Bereavement support & funeral directors

“Absolutely fantastic service. The whole experience was very well organised and managed in a very efficient manner.” — Angela G.

“Your help was invaluable and I am forever grateful for everything you did during the most difficult time of my life.” — emotions1979olena

“Sam was amazingly responsive and understanding on our first call. She guided me through various options and made some great suggestions for the service. Tony led the procession expertly on the day. I greatly valued their support.” — Steve M.

“When we experienced a few problems with things we were trying to arrange independently, Sam stepped in to help and things were quickly resolved. We had a beautiful stress-free funeral thanks to Sam and Mears and Cotterill.” — Patricia T.

“The funeral director, Brandon, and his team gave the highest standard of professional care, support and compassion. They ensured my husband was buried with dignity. Thank you very much for your kindness and guidance.” — Venice A.

“They even arranged an appointment over a bank holiday weekend prior to the funeral which was above and beyond. This was especially helpful as we live overseas and had no relatives in the UK.” — Adam F.

“They support you every step of the way through a difficult time. We cannot thank them enough for the care they have shown to my dear departed father but also to us as a family.” — A V.

“From the wonderful Bella and her colleagues in the office, to Tony and his team who looked after me and my guests on the actual day, it was an experience in outstanding service at a time of great sadness. My Mum told me I had to use Gillman's, as she knew she would be in safe hands. And now I know why. They are simply the best. No contest.” — Linda I.

“No request was too small or too much of a bother, even opening earlier than usual to allow for viewings.” — Suzanne L.

“Bella was incredible; she approaches her role with a genuine care and compassion. I cannot think of any way in which they could have been more accommodating and understanding of our needs in an extremely difficult time.” — J

“Truly amazing service. I couldn't recommend it more.” — Valeria G.

“You all certainly took the majority of my stress away and at a time when other stresses were beginning to get to me. I can't highly recommend you enough.” — Debbie C.

“On such a very sad day for the Family the Service and everything else went so well giving some Comfort to all who attended. Special mention to Jazz who handled most of the arrangements.” — Larry P.

“David and Paul were there on the day and we can't thank them enough for how attentive and supportive they were. Nick who is the manager was incredibly helpful and always there when needed. We are really grateful to him and his team for making the day go as smoothly as it did.” — Gianpiero T.

“The pallbearers were polite, sensitive, and respectful, which brought a lot of comfort during a very difficult time.” — Giovanni A.

“The arranger really understood our needs and was a great support. No sales pitch, just good honest Coop care.” — Andrew H.

“Yani was outstanding. She followed up on a regular basis, without being intrusive, in the lead up to the funeral and even helped with arrangements for all the music during lockdown restrictions. We will be forever grateful for the way they handled the whole day.” — richard g.

“My daughter died unexpectedly rather young. Our experience from the first empathetic meeting to the smoothly run church service and cremation were very positive. In fact it was as perfect an experience one could hope for given the tragic circumstances.” — Moya R.

“A really helpful and reliable team, who know how difficult this time is and make it as easy as possible. Particular thanks to Lilian and to Mark for being helpful, clear and understanding.” — Melinda H.

“Ashtons funeral service dealt with a family funeral with care and compassion, making the process of arranging a funeral less stressful and distressing.” — Christopher S.

“They came to the rescue after another service had let me down badly and allowed me to create the personal funeral service requested with the solemn dignity a cathedral service requires.” — Grant T.

“They keep a check in before, during and even after by phone. Sherren Legister who runs the shop is very friendly and full of smiles — she made you feel relaxed and comforted at a hard time.” — Sharon P.

“The funeral director, Roy, and his team were calm and respectful and professional.” — K J.

“Extremely professional and caring with everything they did for us. Mum was looked after in such a respectful way.” — Deborah J.