Local funeral director, Welham Jones Funerals & Memorials’ Swanley funeral home will be closed over the Easter period BUT our phones lines WILL BE OPEN.
Please see below for our opening times over Easter:
Thursday 14th April : Office closes at 4pm
Good Friday, 15th April : Office closed, phone lines open
Saturday 16th April : Office closed, phone lines open
Easter Sunday, 17th April : Office closed, phone lines open
Easter Monday, 18th April : Office closed, phone lines open
If you require our services out of these hours, please phone the office number your require and we will respond accordingly.
From all the staff at Welham Jones, we wish you all a very peaceful Easter.
Horse-drawn hearses are an elegant symbol of tradition at a funeral, but they can require more logistical foresight than a modern hearse. So here’s how to include a horse-drawn hearse in your loved one’s funeral.
Jailing of disgraced funeral director highlights need for regulation
by Simon Welham
As an independent, family run funeral directors helping grieving families pay their final farewells to their loved ones, the actions of Hull funeral director Robert Bush, jailed for 20 years for failing to bury the deceased in his care, does more than fill us with horror. It reignites our belief that our industry needs to be regulated, so that families can have confidence in the funeral directors in whom they place their faith.
When planning a send-off for their loved one, many families like to stick to tradition and opt for a horse-drawn hearse at the funeral. However, in comparison to modern motorised hearses, pricing structures are often less transparent. Here are the answers to the most common questions we receive regarding the pricing structure of booking a horse-drawn cortege.