Speak to Lodge Brothers about funeral planning
Lodge Brothers are pleased to announce they have opened a new branch of their constant expanding business. With a full range of services you will find also find a large selection of memorials headstones, lawn memorials headstones and classic memorials to choose from.
Steve Knight has just taken up the position of Branch Arranger at the newly opened Lodge Brothers branch in Twickenham. Steve joined the company as a Relief Arranger and was asked to take on the very exciting position at the brand new branch. The photograph shows Steve preparing for the Official Opening and Dedication Ceremony which will take place at the end of February in the presence of the Mayor of Richmond.
Quentin Edgington, Lodge Brothers District Manager for the area, said, ‘I believe Steve is an excellent person to take on the challenge of developing the new business in Twickenham, and I wish him well for the future.’
Lodge Brothers have a fabulous range of memorial heastones
Lodge Brothers pride ourselves on the quality and standard of our memorial headstones. All of our workmanship complies with the National Association of Memorial Masons Code of Practice. Materials are selected from all over the world and advice is readily given on the suitability of each material for every design.
Many people can be apprehensive and emotional when faced with selecting a lasting tribute for a loved one. We take time and care to ensure that the correct decisions are made with regard to each individual and the memorial they choose.
Every memorial is individually made and can be personalised through slight changes in design.
Local Authority Cemeteries
Anyone can be buried in a Local Authority cemetery, which will sometimes be divided into sections for different faiths and those of no faith. Local Authorities allow the purchase of the Exclusive Right of Burial in a grave, normally for a period of between 25 and 100 years.
Local Authorities fix their own schedule of fees. There is one for the purchase of the grave, called the Exclusive Right of Burial, and one for the interment. This is often trebled in the case of anyone who did not live in the borough. If a Common grave is required there is no fee for Exclusive Right of Burial. The Local Authority can open these graves at any time for burial of an unrelated person and normally no form of memorial can be erected.
Most are divided into sections in which different types and sizes of memorials are permitted:
Lawn Section – headstones and base, or headstone only design is allowed. Kerb stone memorials are not permitted.
Traditional Section – full memorials or kerb set designs are permitted. This does not prevent a client having a smaller memorial such as a vase, tablet or headstone & base design. It allows a lot more flexibility than a lawn section and leads to a greater expression of memorial design.
Children’s Section – memorials are often scaled down versions of larger designs.
Cremated Remains Section – these are becoming more widely available and give families a place in which to remember their loved ones – a focus for their grief.
Most Cemeteries have rules regarding the erection of memorials. Before any memorial work can proceed the Registered owner of the grave must usually sign an application form showing the material, dimensions, design and inscription desired. So long as these conform to the regulations we would be issued with a permit to carry out the work. We would organise the necessary paperwork on your behalf. There is normally a fee payable to the Authority for granting permission.
Lodge Brothers have a large range of pre paid funeral services
What better way than to let your loved ones know that they are loved. Lodge Brothers will help you decide on the most suitable headstone for your loved one, choose from the many options and you will find something that is a real tribute for that special person. Lodge Brothers offer many services and we were suitably impressed with their wide range of pre paid funeral services.
Feel secure about them acting in your or your family’s best interests as the money paid into the fund is held in a secure Trust ensuring 2 crucial things: The cost stays the same once it’s been paid ensuring there are NO fees later as a result of added costs or inflation.
This saves your family money in the end.
Your funds are securely held ready to be paid over to the funeral directors when the time comes.
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