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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]

What will your favourite flower say about you?

22 June 2018

Written by Services Manager, Claire Robertson: This month weโ€™ve been talking about how itโ€™s important to have choice when it comes to end of life care and funeral plans.  There is always a lot to think about when somebody dies and making funeral arrangements can be stressful. All too often, people feel hurried into making [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]

Funeral Industry under Scrutiny in the Newsโ€ฆ and its about time!

4 June 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: If youโ€™ve listened to the news over the weekend you may well have picked up a story that is also making newspaper headlines โ€“ about the price of funerals, the choice available to people, and the conduct of companies selling pre-paid funeral plans. In the last couple of days, Ministers [โ€ฆ]

Dying Matters โ€“ And hereโ€™s whyโ€ฆ

14 May 2018

Written by Director Gareth Coles: Today marks the start of Dying Matters Awareness Week โ€“ a week dedicated to encouraging and helping people to talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life. As you might expect, this is a mission that is very close to my [โ€ฆ]

What is a multi-faith funeral?

30 April 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Itโ€™s not all that long ago when traditional Christian ceremonies were the norm for funerals in the UK, but with an increasingly multicultural society in modern Britain, funeral providers have adapted the services we provide. People from all walks of life, cultures and religions are proud to call Cardiff their [โ€ฆ]

Spirituality in Life and Death

18 April 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: In my last blog, I talked about religious traditions in death, using my own belief system โ€“ Roman Catholicism โ€“ as an example. Today, Iโ€™d like to talk about a growing trend in funerals: Spirituality.At Coles, weโ€™ve been arranging Humanist Funerals (non-religious) for a number of years now, but at [โ€ฆ]

Pre-plan your funeral before 31st March to save ยฃ350

25 March 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: The clocks have gone forward, the sun is out here in Cardiff โ€“ and traditionally, this is the time of year we think about spring-cleaning our homes, tidying up the garden and getting our affairs in order. Earlier this month I wrote about how, if youโ€™re looking for a new beginning [โ€ฆ]

New Beginningsโ€ฆ

12 March 2018

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: I started planning my blogs about โ€˜New Beginningsโ€™, our theme this month, the day Cardiff experienced a foot of snow on St Davidโ€™s Day! Just a few days later, our beautiful new baby daughter, Sophia, finally joined us in time for us to have an extra special Motherโ€™s Day this [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]

February Funeral Flower of the Month: It had to be the rose!

17 February 2018

Written by Office Manager, Claire Robertson: It would be remiss of me not to talk about the rose this month โ€“ it is, after all, synonymous with love, Valentineโ€™s Day, and the month of February. Perhaps you were lucky to receive a red rose last Wednesday? The rose was the clear choice for our Petal [โ€ฆ]

January floral tributes to usher in the New Year

22 January 2018

Written by Office Manager, Claire Robertson: Over the past couple of weeks, Gareth has been talking about resolutions, so today Iโ€™ve set myself the challenge to share a few ideas for flowers that are: in season during January; make beautiful funeral blooms; and tie in to this monthโ€™s theme! White Heather โ€“ whilst it might [โ€ฆ]