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At CPJ Field we are committed to delivering a high quality of services. We also ensure we are regularly up to date with wider industry news and events which would be of interest.

Please find below commentary, wider funeral industry news and campaigns we run to support the recently bereaved.

06/06/2022

How to Plan a Funeral

Many people will only plan a funeral once or twice in their lifetime, so planning a successful funeral will require help, advice, and support at a difficult time. Careful funeral planning will ensure nothing is forgotten, and the day is exactly as you wish it to be, creating a fitting send off for your loved one.

18/11/2021

Top Tips for Creating a Christmas Memorial Wreath

The UK’s oldest funeral director CPJ Field has partnered with Zara Dalrymple, owner of Zara Flora in East Grinstead, to share how to create your own unique Christmas memorial wreath at home. Adding specific flourishes, favourite Christmas decorations, flowers or even scents are simple ways to remember a loved one.

25/01/2021

How the role of a Funeral Director has changed throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic

Jackie Buckingham, one of our funeral directors based at our Deric Scott in Bournemouth has worked with us for over 20 years. Here we talk to Jackie about her role and how she has adapted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

21/12/2020

Reminders for Christmas and Preparing for the New Year

As we approach Christmas and look forward to spending time with our family, friends, and colleagues, we can look back at the last couple of weeks editions of the Wellbeing newsletters with lots of top tips and ideas for the festive period.

18/12/2020

C.P.J Field welcomes the CMA Final Report, published on the 18th December, 2020

We welcome the publishing of the final Competition & Markets Authority report (published on 18th December 2020), which sets out the proposed remedies relating to transparency; pricing and quality standards of care within the industry, including the formal registration of Funeral Directors.

08/12/2020

Christmas is just around the corner

This year has been hugely different with COVID-19, isolation, loneliness, and regionalised restrictions, making 2020 a particularly tough time of year especially for those struggling with mental ill health, low esteem, low confidence, anxiety, and depression. So, what can we do then to support ourselves and others during this vastly different Christmas?

17/11/2020

Self-Care: What it really is, and how to do it well

In this blog we hear from our colleague, Emma Symons discuss what self-care is and how we can build it into our daily lives.

26/10/2020

Family Bonfire Night Chilli

24/09/2020

One of the newest recruits to Dogs for Good is named after our Chairman, Colin

17/09/2020

Why should we care about the arts?

14/09/2020

Reflecting on the last six months of the pandemic: A letter from our Managing Director

27/08/2020