Funeral Directors in Chelmsford, Essex

Albert English Funeral Directors provide a friendly family run service, Ran by husband and wife Albert English Funeral Directors offer a 24 hour service and we cover Harlow and the surrounding areas. We are a well established family business with many years of experience specialising in providing a personal, caring and always professional service.

Bakers Funeral Services have been arranging personal funerals within our local community for over 135 years. We understand that losing a loved one presents many challenges at a time when you are feeling the shock and sadness of your loss. We are here to help you with every step, and to make it as smooth as possible at this difficult time. Together we will arrange a perfect tribute for your loved one. We are a well-recognised local name and take pride in providing a 24 hour professional and caring service, offering impartial and constructive advice at all times. If you would prefer, we can visit your home by request. As independent Funeral Directors, we enjoy more flexibility to enable us to personalise your funeral and offer competitive funeral packages. Having been based on the same site in Danbury for over 135 years, we benefit from having our own dedicated private chapel of rest. We are a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD). Our team has many years' experience of arranging personal funerals within our local community and will always provide impartial caring advice at the time you most need it. We are always at the end of the phone, please do not hesitate to all us on 01245 221100.

Everyday we see how fragile life is and we understand that entrusting your loved one into the care of someone else is a difficult decision. We are a family owned and family run business in our 5th generation, and have been in business for over 120 years. We have no sales targets to meet and we are here to help you arrange a funeral. As a small local company and part of the community ourselves we try to support other local businesses and find that we can provide a better service for doing so. Whether you are looking for a simple funeral, a more elaborate or even a traditional service we can advise you through the whole process from the funeral to a lasting memorial and will take care of all the arrangements for you.

We can provide horse drawn hearses for hire throughout the Harlow and Nazeing area Funerals. We have a wide selection of carriages all of them crafted to a very high standard. Michael and Julie Pinnock together with their family take pride in providing a top class and personal service with a friendly family approach. We have a number of beautiful majestic Friesians chosen for their superb temperaments, presence and elegance; all of them are extremely friendly and completely safe in the heaviest of traffic and in any situation. Our horses welfare is paramount, they are part of the family, we believe that because of this they love and are very happy in their work. Pipers have been used at military and state funerals for centuries, but now Piping is becoming more of a common feature at everyday funerals. The Bagpipes add a special touch to any funeral providing sweet haunting melodies. The sound of the bagpipe is the perfect send off for your loved ones. They can be used at any type of funeral, whether it is a cremation or burial. We can also offer a Piper to play the Scottish Small Pipes, which have a more mellow sound for use during the service. Cremations You can have the Piper playing laments outside the crematorium as mourners are arriving and laying wreaths, the music will help them drift off in to a world of remembrance. The Pipes can also be used during the service when the coffin is being lowered and the curtain is being drawn. We can also lead the hearse from the entrance of the crematorium to the door. Burials Again the Pipes can be used inside or outside the church during the ceremony, we can play to lead the coffin from the service to the hearse to take the departed on their final journey. The piper can paige the hearse into the cemetery. At the graveside the Piper can play as the coffin is being lowered into the ground, and continue to play as the mourners pay their last respects and take a moment for reflection. At this point the Piper can be marching slowly away until the music fades into the distance Prepaid Plans It is natural to contemplate the arrangements you would wish for your own funeral. Many people find consolation in planning ahead, since this can reduce the burden and worry for relatives and friends. It is a simple way of providing for the cost of your funeral in advance, and ensures that your specific wishes will be honoured. As independent funeral directors, we recommend GOLDEN CHARTER pre-paid plans - who also administer the "Help the Aged" funeral plans. They are a British company who give people the freedom of choice of funeral director. Call or visit our website for more information.