Coles Funeral Directors expands Rumney premises

2 August 2023

Cardiff-based Coles Funeral Directors has announced a significant investment in Rumney this week, creating several new jobs in the area and doubling the size of its funeral home. Established nearly two decades ago, Rumney was Coles Funeral Directors’ first funeral home in the city so holds a special place in the heart of managing director, […]

Coles Funeral Directors unveils a Wall of Reflection in support of Marie Curie

27 March 2023

Cardiff-based Coles Funeral Directors showed its support for Marie Curie in marking the UK National Day of Reflection by hosting a community-focused event at its Birchgrove funeral home.  Created as a day to remember loved one’s lost, support those who are grieving, and encourage connection within the community, the National Day of Reflection (23 March) […]

Stay updated: Direct cremations, new funeral plan regulations and beyond

6 September 2022

A blog from Gareth Coles. Over the last few months, we’ve all been faced with new challenges. From the cost-of-living crisis to the ongoing threat of a recession, there has been increased financial pressure impacting our community. Naturally, this is affecting everything from mental health and wellbeing to funeral service trends and how families are […]

The life-and-death talk we all need to have

24 April 2019

Following on from my last blog on the best way to start talking about death with your loved ones (which in short, is to think about and share your own ‘good death’ story), today I’ve put together some questions that might help nurture the conversation. Before we begin, it’s really important that if you’re going […]