W. J. Farrier & Son Ltd

19/11/2025

Our annual Christmas Service of Remembrance is being held on Sunday 7th December 2025 at St. Mary's Parish Church in Dover. All are welcome.

25/11/2024

Our annual Christmas Service of Remembrance will be taking place on Sunday 8th December 2024 at St Mary's Parish Church in Dover at 6:00pm. Refreshments will be available after the service and all are welcome to attend.

29/04/2023

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Derek Farrier.

Derek succeeded his father, Jack Farrier and served the local community of Dover for over 50 years. He was a stalwart funeral director and an astute businessman.

W. J. Farrier & Son Ltd continues as one of Kent’s largest independent family owned funeral directors and much of this success is down to Derek’s hard work and dedication.

It remains privately owned by the Farrier family and continues to be run by Derek’s children, James, Julie and Sarah as well as their mum, Lynda.

Derek John Farrier

‘A man of integrity, a man of respect, a man to be respected.’

13/12/2021

Our annual Christmas Memorial Service went ahead yesterday evening and was very well attended despite the current circumstances. Thank you to those who joined us. We would like to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas and a positive New Year! The Farrier Family ❤️

07/12/2021

It's important to remember there’s no ‘right’ way to grieve and we each react in our own way. 💜

You might find that even though time has passed, you feel the emotions as strongly as when the person first died.

If you need support please get in touch 👇
https://www.cruse.org.uk/get-support/

30/07/2021

08/07/2021

All donations to Mind. Please come along and have fun. Let’s help our colleague Adam Potts in raising as much money as possible for a wonderful charity. Please contact us if you would like to make a donation or if you would like any information.

13/11/2020

If today feels harder than most and you'd like to talk, please give one of our trained Bereavement Volunteers a call 📞. You can call our Helpline for free on 0808 808 1677 💜

08/10/2020

COVID-19 Update

We have performed the necessary risk assessments with regards to COVID-19 and have policies and procedures in place to keep our staff, our clients and the general public safe.

We request that only two people (from the same household or support bubble) visit our offices at any one time.

We are following the social distancing measures in accordance with the governments guidelines.

We request that all visitors wear a face covering when inside our premises.

Death registration continues to be carried out over the telephone by the registrars.

Our limousines have been fitted with specialist hygiene screens that safely separate the driver from the passengers.

We are allowing a maximum of 6 passengers in our limousines and request that all passengers wear a face covering.

A maximum number of 30 people can attend a funeral in the UK, however certain service locations may have reduced this number due to the size of the church or chapel.

A face covering must be worn when inside the service location (crematorium chapel, church etc.)

We are continuing to offer a free webcast service (crematoriums only) for those who are unable to attend the funeral.

For more information please contact us on one of the following numbers:

Dover - 01304 201665
Folkestone - 01303 245500
Hythe - 01303 470346

11/06/2020

Update.

As we slowly return to some form of normality, we'd like to reassure everyone that we are continuing to make all the necessary steps to keep our staff, our clients and the general public safe whilst we carry out the funerals entrusted to us.

There have been many changes over the last few months and this has led to several restrictions being enforced with regards to the services that we offer.

There are still restrictions in place but we are making every effort possible to ensure that our funerals are carried out to the same high standard.

Currently the maximum number of attendees allowed at a funeral is 15 people but this is dependent on the service location and may be slightly lower.

Churches still remain closed to funeral services at this time.

Our limousines will be available again as of Monday 15th June.

We have installed specialist hygiene screens to safely separate the driver from the passengers, reducing any potential risk.

The limousines will be fully sanitised after each use.

We are continuing to make the funeral arrangements over the telephone where possible but if we do need to meet with our clients in person, we follow the strict social distancing measures.

On a personal note, we would like to express our appreciation to all the families that we have looked after during this pandemic for their understanding and cooperation. Losing a loved one is hard enough, but doing so with so many restrictions in place has heightened the emotions involved.

As members of SAIF (the society of allied and independent funeral directors) we are able to offer a bereavement care line to anyone who has lost a loved one and may be in need of a bit of support.

'SAIF Care' can be contacted on 0800 917 7224 and their lines are open 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday.

Their friendly, supportive staff are available to offer information, advice or just a listening ear.

Stay safe

The Farrier Family