Early Morning Funeral is our Simple Cremation Choice - Every funeral is overseen by Amanda-Louise and team, our team of caring and experienced professionals, who ensure every cremation and every burial is personalised, carefully curated and feels ‘right’.
Simple Attended Cremation
We recognise that cost is a significant factor for most people today and so we have put together our “ Simplicity Package” choice to help people wanting to keep the price in check, but still have a meaningful reflective service.
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Simple Cremation - £2745 all inclusive
In the UK a traditional funeral can cost over £4,000 which is a substantial investment of money. At Amanda-Louise Funeral Services, we pride ourselves in being able to help people on a tighter budget have a funeral that has alot of the traditional aspects to honour the person who has died.
This package choice is an attended cremation service with a shorter chapel time at Sedgemoor or Taunton Crematorium with our exceptional care from beginning to end.
Choose a 30 minute service at 8.30am, 9am or 5.30pm held at Sedgemoor Crematorium for up to 25 attendees OR a 20 minute service or 9am or 9.30am at Taunton Crematorium for up to 20 people. To include our entrance and exit.
Choose how we convey the coffin to the Crematorium either using our private ambulance and we will place the coffin in the chapel using a trolley, or opt for our traditional hearse with our professional bearers.
Created as an informal time in the chapel, either family led or officiated by our funeral director, or time to just spend listening to music while you reflect.
This choice is popular as it provides a personal small farewell gathering, ability to keep the costs in check, with our step by step guidance and support.
Below shows what's included in this package, or
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Simplicity Cremation Funeral
£2745.00 includes cremation fee
PERSONAL MESSAGE TO YOU FROM AMANDA-LOUISE
“I built my independent family run funeral business on kindness and experience with our desire to provide you with every aspect for you to arrange a funeral that reflects how you wish to say goodbye. So, I offer choice,support and value and am not rigid in our approach, so you only pay for what you want and need.Not all funerals are the same and no two funeral directors are the same either. Some funeral directors charge additionally for many aspects of the funeral elements. We care about the living and the departed and know how daunting it can be to arrange a funeral. So, with my heartfelt offering, below is my 10 point gift to support you in your important life decisions, warmly Amanda-Louise”
1. Our Pledge – your loved one remains in our local facilities
2. Our Compliments No Charge (if desired) - Collecting clothing in the local area, our flower placed on coffin if desired as sentimental touch, and delivery of ashes in the local area
3. 'Our Compliments No Charge - A Funeral Notice' online service
4. The ability - for Amanda-Louise Funeral Director to personally come out to your home locally to discuss arrangements in detail
5. Our Compliments No Charge - Choice is very important to us, so you have the option for your gentle funeral ceremony to be conducted by Amanda-Louise (celebrant capacity - subject to availability)
6. Our Pledge Our Heart is Local – we prefer to use only local crematoriums or cemeteries (and not take you out of our region)
7. Our Compliments No Charge - We believe that arranging a meaningful funeral can be a healing experience to support your grief journey. Amanda-Louise will personally support you and guide you through the practical aspects and offer to help you create a fitting ceremony and celebration of life. Our in-house trained bereavement support for adults and children, and open invitations to join us for our bereavement coffee sessions after the funeral enabling a comfortable space and shared experiences
8. Our Partnerships - Access to specialist bereavement counselling for those needing therapeutic structured support
9. Our Pledge for the Planet – we dedicate towards planting a tree in memory of your loved one and our unique way to benefit our environment for future generations by offering a variety of eco-friendly funeral procedures, arrangements, and products too
10. Our Pledge to Ease the Burden – we offer to provide everything you may want or need for a funeral, memorial or celebration of life under our one roof helping to remove some of the stress from your shoulders. From floristry, vehicles, orders of service and ceremony accessories, catering to venue provision and memorabilia and keepsakes
Our professional service charge includes
· 24/7, 365 phone response (when death occurs)
· Choice of coming to your home or meeting in branch, or online or via telephone to make arrangements as suits you
· Collection of the person who has died in hospital during office hours and our care within our beautiful mortuary* (there is an additional charge of £175 to convey someone out of hours or from a private residence)
· Assistance with all necessary documentation, and advice about registering death – we will guide you step by step
· Wrapping the person who has died in a simple white shroud provided by us
· Our Minehead oak veneered standard size coffin – use of one of our artificial wreaths if wanted
· Our online death/funeral notice on a personal web page
· Help with creating an intimate family-led service, with a single photo to display at the service, and two pieces of music
· Our private ambulance to directly transport coffin to crematorium where we will meet family/client (there is additional charge of £465 if you prefer our traditional hearse with our professional bearers)
· Coffin in place in the crematorium using trolley before guests arrive
· Our complimentary seed packets as memory gift for family and friends on day of funeral
· A 30 minute service at 8.30am, 9am or 5.30pm held at Sedgemoor Crematorium for up to 25 attendees OR a 20 minute service or 9am or 9.30am at Taunton Crematorium for up to 20 people (times to include entry and exit)**
· The services of our staff throughout the funeral
· The cremated ashes to be provided in a biodegradable cardboard ashes box. The ashes can be scattered at the crematorium’s garden of remembrance, collected from the crematorium or from our funeral home (within 3 months)
· Our advice and support following the funeral (if required) : access to our bereavement support groups in Minehead, our grief lending library and attendance of our memorial annual service
· Third Party advice and support following the funeral (if required) : provision of complimentary grief after care and advice provided by SAIF Care, and/or access to therapeutic bereavement counselling
Third Party Disbursements Included:
· The reflection cremation fee
Total - £2745.00 all inclusive
Does not include
Viewing or spending time with the person who has died at our funeral home
Funeral time other than shown above, and the total number of attendees exceeding in numbers shown above
Providing Order of Service, listing of names, placing funeral notices in local newspapers, handing of charity donations
Delivering ashes directly to your home
To Note
This is a cost effective price set service funeral and editing arrangements other than what is stated above is not permitted. If you wish to arrange a funeral different to what is listed above, then we recommend our bespoke funeral where every detail is completely tailored to your requirements.
Costs based on collection in hospital setting within office hours, and in our care for up to 21 nights.
Services subject to availability, and prices accurate at time of publishing.
Take the Next Step
Discuss with Amanda-Louise or Gill by calling 01643 800335 or email at office@amandalouisefuneralservices.co.uk
The Breakdown of Costs
Our quote generator above provides what you might expect to spend to achieve the funeral that’s right for you. If you would like to talk through the costs, or want a personal quotation please call us on 01643 800335
Collection - If Out of Hours - £175
Collection - Non Hospital Setting - £175
Collection - if Outside 30 mile radius - £1.50 per mile
Electronic device(s) removal ie pacemaker (if cremation) - £150
In our care over 21 nights - £20 per night
Fresh flowers can be provided by our inhouse florists "Flowers At Number 3" if helpful - prices vary
If you prefer to have our traditional hearse - from £375.00* and our 4 professional bearers £340* *
Deliver Ashes to Your Local Home
* exact costs vary and are based on the length of hire and miles
**additional bearer £85
Included in package using Sedgemoor or Taunton Crematorium.
If you want us to go elsewhere, we can use all Crematorias through the UK, but there may be an additional costs incurred if you prefer us to attend
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We care for you and your family
As your Lady Funeral Directors, Amanda-Louise can meet you in the comfort of your own home, or in our peaceful office, or via video call if you'd prefer. We will never tell you how 'things should be done', or rush you, but support you to understand and consider your choices, so that you can decide what is right for you and your family and friends.
We will listen to you, and can help you plan a funeral ceremony. We'll respect your personal beliefs, values and culture and ensure your requirements, and those of the person that has died, are reflected in the funeral. You may prefer a religious funeral, a more secular service or might want to include a number of different religious and spiritual perspectives within the same service.
We can help you to reflect on the life of the person who has died and enable you to create some positive memories to support you at a time when people can often feel sad and alone. We can support you to have a farewell that you desire - so we will support you to understand the wide range of options such as visual, musical, floral, donations, readings/poems for example, as well as organising venue and/or hospitality for your after funeral wake or reception, if you wish.
Importantly, we will be flexible to your needs and wishes and give you our time to help put your ideas into action. You can take as much control as you like. We are able to support families from across Somerset or Devon, are not regionally restricted, we can help you create an event at a time and place that is best for you.
Amanda-Louise Funeral Director, can also personally deliver a heartfelt celebrant led service on your behalf should you wish, or we can recommend other talented professional ceremony leaders including religious ministers, celebrants and humanists.
We work hard to support the wellbeing of every family we support (adults and children).We can also provide a wealth of practical bereavement information for adults and children, and we'll ensure the funeral is meaningful for you, which helps in coming to terms with loss too.
We care for the person who has died
In our care you have trusted us to look after your loved one and we take enormous pride in treating people with respect and dignity. From the very moment the person who has died comes into our care, to the moment they leave, we will treat them with compassion, kindness and consideration. We see this as part of the cycle of life
We reach out and support people from 15 to 50+ miles away from us, as we safely transfer the deceased into our facilities. We'll care for the person entrusted into our funeral home with compassion and dignity, and treat everyone as guests in our home. Or we can assist if you prefer the deceased to remain at home or liaise with a repatriation company for deaths abroad.
We provide a comprehensive range of coffins in different materials, including coffin accessories to suit all tastes. This is a very personal choice, so we happily talk about them or can show you the differences.
We can provide the ability for family to spend time with their loved one, and to change clothing if this is important to you. Plus you can be involved in as little or as much of their care as you desire. We will gently prepare them for their funeral following your wishes including hairstyles or makeup, and whilst we do not routinely embalm we can provide this if you desire. We’ll take great care of any person effects, and give them to you ,or they will remain with the person Plus we can arrange for your items to be placed in the coffin if you wish.
We can even support you to keep your loved one at home right up until their funeral if you wish.
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On the day of the funeral
We understand that attention to detail is really important, from considering the way people enter the service to carefully calculating the journey time.
We can provide our professional pallbearers to convey the coffin. We can help you bear the coffin if that's important to you. We can arrange special routes to the funeral if you wish, or alternative hearses and limousines.
We can arrange to collect family from railway station or airport if helpful.
Some families prefer not to hold the funeral ceremony at a crematorium chapel or in church, so we can support you to have a service in a chosen hotel, hall or alternative venue that is meaningful to you.
Amanda-Louise will be by your side giving you that reassuring presence ensuring everything is going to plan smoothly, and we leave when you are ready for us to go. We can also provide attendance cards so you know who has attended the funeral ceremony service.
After the funeral
We remain connected should you need us. If we collected donations, we will provide you with audit trail so you know they have been forwarded to the relevant people, organisation or charity. We'll collect ashes if that's helpful & deliver them to you. We can arrange for you to scatter them or preserve them if you wish.
We will have spoken to you about the arrangements of the funeral flowers and carried out those wishes. And if required, we can organise graves and headstones to be put in place at a suitable time after a burial or ashes placed.
And we welcome you to stay in touch. Often our clients pop in to talk about how life is treating them, or to attend one of our coffee afternoons as life can be isolating at times following the loss of a loved one. Our kettle is always on, likely biscuits too. Rest assured, we will never stop caring - here for you whenever you need us, wherever you are.
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"We all felt totally safe opening our hearts to Amanda-Louise and were so impressed in the skills and empathy she has to understand how we all felt."
Can I view the cremation?
Many crematoria’s will allow one or two family members to be present but this will need to be arranged prior to the cremation to accommodate this. There may be an additional fee for this. If you are worried about the process, then talk to Amanda-Louise who will answer all your questions honestly.
Are bodies cremated one at a time?
Yes they are. The chamber only allows for one body at a time, which allows to check the right person is being cremated at the right time, plus the law states this.
Are coffins ever reused?
No. During a cremation the coffin is always burned. At a burial, the coffin is lowered into the ground. Out of respect for the deceased and family a coffin would never be reused under any circumstances.
What is cremation jewellery?
This term is also known as remembrance or memorial jewellery and is jewellery that has incorporated a small amount of the cremated ashes. Popular items such as rings, bracelets and necklaces but there are a variety of other items such as coloured glass ornaments too.
Do you get cremated in the coffin?
Yes, the deceased is always cremated in the coffin or a shroud (if desired). All UK crematories have to follow a very strict code of practice. Once the funeral director has sealed the coffin, no one opens it again. Sometimes you may see a coffin flag or drape over a coffin, and as these can be recycled they are often removed prior to the cremation at the request of the family.
What actually is a direct cremation?
A direct cremation is a cremation with no service or mourners in attendance. Here at Amanda-Louise Funeral Services our ethical approach means we prefer to use local crematoria’s, we still drive to the chapel in a funeral suitable vehicle and take the coffin into the chapel with full honours. As a direct funeral is seen as a no frills no fuss approach, then the deceased is placed into their coffin in clothing they have arrived in and there’s no facility for viewing. The family do not choose the date/time and location of the cremation. Availability at crematoriums is limited for this type of funeral, so the time afforded to us is only 15 minutes maximum. Its usual practice not to inform the family of the details, as we need to obey rules of direct funeral of no attendees. If this is not the option that’s right for you, then we offer a full and flexible funeral service.
Which is more expensive burial or cremation?
Typically, cremations are less expensive than a burial, but there isn’t much in it these days.
For burials, the cost will depend on whether it’s a new plot needed to be purchased, or an existing one that needs to have a stone removed in preparation, plus there is the burial cost on top. Having said that, cremation prices do vary with each crematoria provider, whether you want a funeral ceremony and for how long. Please do talk to us about your individual requirements as we always supply a quotation.
Can you be cremated without a coffin?
Yes, the UK law states that a body must be covered up when in public. As coffins are not a legal requirement for cremations, a shroud can be used to cover the deceased who is placed on a 'charging board'.
However, many crematoriums insist of having coffins. There are of course a variety of materials for coffins these days, from wood, to wood products, to wicker and cardboard too.
Are you clothed when you are cremated?
That’s up to you. You can be cremated with or without clothing. The majority of direct cremations, the deceased is cremated in whatever clothing they are wearing when they died, however for more traditional support the funeral director can help the family redress the person who has died into something chosen by the family.
Will Prosthetics or Implants be Cremated too?
This will vary. Prosthetics will depend, for example pacemakers and internal defibrillators will need to be removed before cremation, as they will explode. Many implants such as silicone breast implants will likely remain with the deceased and will form part of the cremated ashes. Whereas metal implants do not burn, and these are separated after the body has been burned.
Here at Amanda-Louise Funeral Directors, we carry out the procedure to remove pacemakers
Will the crematorium provide a ceremony leader to conduct the funeral service?
No that’s not their role. We can help you find someone that is suitable for you, unless you have someone else in mind.
We don’t want to have the funeral service held in the church, chapel or crematorium, where can we have it instead?
The choices are limitless. Many halls, sports clubs, hotels, galleries, zoos, castles, outdoor areas can be suitable to host a funeral ceremony. You can have the coffin present if you wish. Best advice is to book somewhere that is enthusiastic to your needs.
Our beautiful funeral home in Minehead is available for exclusive use to hold a service; with or without catering facilities.
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