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Like many of us, Glenys Jones didn’t really have any contact with a funeral director until her Mother sadly died. “That was the...

We are delighted to be sponsoring a forthcoming concert by Crowborough Choral Society which is taking place on Saturday 24 March at...

Ask people for the situations they find most challenging and public speaking or attending the funeral of a close friend or family member...

Somebody told us recently that their grandmother, who seemed full of smiles, would always refuse to have white flowers in the house… When...

According to the Holiday Habits Report 2017 by ABTA, 12% of people taking a holiday last year did so alone; with solo travel being the...

In Victorian times, if you saw anyone out and about in Crowborough dressed in black, then the chances are they were in mourning; wearing...

There can’t be many children who dream of one day becoming a funeral director and, indeed, it wasn’t a career which Stephen Tester...

During the year after a loved one has died, there will be 12 months of anniversaries to face – that person’s birthday, the first...

Not so long ago, the majority of funeral services we organised would take place in a chapel or a church. Nowadays, when it comes to...

If you live in Crowborough, you might have already received your own copy of the Crowborough and District Chamber of Commerce 'Directory...

If you're in a bit of a post-Christmas slump, then curl up with a cup of tea and grab of copy of the January/February 2018 edition of The...