Andy Hawkins of Franklin and Hawkins Funeral Directors, Coventry, immediately rallied when the invasion of Ukraine first hit the news in the UK. “There was no way we could sit at home watching…
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Tamworth Co-op funeral boss retires after overseeing 30 years of major changes
Tamworth Co-operative Society’s long-serving general funeral manager retired recently after a distinguished 30-year career in the town. Amanda Woodward is moving to Spain to start a new life in the sun with her…
How to be a leading woman: ‘being a mother actually drives me harder’
Jade Wilcox, Managing Director at Wilcox Limousines, a British family-run coachbuilder of more than 70 years, shares her experiences of leadership within the funeral sector, traditionally a male-dominated industry It was never my…
‘Why I chose the funeral profession at 17’
One visitor to the FSJ stand at NFE this year was Molly Dowling, 19, who is an apprentice funeral director at Ewan Walder Funeral Services in East Sussex. We asked Molly to…
Tori Bush joins Tributes board in strategic move
Tributes, the West Sussex-based supplier to the funeral sector, has appointed Tori Bush to its Board of Directors. Tori, who has worked at Tributes as Sales Manager since 2017, has been instrumental in…
New Start: meet the teacher turned celebrant
Lisa Jane Newman from Wigan worked as an English teacher before a period of ill health gave her pause for thought. She explains why she chose to train as a funeral celebrant I…
Torbay: Patrick the therapy pony helps bereaved families
The team from a funeral home in Torquay are helping the local community by supporting a charitable organisation that provides pony therapy. Torbay and District Funeral Service, part of the Funeral Partners network,…
