 Our
Services
Our Chapels of Rest are particularly peaceful and are
available for family and friends to visit at any time
by appointment.
We will offer assistance with all arrangements and will
liaise with the local ministers and the crematorium. We
shall be happy to help compile death announcements for
submission to local and national newspapers. If required
we can help you with Registration of the death, Certificates,
the Coroner, and any legal or other aspects. We are able
to prepare and print (usually at extra charge) service
sheets.
The first duty of those responsible is to register the
death as soon as possible (within 5 days). In most cases
the next-of-kin will attend the Registrar's
Office. We can take you to, and attend with you, at
the Registrar of Deaths. The Registrar will require the
Certificate of Death together with the Birth and Marriage
Certificates if available, or Medical Card.
The Registrar will provide a Certificate for the Funeral
Director (so that a funeral can be held) and a Social
Security Certificate to be handed in at the DSS offices
with any pension books etc.
We recommend that several copies of the Death Certificate
be obtained from the Registrar, as these will be required
for any pensions claims, insurance policies, banks, building
societies and Solicitors, if appointed.
When a death occurs suddenly, whether naturally or otherwise,
the Coroner is informed. The Coroner is usually a solicitor
or doctor and is appointed to serve a district within
a county.
Following a death, it is often necessary to obtain a "Grant
of Probate' on the deceased's estate. Probate is granted
by the Probate Registry to the executor named where a
will has been left by the deceased.
In order to do this it may be advisable to contact a Solicitor
who can relieve you of many worries and take control of
wills, problems of intestacy, any debts, grants and letters
of administration etc.
These are made up in two distinct parts:
These are charges made to the Funeral Director for
providing professional services. They include the conveyance
of the deceased to a Private Chapel, the necessary documentation,
coffin or casket, service
charge, vehicles etc.
These are known as disbursements and consist of
fees paid by the Funeral Director on behalf of the family
to the ministers, cemetery, crematorium and doctor's fees.
A written estimate will be given either when the funeral
is arranged or soon after. Advice will be given if the
client finds it necessary to apply to the Department of
Social Security to help with funeral costs. All information
will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
We can supply a range of coffins and caskets, also urns
for cremated remains. These cover a range of prices and
designs. All coffins have fittings suitable for cremation.
Click here to view a selection from our range.
Our Funeral Director always attends the service, giving
guidance throughout. The hearse for the funeral with chauffeur
and sufficient bearers are also an essential part of our
service to you. We can provide limousines for the funeral;
each limousine can carry six mourners.
Many families now suggest donations to a charity instead
of, or as well as, family-only flowers. Our Administration
Office will gladly collect donations; provide you with
a list of all those who have contributed and ensure the
value of donations is safely received by your chosen charity.
All flowers may be sent to our premises where they will
be cared for prior to the service. We will return the
tribute cards in a special presentation folder for you
to keep.
 Should
you decide on cremation, the question of what you would
like to do with the ashes afterwards is one that you may
wish to carefully consider. One option available is to
have the ashes scattered at the crematorium in the Garden
of Remembrance. Chilterns Crematorium
has its own web site with more information.
You may like to scatter them at a favourite spot, or
have them scattered at sea. Many people find comfort
in having the ashes interred in the local Church or
Cemetery, both of which usually have special areas set
aside for this purpose. We can supply a selection of
caskets and urns.
There is no need to make a decision immediately; we
will store ashes for you free of charge in our ashes
room for however long you need to make your decision.
At the time of making funeral arrangements it is not always
easy to realise the great comfort in having a place that
you and your family can visit with their own private thoughts
and place flowers.
A memorial is a lasting symbol of remembrance, a tribute
to a life now ended and perhaps, a final gift to someone
dearly loved.
Time may be needed before a decision is made. Memorials
can also take the form of a stone plaque after interment
of cremated remains. Our stonemasons,
Beacon Memorials,
will be pleased to call and see you by appointment.
 We
offer what we consider to be the best funeral pre-payment
plans available, Golden Charter,
now one of the largest companies involved in pre-need
with over 2,000 offices offering their plans nationally.
Golden Charter has
now linked with SAIF,
and Beacon Funeral Services Ltd can offer a range of pre-payment
plans to suit all individual future needs.
Visit our Pre-arrangement
and Pre-paid Funeral Plans page for more details.
"We care for those for whom
you have cared"Funeral Director & Proprietor: Gary
J Arnold
Funeral Director: Ron Lacey
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