Hayley’s Coronation Street Funeral – Humanist Funerals and Coffin Choices

Garden CoffinYesterday evening’s screening of Hayley’s funeral on Coronation Street will have made viewers think about funeral choices, and in particular humanist funerals and cardboard or eco-friendly coffins.

We very much hope that bringing a funeral such as this into the wide public domain will inform people that they do have choices, and will inspire people to ask for what they want, rather than what they think they have to have.

We encourage each and every one of our clients to tell us how they want a funeral to be. We have no set ideas or ideals. We pride ourselves on tailoring funerals individually and providing as much help as a client wants to ensure that a funeral is a very personal event.

The term humanist funeral is often assumed to mean anything other than a religious or church funeral. In fact a true humanist funeral will make no reference to God or the afterlife, instead concentrating on being a celebration of a life. Humanists denounce the exitence of a higher being, and look to science rather than religion to discover and understand the world.

A critic could say that this imposes values as much as a church funeral imposes religion.

A further option is known as a civil funeral. Civil funeral celebrants design funeral ceremonies unique to each person, and will not “impose their values on others”.

We tend to find that once we have explained all these options to our clients, they opt for a civil celebrant, simply because of the flexibility it offers, allowing hymns and prayers if desired.

We are extremely proud of one of our local suppliers, Will at Greenfield Creations, who designed and made the coffin that was used for Hayley’s funeral. Will’s coffins are spectacular and original, and his business has been one of our key suppliers since we established Kingfisher Funerals in St Neots.

We don’t tell you what you need, we listen to what you want.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots or Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. We are locally recommended on The Best of St Neots, and nationally recommended by The Natural Death Centre. For more information please call us on (01480) 471001, e-mail us info@kingfisherfunerals.co.uk or call in at Gate Lodge, Cemetery Road, St Neots PE19 2BX.

Who Lets The Dogs In?

AAssistance Dogs recent survey by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People revealed that over 80% of deaf people with hearing dogs have been refused access to shops, offices and other businesses at some point, because of their canine companions.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services have signed a pledge to welcome hearing dogs and other assistance dogs onto their premises as part of a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the problem.

We have our own dog, Roxie the Bereavement Dog, who is at Gate Lodge at least three days a week, and all our staff are dog lovers. We welcome anyone with an assistance dog to call in and see us, and to meet Roxie.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Directors are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are the only funeral directors in St Neots to be recommended on The Best of St Neots and nationally by The Natural Death Centre.

For more information, please call us on (01480) 471001, drop in to Gate Lodge, or e-mail us info@kingfisherfunerals.co.uk

 

 

The Only NDC Recommended Funeral Director in St Neots and Huntingdon

NDC RFD Banner 2013We are very proud to once again have been chosen as Recommended Funeral Directors by the Natural Death Centre.

We sign a comprehensive pledge to provide an outstanding service to each and every one of our clients in order to retain our recommendation. We are also bound to give full and accurate information concerning every aspect of our service at all times.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are privileged to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. As well as this national accolade, we are also locally recommended on The Best of St Neots. Your guarantee of our completely unique personal service.

How Much Of Your Donation Actually Goes To Charity?

Donations MoneyIt’s always a huge compliment when other companies copy your ideas. Several months ago, Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services launched the ability to make donations to charity online.

The service has been popular, and, most importantly, is completely free to use. We have never, and will never make a charge for using this service.

But be aware! Other companies do not necessarily provide this service completely free of charge.

Always ask questions about online donations. There can be, and are, hidden charges. Check the small print. Ask your funeral director. Are there administration charges? Charges for using debit and credit cards? Charges for using the charging system (really!)?

When companies claim that they add Gift Aid to your donation, beware! They can only legally do this if you are a UK tax payer. And just check, when they charge you an administration fee, should this really be a percentage of the donation including the Gift Aid amount?

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to give every penny we collect for charity, directly to charity. We make no administration charges whatsoever.

We are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. The company is becoming increasingly well-known in St Neots and the surrounding areas, and thriving on the open and honest service we provide. We hide absolutely nothing.

We are recommended locally on The Best of St Neots and nationally by The Good Funeral Guide and The Natural Death Centre.

Kingfisher in Top 5 Best Loved Funeral Directors in the UK

14-days-of-love-jpeg1The 14 days of love are now over, and we are very pleased to announce that Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services have been named the fourth best loved funeral directors in the UK.

Thank you to everyone who has made this possible. Our reputation is built by the experiences of those who use our services, and testimonials to this effect are the best way for others to find out about us. Genuine comments from satisfied clients continue to promote the unique, personal service which we guarantee to everyone. The non-commercial approach to our business, which can only come from a truly independent funeral director, is increasingly becoming known in St Neots.

You can read testimonials which we have received here and on the Best of St Neots website.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are recommended in The Good Funeral Guide 2012 and by The Natural Death Centre, and we are the only funeral directors to feature on The Best of St Neots.

Kingfisher Funerals wins Regional LBA Award

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services has been announced as the regional winner of the Local Business Accelerators award.

The national competition, which is open to all businesses between one and three years old, is backed by Prime Minister David Cameron and Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meeden.

The prize of three months free advertising in The Hunts Post is designed to promote the winning business in the local area. Business mentoring by local experts is also included.

The overall national winner, to be announced in the future, will benefit from personal mentoring from Deborah Meeden.

Andrew Hickson, who owns and manages Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services said “It’s absolutely wonderful to win a prize like this. I’m very, very proud that my young business has been judged worthy winner of the competition.”

“My business focusses entirely on providing a customer-orientated, personal service. I approach my profession from a non-commercial perspective because I can. As the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral director in St Neots, I am under no pressure from distant shareholders. This is becoming known in the St Neots area, and it is my privilege to be here for people when they require my services.”

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are recommended in The Good Funeral Guide 2011 and by The Natural Death Centre, and we are the only funeral directors to feature on The Best of St Neots. For more information or if you require any help, please telephone us on (01480) 471001