We provide an extensive range of coffins and caskets to suit all tastes and prices. Our main coffin selection brochure has over 200 different coffins for you to select from. Each one can be modified to suit your individual tastes. Also included are Willow Bamboo and Cardboard Coffins which are all friendly to the environment. The modern Ford Cardinal Hearse and matching limousines all with consecutive private registration plates look very impressive on any cortege. Here at R. J. Burgess we can also provide your loved ones with many different modes of transport to carry them on their final journey.
The Regal and Majestic Belgium black Friesian horses with ornate Victorian hearse will guarantee to create a remarkably charges sight on any funeral. Driven by a highly experienced coachman these horse drawn funerals will leave a lasting memory for anyone wishing to say farewell to someone who was very special in their life.
A 1933 Austin Twenty Vintage motor hearse, in immaculate condition, with etched engravings on the glass work can be booked to provide a funeral that brings back long lost memories of yester years.
The vintage lorry funeral originally deigned for former lorry drivers is now proving very popular with all kinds of people. The vintage lorry is designed in such a way that the coffin rests in the centre of all the floral tributes.
For anyone wishing to be a bit more daring the motorcycle funeral has got to come out tops. A number of different makes of motorcycles are available. The traditional British Triumph, Harley Davidson and Suzuki Hayabusa (it’s your personal choice). These have sidecars fitted to the side of the bike. So if you or your loved one has a passion for “doing something a bit more daring” a motorcycle funeral may be something to consider. Prices for all our modes of transport will be supplied at the time of making arrangements. If you have a general enquiry please feel free to contact us and we will obtain an estimate of the cost for you.
We can provide white doves, a recognised symbol of peace, love and serenity to be released at the end of the funeral service. Likewise if you prefer, coloured balloons can be provided allowing the family to symbolically release their loved one from this earth.
As well as the traditional churchyards and cemeteries we can provide details for your loved one to be buries choosing the “Green” option of woodland burial - in place of the traditional headstone marking the burial plot a tree of your choice is planted. The concept being that as tim passes and more burials occur the woodland burial areas will become a valuable habitat for all kinds of wildlife.
With our clients we discuss all the arrangements of the various services that we can provide, these range from placing obituary notices in local and national newspapers, printing of service cards, printing of memorial cards celebrating the life of the loved one, arranging catering facilities (this can be in the family home or at many local venues). We can also provide hotel accommodation for mourners who have to travel. Floral tributes are a very important part of any funeral. At R.J. Burgess we have very strong and close links with high class florists who are experts in all kinds of funeral tributes and funeral flower artistry. Boasting “The Symbol of Excellence”the florist will provide for most peoples needs and budgets.
You will see from our comprehensive range of services we are in a unique position to ensure that your loved ones receive the funeral of their choice. If you require any additional services or have any other particular requests we will do our best to fulfil your needs.
SAI www.saif.org.uk
Funeral Planning Services www.funeralplans.co.uk
Vintage Lorry www.vintagelorryfunerals.co.uk
For funerals with motor tricycles or motorcycle hearses please visit the two links below:
www.blackhawkhearse.co.uk
www.motorcyclefunerals.com
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