Connecting communities during lockdown
Supporting local charities and initiatives within the communities in which we serve is something we are passionate about at CPJ Field. As a 10th generation family-run funeral directors supporting bereaved families, we witness first-hand the impact loneliness and social isolation can have on individuals. When the World Health Organisation declared a global pandemic back […]
We support the CMA Provisional Report, published on the 13th August, 2020
As a 10th generation family-owned and managed business we understand as well as any the trust placed in us as Funeral Directors and our responsibility to care for bereaved and deceased people to the best of our ability. C.P.J Field welcomes the publishing of the long-awaited Competition & Markets Authority report (published on 13th […]
Understanding the new rules for socially distanced funerals
Since lockdown began to ease in England in early July some of the restrictions over funerals and memorial services have been lifted. Working with people who have been bereaved during the last few months we have seen the deep personal costs of abiding by these restrictions, necessary though they have been. While creative and meaningful […]
The impact of Covid-19 on funeral directors
Lockdown and social distancing has had a tremendous impact on our ability to demonstrate the continued level of care for grieving families that we’re used to providing. For all that technology has transformed our lives, until March 18th 2020 arranging a funeral was still something best done face to face. Our conversations are often biographical […]
Everything I’ve Ever Really Needed to Know About Client Care I Learned from the Spice Girls
When I was growing up my father had a rule: if music could be heard the other side of the bedroom door, it was too loud. Liberated from this acoustical tyranny I abide by the principle that any music worth listening to should be turned up to 11. As a consequence of this, I […]
Delivering public heath funerals
Our Funeral Director, Jodie Hart and the team at our Haine & Son funeral home in Polegate work tirelessly to ensure every funeral and every person in our care gets the best possible send off – something which is all the more poignant under the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19. It is a privilege support public health funerals and […]
Reflections on the Lockdown from a Funeral Director
Who could have imagined the world in which we find ourselves just 3 or 4 months ago? I had a conversation with a colleague about the situation in Wuhan. “We’ve been here before” I said; “Swine Flu, Bird Flu, SARS and so on. It won’t spread to different climates – it can’t travel far quickly. […]
Celebrating VE Day Veterans in our Community
Captain Tom and his incredible fundraising feats have reminded the nation of the selfless acts of valiance and courage displayed during the World Wars. The 8th May marks VE Day, the 75th anniversary of the official end of the Second World War; a time to remember the sacrifices made and to celebrate the challenges overcome. […]
A new perspective on the fight against loneliness
Each person’s view on the world is shaped by what we experience, and it turns out there’s nothing like a global pandemic to transform your perspective. It’s there in everything from realising how much we owe key workers, to watching an old movie and catching yourself worrying the characters are sitting too close. More subtly, priorities […]