Funeral Guide 2020

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO FUNERAL PLANNING

WELCOME to the 2021 edition of The Essential Guide to Funeral Planning. This guide has brought together information that we hope will be both interesting and of practical use at a very sensitive time. It offers a handy reference to local businesses whose services you might require and it also aims to offer advice and pointers on where to go for help and how to deal with the

There is information on what to do in the first few days, as well help on how to go about organising and catering for a funeral, selecting a memorial and what to do about flowers. Areas such as clearing the house and donating goods and leaving money to charity are also included, as are the emotional aspects of bereavement. A full contact list of all the organisations and agencies that can help in these difficult days is also included.

difficult issues we will all be faced with sooner or later – the loss of loved ones and how to cope with it.

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KEPT ASSETS LIMITED THE WATERMILL THEATRE A GUIDE ON WHAT TO DO IN THE EARLY DAYS

20-21 WEST BERKSHIRE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 22 THE MEANING OF FLOWERS BEST BUDS FLORIST SUMO FLOWERS 23 WILLOW & BLOOMS 24 DONNINGTON GROVE COUNTRY CLUB 25 HELP WITH DEATH ABROAD 26 BOOKS TO HELP YOU TALK ABOUT BEREAVEMENT AND DEATH 27 HUMPHRIES STONEMASONS NEWBURY RECLAIM 28 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

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ACORN RIDGE BUTTERCUPS & DAISIES

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HOWE & SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS

KNOWING YOUR BENEFITS

SIMON HODKIN - HUMANIST CEREMONIES CHOOSE YOUR FUNERAL SHEEPDROVE BURIAL WOOD COMMUNITY FURNITURE PROJECT PGH MEMORIALS

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MIND TREE THERAPY TRINITY WILL WRITERS

29 30 31

WHO TO CONTACT

NEWBURY RACECOURSE

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WHO’S WHO AFTER DEATH THE FURZE BUSH INN

NEWBURY & THATCHAM FUNERAL DIRECTORS

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CHOOSING A COFFIN

32-33 ARRANGING A FUNERAL 34 MAKING YOUR WILL 35 GOOD WILLS LTD SAS

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WEST BERKSHIRE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS NEWBURY CANCER CARE

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L TITCOMBE & FAMILY CLASSIC CREMATIONS LETTER OF CONDOLENCE

MAD HATTER FLORAL DESIGNS

36-37 ASH BROOK 38 AB WALKER 39 40 AB WALKER

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ORGAN DONATION PRECISION DENTAL CHEQUERS HOTEL

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

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