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The Coles Hub is Officially Open in Rhiwbina , Cardiff

17 May 2019

A special thanks to our award-winning neighbours, Organicafe, for the delicious cake and to all the local councillors who stopped by to support this new venture (before heading to present Dame Shirley Bassey with her Freedom Honour!) We took the opportunity to ask everyone who joined us how they could see themselves, and their families, friends and [โ€ฆ]

Coles Funeral Directors to launch dedicated Bereavement Hub in the heart of Cardiff during Dying Matters Awareness Week

2 May 2019

Later this month the Coles Funeral Directors team is taking on the challenging task of getting the people of Cardiff talking about death as part of the โ€˜Are We Ready?โ€™ Dying Matters campaign. On Friday 17th May 2019 (9:30-12:30), Coles Funeral Directors is holding a Community Coffee Morning to mark the opening of a new Bereavement Hub at [โ€ฆ]

Have you resolved to get organised this January?

15 January 2019

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Last week, my blog shared some key findings from the annual Cost of Dying report* published in 2018. It explained why more than half of people who have ever organised a funeral have thought about their own funeralโ€ฆ and why many of those people havenโ€™t got round to doing anything [โ€ฆ]

2018 โ€“ What a year for Coles Funeral Directors!

31 December 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: What a year for the Coles Team! It has been pretty non-stop as we launched our new Direct Cremation service in January, opened our new premises in Heath, and expanded our fleet with a striking Silver Hearse and Limousines. These landmark changes mean Coles Funeral Directors has been able to [โ€ฆ]

Coles Funeral Directors open for business in Birchgrove

29 November 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: It is with the greatest of pleasures that I can announce Coles Funeral Directors on Heathwood Road, Birchgrove, is open for business! Last night, in front of Colesโ€™ family and friends, Rhian Mannings โ€“ founder of the charity 2 Wish Upon a Star โ€“ cut the ribbon to officially launch [โ€ฆ]

A proud moment โ€“ Funeral Director of the Year Finalist

15 September 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: This morning Iโ€™m travelling to Bournemouth with my wife and Head of Communications Francesca, fellow Funeral Director James Rogers, and Trainee Funeral Director Steven Long. And whatever happens at the Good Funeral Awards ceremony later โ€“ I can honestly say Iโ€™m really proud of our team and our accomplishmentsโ€ฆBeing nominated [โ€ฆ]

James shortlisted for Funeral Arranger of the Year for second year running!

13 September 2018

Written by Funeral Director, James Rogers: On Saturday 15th September, Iโ€™m heading to Bournemouth with Gareth, Steven and Francesca to attend the Good Funeral Awards 2018. When I received the news that I have been nominated by the families I work with as Funeral Arranger of the Year for the second year running โ€“ I couldnโ€™t [โ€ฆ]

Is there a Funeral Price War raging โ€“ and if so, who started it?

7 September 2018

 Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Over the summer you may have been made aware of the considerable turmoil in the funeral industry at the momentโ€ฆ Well, behind the scenes here at Coles weโ€™ve been pulling out all the stops to campaign on your behalf for fairer funeral prices for all โ€“ and wanted to share [โ€ฆ]

PRESS RELEASE: Coles Funeral Directors is Opening a New Funeral Home in Cardiff North

12 July 2018

CARDIFF โ€“ 12th July 2018 |Cardiffโ€™s local, independent, family-run, funeral business โ€“ Coles Funeral Directors โ€“ is going from strength to strength and opening up a second funeral home in Cardiff North!Whilst Coles Funeral Directors premises on Newport Road remains their priority โ€“ the businessโ€™ year-on-year growth has meant a search for a second premises [โ€ฆ]

Our step-by-step guide to personalising a funeral

14 June 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Last week, there were lots of news headlines about the lack of transparency and โ€˜confusionโ€™ in the funeral industry, particularly around pricing.  We couldnโ€™t agree more with Senior Director of Markets at Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Daniel Gordon, when he said to BBC News: โ€œPeople can understandably be very [โ€ฆ]

Your Final Act of Love: Caring for the Dead

28 February 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: When I started in the death care industry many moons ago โ€“ I made a decision. A commitment if you will, to the dying, the dead and the grieving, that I would do my very best to take care of them and ensure the funerals I planned would perfectly reflect [โ€ฆ]

A look back at Coles Funeral Directorsโ€™ 2017โ€ฆ

29 December 2017

Written by Director Gareth Coles: Itโ€™s with bittersweet reflection that I look back through 2017. After all, a very busy year for Coles Funeral Directors means that many of the families weโ€™ve worked with will have been missing someone special during this Seasonโ€™s festivities. We hope youโ€™ve been remembering the good timesโ€ฆThroughout the year, a number of [โ€ฆ]