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WITH COMMUNITY AT ITS HEART, YOU CAN TRUST CO-OP FUNERALCARE WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST – AND IT’S HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES
loved one during social distancing, it can be particularly tough. It’s important to stay connected and take care of yourself at a time when you have perhaps never felt so lonely. Co-op Funeralcare has always offered bereavement support after someone passes away, and they can direct you to other organisations who can help.
Reach out for help if you need it – whether that’s for practical support with daily necessities such as food shopping or collecting prescriptions, or contacting a bereavement support service or
With the UK in lockdown, celebrating the life of that important person is more challenging than usual – but there are lots of ways you can wish them a fond farewell, even in these most unprecedented of times.
Families throughout the UK are finding new and innovative ways to say goodbye to those they have loved and lost during lockdown.
From having your loved one’s hearse pass your home so you can pay your final respects, to live-streaming funeral services and delayed memorials – which let us come together when the constraints are eased – there are lots of ways to pay tribute.
HERE TO HELP
Being at the heart of communities, Co-op Funeralcare is doing everything it can to help families show they care. Their colleagues up and down the country are there to provide the reassurance and clarity you need, alongside the best practical help and advice, to enable you to give your family member the goodbye they deserve.
For generations, Co-op Funeralcare has been there for families in local communities, goodbye to loved ones for more than 100 years. Owned by its members, the company has raised over £17m for local good causes* and is there to help when you need it most.
Taking great pride in not only giving excellent care of the deceased but also pulling together with communities is a pivotal part of their work. Co-op Funeralcare can provide the assistance you need to organise the funeral you want, and to carry out the final wishes of your loved one.
“Funerals offer families the opportunity to say a last goodbye to those they love, and are a fundamental part of the grieving process,” says David Collingwood, Director of Funerals at Co-op Funeralcare.
“The way we are arranging funerals has changed over recent weeks, but we are supporting families to ensure they are able to honour and say goodbye to their loved ones in the most beautiful and fitting ways possible.”
That’s exactly why we are teaming up with Co-op Funeralcare. Working in close partnership with them, we will help our
“Funerals offer
families the opportunity to say a last goodbye to those they love, and are a fundamental part of the grieving
process.” uncertainty about funerals right across the country, with confusion over just what type of services are permitted.
In fact, according to research conducted by Co-op Funeralcare, the public simply aren’t aware of what practical impact the coronavirus outbreak is having on funeral arrangements.
Together with Co-op Funeralcare, we are here to cut through the noise and the chaos, helping to make it simple for you to organise the perfect tribute to the person you are bidding a fond farewell to. Did you know, for example, that you can often live-stream a funeral service, so those who can’t be there in person can still pay their final respects.
You can use an online tribute to bring a grieving community together in spirit, with friends and family able to leave messages of remembrance.
Co-op Funeralcare’s cortege service can arrange for the hearse to visit the people and places that meant so much, and you can, of course, plan a full memorial service for when social distancing restrictions are lifted.
CELEBRATION
Over the coming weeks, Co-op Funeralcare will help families across the country celebrate the lives of their loved ones. Special tributes will be printed in local news titles to help families share