Bereavement support & funeral directors

“We had so many people come up to us when we left the chapel saying what a lovely service. We had a lot of help and advice from Will which made the day more bearable for us.” — Pamela B.

“We are so grateful for all the help and assistance at a difficult time. Everything was achieved in a personal and sensitive manner and each service has been different, truly reflecting our loved ones' wishes.” — Beverley H.

“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

“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.

“Craig was really helpful and sympathetic, making the process of arranging Mum's funeral run smoothly as well as arranging music, flowers and cars so we had no worries about the kind of service Mum would have wanted. An excellent job done.” — Linda A.

“They made a very heartbreaking time a lot more bearable and her funeral was true to her and exactly how she would have wanted it.” — Hannah S.

“Very professional, discreet and sympathetic service. Would recommend.” — M M.

“Angela, Mark and the team at the Tewkesbury branch were amazing. Very sympathetic and understanding and found an amazing celebrant Julia for my late civil partner's funeral and taking care of his ashes. I can't thank them enough.” — Tiz G.

“Their services turned out to be absolutely outstanding from start to finish. I would like to thank all of the team for what they did on the day and especially Daniel Taylor. Thanks again for your high standards.” — Dean F.

“The whole team with Julian gave us support and comfort before, during and after my Mother's funeral. Our Celebrant, Amanda was amazing. She is lovely and kind, and guided us through with the eulogy. Everyone made a very sad time, easier.” — Beverley S.

“They even edited background people out of the photo we chose. Nothing was too much trouble for the team. John and the team picked the perfect celebrant for us also — Claire read our tribute to mum so perfectly.” — N S.

“John made us feel like how my dad's funeral went was his sole priority and paid attention to every little detail. A very kind and highly skilled professional. Thank you for helping us give my dad the kind of send-off that he would have wanted.” — Hilary R.

“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.

“They have made two of the most difficult days of our lives so much easier. The empathy and compassion they showed right from the first visit to the service was second to none, and their calm and respectful approach guiding us through was just what we needed.” — Dawn 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.