributes through us as we have an established relationship with a local florist.We will remove the cards from the floral tributes after they have been viewed by the mourners and send them to you, with photographs of the flowers, several days after the funeral.
We would be pleased to convey the floral tributes to a nursing home or the local hospice after the funeral service has taken place where the staff will make them into smaller arrangements for the enjoyment of residents and visitors.
Donations
We will administer all donations made on your behalf.
We request
that donations are made by cheque payable to the nominated Charity.Once all of the donations are received, we will send them to the nominated Charity on your behalf. We will write to you to confirm the amount donated and list the names on the cheques. We will acknowledge receipt of all donations in writing.
Record of attendance at a funeral service
We will invite those attending the funeral to record their names on Attendance cards. We will send the Attendance cards to you after the funeral service has taken place.We can also supply a Book of Condolence as an alternative to Attendance Cards.
Obituary and Acknowledgement notices
We will place Obituary and Acknowledgement notices in the newspapers or publications of your choice and will be pleased to assist you with the wording.
Coffins, caskets and cremation urns
We supply a wide range of styles of coffins, caskets and cremation urns to suit all tastes. We source these items from local manufactures and suppliers where possible.
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Memorial stones
We can supply memorial stones from a wide range of styles selected to suit all tastes. We will provide you with any assistance you may require with choosing the wording for the inscription.
Cremated remains
We will collect the cremated remains of the deceased from the crematorium after the cremation has taken place and will hold them in our safe-keeping pending your further instructions.
We will be pleased to help you plan services for interment or scattering of cremated remains.
How much will the funeral cost?
We will provide a breakdown of the cost of each element of the service provided. We believe our fees to be competitive and to provide excellent value for our clients.
The Estimate
We will discuss the cost of each aspect of the funeral service with you in detail and we will provide you with a written, itemised Estimate before you instruct us.
The Account
Where we are instructed to undertake a funeral we will ask you to pay the Disbursements at least 48 hours prior to the funeral taking place. Disbursements are costs incurred by third-parties; necessary in order for the funeral to take place as instructed, for example:
The funeral account will be sent to you within seven days of the funeral and we ask that payment be made in full within fourteen days of the date of the account. Special payment terms are available upon request and will be offered at our discretion.
