Category: Hove

Pauper’s Funerals on the Rise

Philip Evans
2nd June 2014
Categories: Brighton, Dying Matters, Hove, Hove Funeral Directors, Planning a Funeral

In the past, a “Pauper’s funeral” was a funeral paid for by the state, for those who either didn’t have enough money in their estate or family members willing to cover the costs of the burial arrangements. This was one of the earliest social welfare provisions in Britain, dating all the way back to Elizabethan times. In modern times, local government authorities are still obligated to bury those who die in destitute circumstances. The official name is “Public Health Funerals”, as these funerals are less about assuring the dignity of those who have died and more about disposing corpses in ... Read more

Sussex Funeral Services To Host Dying Awareness Funeral Fair

Philip Evans
27th June 2013
Categories: Brighton, Dying Matters, Hove, Hove Funeral Directors

As respected members of the Dying Matters coalition, and as part of the associated Awareness Week, we at the Brighton and Hove based ‘Sussex Funeral Directors’ are proud to be hosting a funeral fair, from 10am to 4pm at Hove Town Hall, on Tuesday May 14th 2013. We feel that this is a fantastic opportunity to host a fair and help the local community understand what the options are when arranging a funeral, when learning how to organise your own death, how to cope with a loss and who to come to for advice. Our event at Hove Town Hall will ... Read more

A Brief Insight of the Sussex Funeral Services Premises

Philip Evans
27th June 2013
Categories: Brighton, Hove, Hove Funeral Directors, Planning a Funeral

Sussex Funeral Services has fast become a benchmark for funeral directors in the Sussex area and beyond. Although a relatively new independent business, they have been steadily gathering momentum and are now both well respected and admired in the region. The premises itself has been clearly designed to cater for the needs of the client. What it isnot is dark, depressing, antiquated or untidy. It is, in fact, the opposite of all these things. There has obviously been very clear and careful thought given about how the interior of a funeral directors premises should be perceived. There is an atmosphere of ... Read more

“National Dying Matters” Funeral Fair to be held at Hove Town Hall in May

Philip Evans
27th June 2013
Categories: Brighton, Dying Matters, Hove

As a Brighton and Hove community based independent Funeral Directors, Sussex Funeral Services, are hosting a funeral fair, from 10am to 4pm at Hove Town Hall, on Tuesday May 14th 2013. As members of the Dying Matters Coalition, we are helping to promote National Dying Matters Week – raising awareness in dying, death and bereavement which is also aimed at helping people to accept death as a natural part of our life cycle. The fair will also raise awareness within the local community of the many options available when faced with having to arrange a funeral. The event will feature stalls from relevant businesses, such as local ... Read more

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