Help & Advice

First Steps

Registering a death, documents and certification

You’ll need to register a death before arranging the funeral. This is usually done by a relative...

First Steps

Letting people know

Along with relatives and friends, there are a number of people that you’ll need to advise about...

Arranging a Funeral

Visiting the Chapel of Rest

Some people like to visit their loved one in the Chapel of Rest to say goodbye before...

After a Funeral

After the Ceremony

What you choose to do after the ceremony itself is entirely up to you. Some people like...

After a Funeral

After the Funeral

Once the funeral has taken place you can take your time to consider and arrange anything outstanding....

Arranging a Funeral

Memorial Masonry

C L Birkett & Son Funeral Directors can talk to you about all the options available and help you organise your chosen memorial....

Arranging a Funeral

Paying for a funeral

C L Birkett & Son Funeral Directors will quote for all the costs for all elements of the funeral on our estimate. A...

After a Funeral

Arrangements for the ashes

Most crematoriums are able to return a loved one’s ashes one working day after the cremation, and...

Arranging a Funeral

Bereavement Support

We are glad to be able to offer help and support at this difficult time. Our funeral...

First Steps

If the coroner is involved

Sometimes the person who has died will be referred to HM Coroner for further investigation. This is...

First Steps

Inquests

An inquest is a formal court hearing which examines the circumstances of any death which is unnatural,...

After a Funeral

What to do with online accounts after death

These days, a further issue to take into account when somebody close to you passes away, is...

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