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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Arranging a funeral from a distance
We recently received this kind ‘thank you’ note from one of our families: “Thank you very much for your very professional, thorough and...

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Nov 9, 20232 min read


New banner at Crowborough Rugby Football Club
Here at Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we are proud of our commitment to the community here in Crowborough and its surrounding...

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Oct 31, 20231 min read


Leaf urns
We know many of our families are considering greener funerals and alternative materials for urns. We offer materials such as Somerset...

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Oct 27, 20231 min read


Jewellery for men
Here at Tester & Jones, we offer a range of memorial items – including jewellery for gentlemen, such as cufflinks and rings. One version...

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Oct 24, 20231 min read


Meet... Marcus Funnell
Here at Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we are proud of our dedicated team of bearers, who we are able to call upon to support families...

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Oct 16, 20233 min read
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