Cultural funerals

Yes. We arrange funerals for every faith and for people of no faith at all. Tell your funeral director which customs matter to your family and they will build the funeral around them, working with your community leaders, societies or associations where that helps. If a tradition is unfamiliar to them, they will ask rather than assume.

We will do everything we can. Several traditions ask for burial or cremation within a short time, and your funeral director will know what is possible locally, who to speak to and what paperwork has to be in place first. Some of it depends on others, such as the registrar or the coroner. Call as early as you can, tell them the timescale you need to work to, and they will be straight with you about what can be achieved.

Usually, yes. With more than 500 branches and 45 of our own crematoria, we can generally find a space that suits the number of people expected, and arrange flexible timings including out-of-hours use of our facilities. Let your funeral director know roughly how many people to expect, and whether the gathering happens before the day as well as on it, and they will plan for it.

If the person has died overseas, we can support you with repatriation and the paperwork that comes with it. If someone needs to be taken to another country for their funeral, speak to your funeral director and they will explain what is involved and who has to be notified. Either way, tell them as early as you can. These arrangements involve several authorities and they take time.