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Loneliness Awareness Week
Here at Tester & Jones, the support we provide our families doesn't end when the funeral has taken place. Not long after we were...

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Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Wealden Crematorium - Open Day
Wealden Crematorium is holding an Open Day on Wednesday 31 July between 10.00am and 3.00pm. You don't need to book, just pop along to...

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Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Peonies at Penshurst
Fifteen of our Bereavement Group members (the BGs) enjoyed a lovely trip to Penshurst Place & Gardens recently. Glenys says it was a...

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May 30, 20241 min read
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Caring for your loved one
When a team from a local care home came in for a cup of tea and one of ‘discovery sessions’ recently, we outlined the care we provide to...

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May 2, 20242 min read
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Out and about
Our Bereavement Group (the BGS) is away this week, enjoying a coach holiday based in Nottinghamshire, with trips out during the day to...

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May 2, 20241 min read
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Music in Mayfield
The Mayfield Festival of Music & Arts is now in full swing and Tester & Jones was incredibly proud to sponsor the concert in St Dunstan’s...

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Apr 30, 20242 min read
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Spruce up for Spring
We've had a spruce up for spring and bought some new furniture for our reception area and lounges - including new chairs and cushions.

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Apr 16, 20241 min read
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Tester & Jones joins the Taylor-Made Dreams Titanium Circle
Here at Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we are delighted to have signed up as one of the latest members of the Taylor-Made Dreams...

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Apr 9, 20242 min read
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A big pair of wings wrapped around you
We’ve often written about the friendship and support people have received by being part of our Bereavement Group but here Doreen, who has...

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Apr 5, 20244 min read
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Easter Quiz
Our Bereavement Group (BG2) had great fun taking part in an Easter Quiz recently. A big 'thank you' to member Patrick for organising it...

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Apr 4, 20241 min read
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The Brandenburg Concertos
The biennial Mayfield Festival of Music & Arts is taking place from 26 April to 12 May. Part of the event this year will feature the...

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Mar 21, 20241 min read
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Questions about direct cremation? Talk to us
Recently, there seems to have been an increase in the number of direct cremations or unattended funerals. People are certainly talking...

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Feb 28, 20242 min read
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With Mothering Sunday on the horizon
We are all used to being emailed by businesses we’ve bought something from online. In early spring last year, an email arrived in the...

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Feb 23, 20243 min read
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Why willow coffins are good for the environment
An increasing number of people are considering the environment during their everyday lives and, in death, there are opportunities to...

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Feb 2, 20242 min read
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Worried about the weather?
Recently we’ve seen some fairly extreme weather in Crowborough, including at least three named storms in the weeks since Christmas, as...

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Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Navigating the New Year
Once Christmas had been done and dusted for another year, social media is full of people being relentlessly positive about the New Year....

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Jan 2, 20242 min read
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A memento to treasure
Somebody popped in to see us the other day and they were wearing a couple of brightly coloured bracelets. The lady explained they were...

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Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Christmas Cracker
Glenys enjoyed a wonderful evening at the Crowborough Christmas Cracker event this year, helping out on the Crowborough Rotary stall. A...

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Nov 25, 20231 min read
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Time away
Our Bereavement Group (the BG's) recently enjoyed a few days away together in northern France and Belgium, visiting towns including...

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Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Oh Christmas tree
We are looking forward to supporting the Christmas Tree Festival at St Michael and All Angels Church in Jarvis Brook once again this...

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Nov 15, 20231 min read
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