Bereavement support & funeral directors

“Every question we asked was answered and all the staff were very knowledgeable and friendly and gave us the time we needed. Everything on the day was as good as it could be in the circumstances.” — Peter B.

“She organised both my Nan's funeral and my Mum's funeral, and throughout both of the most difficult times in my life she brought me an incredible amount of comfort and support. Her attention to detail is exceptional, she doesn't miss a thing.” — Alexandra S.

“Every little touch was perfect and the team did such an amazing job. You can definitely tell that this is a much loved family ran business by the personal touches we had.” — soos M.

“Thank you so much to Nick and team for making a truly awful time more bearable. You were professional, kind, understanding and helpful beyond your fee. Thank you Nick, from the bottom of our hearts.” — Michael P.

“My sister and I do not believe the funeral could have been handled better. All staff were courteous, empathetic, respectful and highly professional.” — peter m.

“Lorraine was so helpful and kind to us when we were arranging my mum's funeral and so patient with my elderly father. Thank you for helping us through very sad times.” — Lin E.

“An amazing team who helped us at every step during a difficult time planning sister's funeral, always quick to respond to every request, organising everything from the collection of the body, the service, flowers through to the burial of the cremated ashes at local church.” — Lynne B.

“Thank you for all your help and counselling as well.” — Graham J.

“They have fulfilled our wishes and exceeded our expectations. They redeemed our personal requests even though they might have been out of the ordinary, such as fingerprints, mass services in Polish language, service sheets in Polish. Goodwins made it a smooth process through a heartbreaking and devastating time.” — Kaya C.

“Within just a few hours of mum passing they were already supporting us as a family. They made contact with me most days either through phone or email. I can't thank them enough for the kindness and respect we received from the whole team.” — JO H.

“Very good service, friendly very helpful staff. My brother's funeral went off very smoothly. Would highly recommend this company.” — Pauline V.

“Dealt with funeral arrangements and visiting my mum at their premises as smoothly as possible in the middle of the pandemic with all the restrictions. The vicar who conducted the funeral said he had only ever heard good things about them.” — F C.

“Several people remarked that Ian, who conducted the non-religious crematorium ceremony for us, was absolutely perfect for our celebration of dad's life. Our family were all very impressed with how the day went.” — Graham H.

“He is understanding and compassionate, sensitive to the family needs including matching the funeral to our budget... flexible and helpful in taking care of the logistics so we could focus on dealing with the responses from friends and family and bidding farewell.” — Chris M.

“The entire team of kind, professional staff handled everything with the utmost care and consideration. Very grateful that they were recommended to me.” — Alexander D.

“Throughout the past few weeks we've had lots of support and reassurance with the planning and visiting of grandma in the chapel of rest. I would highly recommend Alexander Burn to anyone seeking respect and dignity for their loved one.” — Kayleigh

“Victoria made things so much easier for the family and always kept in contact throughout to make sure things were how we wanted them to be.” — Tracy P.

“Elaine who handled my late husband's cremation very recently was very professional and so kind and caring and covered every detail with efficiency and precision.” — Jacqueline S.