Swanley Funeral Home Coronavirus Precautions & Social Distancing in Place
As local funeral directors Swanley, Kent, that serve the local Swanley community, we have put in place coronavirus and social distancing precautions. We have added:
and in our arrangement room, placed a Covid clear, Perspex “sneeze” screen.
Please make an appointment. To maintain social distancing, we limit access to 2 people per household. Only 1 household at a time. Don’t be offended if asked to confirm that you have had no contact with anyone testing positive for coronavirus, or whether you have any symptoms,
Accept the sanitation offered when arriving, and sit the other side of the acrylic ‘sneeze’ screen from our staff.
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.