Amy Griffiths, Celebrant Steve’s Personal Assistant, shares some thoughts about working alongside Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors, who celebrate their first year serving Stoke-On-Trent this month. We celebrate 12 months of working alongside Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors this week. Working Together Steve and I have enjoyed working alongside Ben and Dan on …
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Funeral professionals are busy. The most important part of their role is to give the bereaved the care and compassion they deserve. Families are grieving and therefore may not understand how much work the funeral professional must also carry out behind the scenes, especially when it comes to the orders of service. Many of the …
Ben Simpson and Dan Wilde were inspired to open their own funeral service in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent recently and for all the right reasons. Ben shares his thoughts with us. He writes: In February 2012, I was about to embark on a career as a Police Officer with the British Transport Police. Three days before starting …
Kicking off a new blog series which explores what sets Steve’s services apart from the rest, Amy Griffiths, who has worked alongside Funeral Celebrant Steve Game-Blackmoor as his Personal Assistant since 2019, offers a little insight into her important role within the business. Amy writes: People and Family Matter I have always had a passion …
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Award-Winning Funeral Director Timothy Parry offers a little insight into why he joined the funeral industry and how this led to him opening his own funeral service in Burton Upon Trent, which has fast become the heart of the community providing a service of distinction. Tim writes: Having experienced and unfortunately been a part of …
Funeral Director Mark Ganner, from Joseph Lymer & Son Funeral Directors in Stoke-On-Trent, blogs about what makes an exceptional funeral director. Mark works alongside Steve, aiming to raise the bar in standards across the county. He writes: All funeral directors should be professional, courteous, and empathic when serving grieving families. But what makes an exceptional funeral director stand …
Guest Post by Funeral Arranger Paul Evans at Stone Funeralcare My wife and I arrived in Stone on our narrowboat about six years ago and fell in love with the town. Our initial plan had been to slow the pace of our life down, living onboard our narrowboat and semi-retired; however, Beverley found it challenging …
