When you’re ready to plan a memorial service, we’ll help you get every detail right, from the venue to who speaks and in what order.
A memorial service often comes later, once the practical side of a funeral or cremation is already settled and there’s time to think properly about how you want to remember someone. Some families come to us with clear ideas about readings and music. Others aren’t sure where to start. Either way, our Borough Green team can help you put a service together that feels right, at whatever pace suits your family.
“Thank you so much to Viv, who totally understood what sort of funeral we wanted, to Marc the Celebrant who encapsulated the essence of my partner, and conducted the farewell ceremony superbly, so that everyone felt it met their spiritual needs and to Janet who has compassionate and great organising skills. At such a difficult time I could not have asked for anything more.”
– Moyra Pickering
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This service tends to suit families in a few different situations:
There’s no set window for holding one. Some Borough Green families hold a memorial within a couple of weeks of a funeral; others wait months, until everyone who mattered can be there. Because a memorial service doesn’t need a coffin present, you also have more freedom over where and how it happens than a traditional funeral service allows.
It starts with a conversation about the person you’re remembering and what kind of gathering feels right for them. From there, we work through the venue, a running order, who’s speaking, and how long the service should run.
For a religious memorial, many Borough Green families choose the Church of the Good Shepherd on Quarry Hill Road, the parish church for the village. It has an annexe with its own kitchen and toilets, useful if you’d like refreshments straight after the service, and a loop system for anyone hard of hearing. For a non-religious gathering, Wrotham Village Hall is a popular choice nearby, and we already know how the room’s usually set out for a service of this kind.
Once the venue and running order are settled, we help pull together the order of service itself, whether that’s readings, hymns or music, and get it ready to print or share online, then check the timing works for anyone travelling in from further afield.
What a memorial service costs depends on the choices you make:
We’ll always give you a written estimate before anything’s agreed, so there’s nothing sprung on you later. No hidden fees, ever.
We’re family-run, not a corporate chain, and one dedicated funeral arranger sees your memorial service through from the first conversation to the day itself.
Our Borough Green team already knows the practical side of the village’s own venues, from how the Church of the Good Shepherd likes its large-print orders of service handled to the room layout at Wrotham Village Hall, so there are fewer surprises for you on the day.
And if a question comes up outside office hours, you’re not left waiting until Monday. Call 01732 780600 any time.
There’s no fixed rule. Some families hold one within a few weeks, others wait months until everyone can gather. Our Borough Green team can work to whatever timeframe suits your family, there’s no deadline to meet.
A memorial service tends to be quieter and more traditional, often with readings and hymns. A celebration of life leans warmer and more personal, favourite music, photographs, stories told freely. Plenty of families borrow a bit of both, and we’re happy to help either way.
Yes. Depending on what you’re after, we’ll usually talk through the Church of the Good Shepherd on Quarry Hill Road for a more traditional service, or Wrotham Village Hall if you’d like something less formal. We know both well enough to help the booking and the day itself go smoothly.
Yes, from choosing readings and music through to a printed booklet or a version you can share online. If the service is at the Church of the Good Shepherd, we can also arrange large-print copies through the church for anyone who needs them.
If you’re ready to start planning a memorial service, or just want to talk it through first, call our Borough Green team on 01732 780600. We’re here to help, however far along you already are..
For the full range of funeral services at our Borough Green funeral home, visit our Borough Green funeral home page, or head back to our main Borough Green funeral directors page for team and branch details.
Address:
43 Western Road, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, TN15 8AL
Telephone: 01732 780600
Email: boroughgreen@welhamjones.co.uk
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Tuesday: 9am to 5pm
Wednesday: 9am to 5pm
Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: By appointment only
Sunday: By appointment only
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
For community deaths outside those hours, we also provide a 24/7 response, 365 days of the year.
