Dean Jones Funeral Service

18/11/2025

Please be advised there will be a funeral procession for Brenda Scorgie along Sea Road, East Preston, between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm.

We kindly ask all residents and road users to be 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 during this time, as we pay our respects to a much-loved member of our community.

Thank you for your understanding.

17/11/2025

East Preston is more than just the place we work—it’s our home. Dean grew up here, and for years, he and his family have been proud to serve the families of this area. From guiding loved ones through life’s most difficult moments to providing compassionate, personalised care, we have been part of this community through every stage of life.

Being local means we understand what it’s like to live, work, and raise a family here. It means we know the streets, the people, and the heartbeat of East Preston. This deep connection allows us to offer care that is not only professional but truly personal.

When you need guidance, comfort, or simply a familiar face, you can rely on a team who has lived here, grown up here, and continues to care for East Preston’s families every day. Our commitment to this community remains unwavering—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come

10/11/2025

04/11/2025

We are sad to announce the passing of the East Preston Legend that is Brenda ‘Your Gorgeous’ Scorgie, who left us on Monday 20th October 2025.

Brenda’s funeral will take place on Tuesday 18th November at East Preston and Kingston Village Hall in The Warren Room at 2.00pm. The service will be in typical Brenda fashion and will be a celebration of a life well lived of a true East Preston Icon.

For those who knew Brenda, I’m sure you will agree that East Preston will not be the same without her.

Please come wearing something bright and colourful to reflect Brenda’s personality.

Brenda’s family are requesting 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 and donations to WADARS, These can be made C/O Dean Jones Funeral Service, 29, Sea Road, East Preston, West Sussex BN16 1JN, preferably via Brenda’s funeral notice page at www.deanjonesfuneralservice.co.uk.

Any queries please contact Dean at Dean Jones Funeral Service on (01903) 254000.

28/10/2025

💛 A Little Update from Dean 💛

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you all know that the office will be closed from this Wednesday to Monday 3rd November as I’ll be heading in for an operation. It’s nothing to worry about — just something that needs taking care of so I can be back to full strength soon!

In the meantime, my brilliant colleague Aaran will be on hand to help with anything urgent, so you’ll still be well looked after. 🙌

You’re always welcome to leave me a message, and I’ll reply when I’m able to. Knowing I’ve got such a supportive community behind me means more than you know.

Thank you all for your kindness, patience, and for continuing to support us — I truly appreciate it.

See you very soon,
Dean

22/10/2025

🌿 A Message of Thanks 🌿

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community for the kindness and respect shown during the funeral procession last Thursday.

Your patience, quiet gestures, and the way so many of you paused to stand in respect did not go unnoticed. It meant a great deal to the family and to all those who came together to say their goodbyes.

In moments like these, it’s clear what a compassionate and caring community we have. Thank you for showing such warmth and understanding at such a difficult time. 💛

15/10/2025

💙 Funeral Procession Notice — Thursday 16th October 2025 10:45am

This Thursday, a horse-drawn carriage funeral procession will take place in memory of a young man from our community.

The route will begin at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, East Preston.

We will travel up Fairlands to Vicarage Lane. We will then pass Station Road, The Street, Henry Avenue and Southfeilds road before arriving at Littlehampton Cemetery.

We wanted to let everyone know in advance so that you can plan your journeys accordingly and be aware that traffic may be slower along these roads for a short time.

We kindly ask everyone to show respect along the route — by giving way, lowering volume, or standing quietly as the carriage passes.

This will be a deeply emotional day for the family and friends and we thank you in advance for your understanding, compassion, and support. 💙

(Map of the route below)

19/09/2025

Good Evening Everyone,

Firstly a huge sincere thank-you for all the wonderful comments of support for me, it's been truly moving and I have been very touched, and has helped me more than you will ever know over the last two weeks. I have put an up date on the Below The Belt page, but just to let you know, yes the operation got abandoned half way through but for the right reasons for me. We have other options and a treatment plan which will be discussed on Tuesday 30th September when I see the Consultant and his team.

Secondly, as of Monday 22nd September I will be very much back in East Preston doing what I love to do, which is supporting families of East Preston and surrounding areas to the best of my ability. I'm sorry for having to take a step back for a couple of weeks, if this has caused any upset for my families I'm again very sorry. I'm very much back now.

Thirdly, I just wanted to ashore the community that I'm not moving my office or am closing. I have heard a couple of things that have been mentioned to me but I'm here to stay and in fact we are looking at improving our facilities for our families at our office to accommodate our families we look after and of course their loved ones, who have always been with me at my office in East Preston and will continue to do so. I'm very much in the community to help the community in every way possible including giving back to the community in every way I can. Hence creating Below The Belt support group with my good friend Katy for Men who have either been affected by Prostate Cancer directly themselves like me or know someone who has. I believe in the East Preston community which I am very proud to be a part of and also lucky to be part of the many small shops that serve the local area.

Many thanks

Dean Jones

19/09/2025

Thank you to everyone!

Good Evening Everyone, first thing i wanted to say was I've been overwhelmed by the love and support from our great community and beyond, it's really helped with everything that has happened over the last two weeks. I should be typing to say the operation was a complete success and my Prostate along with the Cancer has been removed. Unfortunately I can't. The operation was abandoned half way through due to inflammation surrounding the Prostate and two surgeons decided it was to bigger risk to me to carry on, as potentially life changing issues may of occurred.

So what next for Dean's battle with Richard the Cancer you might ask? We there has been an emergency meeting to discuss what treatment options I have available moving forward. I have a meeting with the team in Guildford who have been great, on Tuesday 30th September to discuss Brachytherapy as my treatment moving forward, and hopefully procedure by end of October with a bit of luck.

Secondly for me, I really wanted to emphasise how amazing the community of East Preston has been with their support of Katy and I with the idea of turning East Preston Blue. If you haven't noticed the blue pants and blue ribbons hanging from trees and shops turning Blue in support of Prostate Cancer then please have a look. Katy and I wish to thank everyone involved from the East Preston Yarnbombers, East Preston Men In Sheds, East Preston Council, The Shops of East Preston and of course you the community.

All of what Katy and I are doing is to raise awareness of how many families are effected by Prostate Cancer. This just isn't the person with it but the families, friends and communities as well.

Which brings my onto the third and final point. Katy and I have organised on Monday 22nd September at Our Lady Star Of The Sea Roman Catholic Church Hall in Vermont Drive in East Preston, from 5.00pm to 8.00pm an event that could literally change your life. By raising awareness we wanted to raise enough money to be able to hand out 100 home testing PSA kits for any local person with a Prostate. So in typical community fashion we are able to hand out 140 kits. Katy and I are so proud to be part of such a unique community that actually cares about one and other, which is part of the inspiration behind this idea. PLEASE, PLEASE pop along and collect a goodie bag which will include a free PSA Home Testing Kit on Monday 22nd September. You just need to be over the age of 35 with a Prostate to qualify. It doesn't matter if you and your partner pop down or even if your partner comes on your behalf, just take 5 minutes out of your evening and come and collect one.

Best Wishes and look forward to seeing you on Monday evening.

Best wishes

Dean
Co-Founder of Below The Belt