Bereavement support & funeral directors

“They arranged everything from the time of her passing to the final goodbyes — they are a truly 5+ star service. During a very stressful time my daughter was made to feel very comfortable throughout the stressful experience.” — Brian F.

“Harrison's have always been my family's choice of funeral directors for decades. First time I've had to arrange a funeral myself, and all I can say is they were exceptional — 5 stars isn't enough.” — Susan B.

“We mainly dealt with Josie, who was excellent and knows what she is talking about. The flowers and order of services were both beautiful. Excellent service all around.” — Philip P.

“Special mention to Gary who does a highly professional job in these difficult times. The Coop have covered the funerals of both my parents and each time they've done a dignified and respectful job.” — Matthew B.

“The care and support you gave us was faultless. You were kind, caring and wonderfully understanding which made an enormous difference to us.” — Stephen N.

“Your support, kindness, and attention to detail brought a sense of comfort during such a difficult time for our family. We are deeply grateful for everything you did.” — Carol C.

“A painless process when you are going through so much pain. We were supported throughout by Joe and the team with regular phone calls and seamless communication which allowed us to focus on making the funeral something I think my Mam would have wanted.” — Susie C.

“Mark dealt with some specific issues with great sensitivity and they went above and beyond to help us, opening up the office especially for me to collect the orders of service.” — Martyn A.

“They helped make the worst time in my life just that little bit more bearable.” — keith p.

“Wonderful people, Philip was very helpful — we've used them for four family members since 2000.” — K M.

“Philip is very attentive and caring and organises everything for you. If you want a very good, caring professional funeral service you will not get better than Newcastle Family Funeral Directors.” — Les A.

“I wanted to change our plan and after a talk with one of the advisers we had a service with just me and my son where we went to the crematorium and could sit with our song playing and say our own goodbyes. I am so pleased we did this as it was so personal to us.” — Janice S.

“We felt reassured, comfortable and confident that the best care and respect would be given to my dad. The funeral itself was perfect and all our wishes were taken care of. Nothing was too much trouble.” — Colleen H.

“From my first point of contact it was amazing at a very sad time for our family. The advice we received from Gary made for a perfect send off — it was truly perfect. So once again from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.” — Sharon R.

“From walking through the door and meeting Andy everything was explained to our family in an easy to understand relaxing manner. Everyone we subsequently met had our interests at heart and made the whole process far easier than we envisaged.” — James B.

“What a breath of fresh air to find a funeral director who is honest, caring, compassionate and lovely. Alex made the whole process so easy. He listened to everything we said with such grace. I would recommend him 120%.” — Rosie W.

“He used his experience to guide us through the entire process and made sure that all decisions were fully geared towards what we wanted rather than towards choosing the more expensive options or additional extras.” — Paul S.

“Two funerals in a short time - excellent service from Co-op Funeral care. Would highly recommend.” — Fiona M.

“The whole team have been very responsive and respectful and no pressure at all to choose more expensive options.” — nicola b.

“They took away most of the stress of the arrangements and made a very difficult day a little bit easier. Cannot thank William and his staff enough for helping to give my dad a send off he would have been proud of.” — Lyndsey A.

“Alex was an enormous help to us during such a hard time and he's an asset to the company. Nothing was too much trouble for them and everything went smoothly on the day. We can't thank them enough.” — tony m.

“The staff were highly professional, yet also very kind and friendly, which made a huge difference for our family. Everything was arranged beautifully and carried out to a very high standard.” — Daniel

“Nothing was too much trouble. Always there at the end of the phone when needed. Ann is a credit to the company.” — John C.