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Glenys is approved to offer funeral plans
Here at Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we know that some people welcome the peace of mind of having a pre-paid funeral plan in place,...

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Feb 19, 20252 min read


Meet William
Experienced funeral arranger, William Rofe, joined our team in October 2024, and has already helped our families when they need it the...

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Feb 11, 20252 min read


Making a coffin personal
While it’s usual for a coffin to have a spray of flowers or a wreath on top of it, we do get requests from families for other types of...

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Feb 3, 20252 min read


Tester & Jones to sponsor CRUK lunch in Crowborough
We are delighted to be sponsoring the Speaker at this year’s Acorns for Cancer Research UK (CRUK) lunch in Crowborough on Wednesday 2...

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Jan 20, 20251 min read


In the news
We are excited to see news about our 20th anniversary in the January edition of the Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine. You can pick up a...

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Jan 17, 20251 min read


Professional and sympathetic
We were grateful to receive this lovely Google review, that mentions our colleague William, who joined us at Tester & Jones recently:...

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Jan 7, 20251 min read


Not such a Happy New Year?
The first Christmas after a loved one has died is tough and once you’ve ‘survived’ that festive period, it can be another blow to have to...

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Dec 27, 20243 min read


Making a difference
Here at Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we support our families to create a funeral that truly represents their loved one and we achieve...

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Dec 16, 20242 min read


Oh Christmas Tree
We were very proud to support the Christmas Tree Festival at St Michael and All Angels Church in Jarvis Brook again this year. It was...

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Dec 13, 20241 min read


Marking our anniversary
On the afternoon of Thursday 28 November, we welcomed local clergy and their colleagues into our office to celebrate our 20th anniversary...

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Nov 29, 20241 min read


Our 20th anniversary
Here at Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we are proud to be marking our 20th anniversary of supporting families in Crowborough and its...

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Nov 25, 20242 min read


Memorial tree
Our Bereavement Group (the BGs) memorial tree outside Crowborough Library is doing well.

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Nov 12, 20241 min read


Wildflower memorials
Here at Tester & Jones, we are always on the lookout for different memorial items to share with our families. Recently, we’ve discovered...

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Oct 28, 20241 min read


On the walls
Recently, we shared some photos of Glenys and Jo visiting an art sale at Basepoint in Crowborough, which was raising money for...

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Oct 24, 20241 min read


Inspected and compliant
We are inspected, we are compliant and we are ready for broader regulation of the funeral sector. We welcome the recent findings of the...

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Oct 22, 20241 min read


Your local independent funeral director
Hello to past and prospective families. You may have heard through the Crowborough grapevine that there have been some changes at Tester...

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Oct 21, 20241 min read


Thank you Sue
Our Bereavement Group (the BGs) said 'goodbye and thank you' to Sue Carswell recently, who has been helping Glenys run both our groups...

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Oct 11, 20241 min read


The Taylor-Made Dreams Titanium Circle
Tester & Jones Funeral Services signed up a little while ago as a member of the charity Taylor-Made Dreams’ Titanium Circle and Glenys is...

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Oct 10, 20241 min read


Charity art exhibition
Glenys and Jo had a very successful and enjoyable time at the Taylor-Made Dreams Art Exhibition at Basepoint in Crowborough last night,...

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Oct 4, 20241 min read


Making the final journey
Here at Tester & Jones, we pride ourselves on helping our families to create funeral services which truly reflect their loved one. This...

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Oct 2, 20243 min read
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