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We are so very proud to be nominated for this years Butterfly award, the reason for our nomination is for working with families throughout their infant loss. Please see below a video with a little insight of who we are and what the award is all about, if you would like to vote please click here

When Nigel and I first started our business only 18 months ago, we did it with the mindset of changing the attitude within the funeral business; wanting to make sure that those in need of the services of a funeral director knew the standard of service they should expect and receive, with ourselves providing an extremely high standard of care, dignity and service without the extreme price tag. Our overall aim was to shake up the funeral industry, make other funeral directors stand up, pay attention and work harder for the money they were charging, and/or reduce the cost of their funeral services. We are thrilled to say that this week we have officially achieved our goal in re-shaping the attitudes of others within the business. At least two other funeral directors in Weston-super-Mare have obviously felt the pressure, and finally decided to slash the cost of their services by an average of 50%! This is massive, not only for the town of Weston-super-Mare, who are now continuing to move further away from the fears of ‘Funeral Poverty’, but also for the industry as a whole. All this said, a funeral service isn’t just about the money, and we still strongly recommend that when exploring your funeral options, you contact at least three different funeral directors to get to know them a little, and find out more about the services provided within each price you are quoted. Be fully aware of any service restrictions that you may be forced to abide by, for example, can ‘you’ chose a date and time for the funeral? ...do you have unrestricted access to visit your loved one in the chapel of rest, on a day and at a time that suits you?.... Are the quotes and services a true ‘Like for Like’? We are incredibly thankful to the other Funeral Homes for taking the plunge into now offering their funeral services at a fair cost and hope that their move will inspire other firms to reduce some of the unreasonably high cost that they are currently charging, or at least openly advertise their costs and give bereaved families a chance to make clearer, well informed decisions. Claire x

Today we celebrate our first successful year in business. We have achieved a fantastic year and the business has well exceeded all of our expectations. We know that we could never have achieved this success without the support of our family and friends as well as the families we have helped throughout the year. These families have placed enormous trust in us during their most difficult, painful and darkest times, and have allowed us the honour of helping them through a part of that time. They have then shared their experience with others; telling those they know and talk to, that we have done well by them and the loved one that they have lost. For this we are forever grateful! As of yet, we do not have a company logo and so we have decided to mark our first anniversary by inviting all of our friends, family and supporters; as well as those families that we have helped, to help us in creating our logo. We have had a tree drawn up, and we will have the fingerprints of those who have supported us within our community to form the leaves. Once the tree is complete, the finished piece will be scanned and shrunk down to create the logo with the original taking pride of place on our family room wall. We wanted a logo that symbolised strength in numbers, community, love and support, so this seemed like the perfect way to create it. We’re really excited to see the progress and the finished piece!! We both feel so very blessed and incredibly thankful for the year that we have had. We’ve had some pretty tough times along the way, but these times have been completely outdone by the gratitude we’ve received and the daily satisfaction that comes from truly helping, guiding and loving those in their darkest time. We could never have achieved the success of our first year without the support and trust of others but we both know, most of all, we could never have succeeded without each other! We both love what we do and have never felt fulfilled doing anything else… Here is where we’re meant to be! Thank you for an amazing year and here’s to many more! With Love Nigel and Claire

A couple of years ago I attended a couple of funerals, one for a family member and one for a close friend. One was in a church and the other was a humanist ceremony. Although both were excellent in their own way, I left feeling that I personally hadn’t been fully included. I was aware that if I felt that way then there must be many others who were experiencing corresponding feelings. It happened that I attended a celebrant-led funeral of an ex-colleague in Surrey a few months later, and became aware that there are many ways that we can celebrate and remember the lives of those we love who have died, within a ceremony that is inclusive and relevant to all. I have a had a long career in facilitation to diverse groups of people and was looking for a worthwhile and meaningful job that I could do whilst still having time during the week to experience the Somerset countryside and all that this lovely county has to offer. And so I began a comprehensive few months of distance learning that culminated in a residential training week with Civil Celebrants Ltd. I passed the examination and was awarded a diploma in Civil Celebrancy. And so here I am a year or so later having led many funerals in our three local crematoriums, in private venues, chapels of rest and at the graveside. It has been a privilege to have talked and worked with grieving families. I am self-employed and am engaged by and work with funeral directors on that basis whom I have found to be dedicated and caring professionals. Celebrants offer a real alternative to a fully religious or humanist service, whilst still including all the elements of a traditional ceremony. Celebrants will help you create either a non-religious funeral, or one that incorporates religious or spiritual content from whatever religion or tradition that you choose - including prayers, psalms and, yes of course, music of your choice whether that be the Rolling Stones, J.S.Bach or your favourite hymns.