CPJ Field

21/11/2025

The road was his life. Every early start, every long haul, every mile behind that wheel.

So when the time came to say goodbye, his family knew what was needed.

Not a traditional hearse. His lorry.

One final journey through the town he knew so well.

This wasn’t just a funeral.

It was him.

Because every life is unique.

20/11/2025

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After 8 years as our funeral director at Cooper & Son Cross in Hand & Uckfield, Emma is starting a new chapter in her career.

We all wish her well, but she will be missed so much by us and all the families she has helped support over the years.

Our last Cross in Hand team photo today!!

Wishing you well Emma from all your colleagues but especially Paula, Richard & George at Cross in Hand, not forgetting Kerry and Amy at Rose Cottage, Uckfield.

Cooper & Son Funeral Directors

19/11/2025

This is what 440 years of collective service in one room looks like.

Monday’s Long Service Lunch celebrated colleagues who’ve been with us for 10+ years 🥂

18/11/2025

The care shown in every detail.
Heritage & Sons. Since 1885.

14/11/2025

Blue and red. South London and proud. A Crystal Palace scarf draped across the coffin.

For someone whose passion was written in club colours, this funeral honoured that completely.

The Order of Service carried the Palace border. The eulogy spoke about what those colours meant to him. During the service, there was a flag wave.

Not what's "normally done."
What felt right for them.

14/11/2025

The ashes arrive.
"What now?"

Some people scatter them in places that mattered.
Some bury them and plant something above.
Some keep them close.

And some need something they can hold.

A ring. A bracelet. A pendant.
A small amount of ash set in resin.
Something you can wear.

It's not for everyone.
But for some people, it's everything.

We've partnered with See You Jewellery - winners of the International Funeral Award.

Available at Christopher Stringer (Rottingdean), Haine & Son (Polegate), Heritage & Sons (Amersham), and Shires (Baldock).

https://seeyoujewelry.com

12/11/2025

We’re proud to be working with Cramp and Mullaney LLP as we support the More Radio Toy Appeal.

Over the past three years, more than 1,400 toys have been donated to children across Sussex, and this year the goal is to give even more.

You can help by donating new toys and games.
Please drop off your donations at Haine & Son, Eastbourne between 10th November and 7th December.

📍 19 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4UJ

12/11/2025

For years, Bobbie safeguarded children.

Protected them. Spoke for them when they couldn't speak for themselves.

As a funeral arranger, she spent days with families. Learning who they were. Planning what should happen.

She wanted to be there for all of it.

Colleagues told her she should train as a funeral director. They saw it before she did.

So in February, she became one.

Now she walks families from the first phone call to the final goodbye.

She knows what families are handing over.

Their person. Their trust.

Bobbie Bittles.
Funeral Director, East Grinstead.

First children. Now the dead.

11/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday as we opened our doors for Remembrance Sunday.

It was a true family affair. Anastasia, our funeral director at Cooper & Son, Lewes, was joined by her daughter and William, the funeral home mascot.

With your support, we raised £400 for the Royal British Legion.

11/11/2025

Not every family has Christmas magic this year.

We're collecting new toys for local families through Aylesbury Vineyard Church .

Dolls. Cars. Games. Books. The kinds of gifts that make Christmas morning special.

Drop them off by 1st December at:

📍 Heritage & Sons, Aylesbury Central Bakery House, 27–29 Buckingham Street, HP20 2LA
📍 Heritage & Sons, Aylesbury Gatehouse 167 Bicester Road, HP19 9BA

A small gift from you could be the one a child remembers.

10/11/2025

On Remembrance Sunday, we remember together.

We share stories. We say their names out loud. We stand side by side in our grief.

When someone dies, even the people who loved them most go quiet around each other.

Nobody mentions them at dinner.
Nobody tells the old stories.
Everyone’s afraid it’ll make someone sad.

We’re all already sad. We all want to talk about them.

So talk about them.

Share the stories.
Say their names.
Remember out loud.
Together.

10/11/2025

Yesterday at All Saints Church, Belvedere, we joined our community to remember those who gave their lives.

We said their names. We honoured their sacrifice.