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The majority of cremations we organise for families take place at the Kent and Sussex Crematorium in Tunbridge Wells, but this year will...

Around 20 members of our smaller Bereavement Support Group met together at St John's Church Hall in Crowborough last week for a festive...

Stephen and Glenys enjoyed The Lord's Taverners Christmas Lunch atThe Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells last week and were delighted that the...

We have held two well-attended open afternoons this week for local clergy and staff from care homes in and around Crowborough. They’ve...

Don't forget that you can leave any Christmas cards which need delivering in Crowborough and Jarvis Brook at our office in London Road...

We are proud to be supporting the Crowborough Centenary Festival of Remembrance on Saturday the 10 November at All Saints Chruch in...

Many of us assume that the ‘traditional’ funeral we see today goes back many years. In fact, much of the ‘traditions’ we see now come...

The November meeting of our Bereavement Support Group at Barnsgate was attended by 48 people, who enjoyed meeting together for a chat...

We are delighted to now have a presence in the beautiful High Street in Mayfield. Anyone visiting the village can find out about what we...

Stephen recently attended the SAIF Education Day 2018 at the Leicester Tigers Stadium and found the day extremely useful, as well as...

Today, in a world of social media, many of us find ourselves discovering about a death of somebody we know online, perhaps through a...

A guaranteed right to bereavement leave and pay for parents who lose a child is expected to come into force in April 2020, according to...

We and our guests had a wonderful time at The Lord's Taverners Autumn Ball at The Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells recently, which was also...

Our smaller Bereavement Support Group took advantage of the lovely weather by having a walk over the Ashdown Forest recently, before...

When Lindsay Ostrom’s newborn son, Afton, died on 1 January 2017 (he had been born the previous day), she says it was food brought by...

Following on from recommendations to the Scottish Government that everyone connected with the death of an infant or child should receive...

Forty-six members of our Bereavement Support Group travelled to London on a beautiful September day to enjoy a performance of Tina - The...

We hope everyone enjoyed the Crowborough Hospital Fete on Bank Holiday Monday. After a horrible wet day on the Sunday, the clear skies...

Earlier in the year, we signed up to SAIFCare, a scheme launched as part of a partnership between trade association, The National Society...

While the main priority at Tester & Jones is to provide a good service and support to families, both Stephen and Glenys are also very...