Considering Donating Your Body to Medical Research? Here’s What You Need to Know
For some people, choosing to donate their body to medical research or education is a way of leaving a lasting legacy. It is a deeply personal decision, often made with the hope of helping train future doctors, surgeons and healthcare professionals, or contributing to important medical research. If this is something you have been considering, […]
Sustainability and Saying Goodbye: A Return to Traditional Values
At Countryside Funerals, we understand that for many people, a funeral is about more than saying goodbye. It is an opportunity to reflect a person’s life, their values, and their connection to the community and countryside they loved. Being in a rural community caring for the land and environment around us by supporting local businesses […]
Saying Goodbye Matters
There has been a lot of discussion recently around direct cremations and low-cost online funeral providers, particularly during this year’s Hospice UK Dying Matters Week. For many families, these services are chosen with the very best intentions. Often it is because someone did not want to be a burden, wanted “no fuss”, or hoped to […]
A Gentle Goodbye, Close to Home: Introducing the Quiet Farewell
There are times when the simplest things are the most meaningful. A few familiar faces. A moment of stillness. The chance to say a proper goodbye without fuss, without complication – just quiet, dignified care for someone you love. That’s the thought behind our new Quiet Farewell funeral package. What is the Quiet Farewell? The Quiet […]
Tiverton and District Bereavement Support Group
Finding Your Way Through Grief: A Support Group in the Heart of Mid Devon Grief is one of the most deeply personal experiences any of us can go through, and yet so often it is something we carry alone, quietly, and often without knowing where to turn. When Colin Barnard MBACP, of Clear View Counselling […]
Alternative Venues for a Funeral Ceremony
When people think about funerals, they often picture a church service or a crematorium chapel. For many families, that is absolutely right. But it is not the only option. At Countryside Funerals, we support families who want something different. There is no set format for a funeral. It can be shaped around the person, their […]
Professional Standards, Independent Care, and Reassurance You Can Trust
At Countryside Funerals, we believe that trust is built through openness, professionalism, and consistently high standards – especially at such a sensitive time. We feel it is important to explain how we work, what professional oversight means, and why our commitment to best practice matters. Independent, Experienced, and Professionally Inspected Countryside Funerals is an independent […]
Bereavement Support That Continues Beyond a Funeral
Losing someone you care about can be one of the most difficult experiences of life. It is normal to feel unprepared for the strength and range of emotions that follow a bereavement. In those early days especially, it’s not uncommon to wonder how you will manage, or what support is available once the funeral has […]
A Different Christmas This Year
By: Dr Bill Webster “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times” With these words, Charles Dickens begins his book, “A Tale of Two Cities”, referring of courseto the French Revolution. But many of us might well apply these same words to this upcoming Christmas season. Whensomeone you care about dies, […]