Bereavement support & funeral directors

“Craig did a magnificent job by listening carefully to what we wanted and guiding us through the process. He made it very easy and I would highly recommend Ernest Cocks.” — Julia R.

“I will be forever grateful to Sarah who runs this funeral directors. She was amazing helped me every step of the way. I could never of got through any of this without her.” — Sarah H.

“Having never had to arrange a funeral before, I found the process daunting, but nothing was ever too much trouble and everything was explained clearly and compassionately. Their attention to detail and genuine care made a huge difference, and I felt completely supported throughout.” — Craig H.

“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.

“They was there every step of the way to make it as easy as it can be for my mum.” — Jason C.

“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.

“Ian made suggestions that we had not even thought about. In all the process making the arrangements were outstanding. Thank you both for making Dads funeral so easy at a time of sadness.” — Val G.

“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

“From start to finish we were treated with kindness and compassion and even a smile and bit of humour when appropriate.” — Rebecca W.

“Elaine was very professional and so kind and caring and covered every detail with efficiency and precision.” — Jacqueline S.