You may assume that all funeral directors are large, commercial concerns with a wide range of facilities.
This is not so and many funeral directors, particularly in rural areas, are small one person businesses. They may not have a chapel of rest, or facilities to embalm, and may hire the hearse and cars from other companies.
You may want to consider these differences before you approach a funeral director. For instance, if you want an informal funeral, you may prefer to replace the hearse with the estate car that many funeral directors usually use to collect bodies from mortuaries and nursing homes. To avoid using limousines, you could also use your own vehicles to meet at the church, cemetery or crematorium.
Some funeral directors own or have arrangements with firms that supply floral tributes and memorials. Although this may be convenient as part of a complete funeral package, you should not feel under pressure if you would like to use another company of your choice.
More information:
For further information contact us at:
Cemeteries Administration Office
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
Phone: 01284 757068 or 757635
Fax: 01284 757066
Email: cemetery.service@stedsbc.gov.uk
