W Naylar & Sons Funeral Directors - Strood

31/12/2025

As we welcome a brand new year, we’re reminded that January doesn’t erase what came before, it gently carries it forward✨

The new year offers a fresh start, new hope, and moments yet to be written. But for many, it also arrives with memories of loved ones who are deeply missed. As the calendar turns, their love, laughter, and presence remain forever part of our story.

If you’re entering this year with both hope and heartache, please know that you are not alone. It’s okay to celebrate new beginnings while still holding space for remembrance. Love never ends, it simply changes form.

May this year bring you peace, comfort, healing, and gentle reminders of those who will always live on in your heart. Wishing you and your families a meaningful and peaceful New Year🤍

29/12/2025

"The creation of new traditions and rituals provides you the opportunity to find meaningful and lasting ways to remember loved ones. Further, it allows those who have died to play a continuous role in holiday celebrations going forward."

The creation of new holiday traditions and rituals provides you the opportunity to find meaningful and lasting ways to remember loved ones.

27/12/2025

The loss of a loved one can be among one of the most overwhelming and painful experiences you are likely to encounter. It comes uninvited and it takes you through a range of emotions which often contradict one another and make no sense.

The physical pain of it can have a negative effect on your health and is likely to affect your thinking, alter your behaviour, and disturb your sleeping, eating and thinking.

This article will provide advice and guidance on coping with grief. It will help you understand the grieving process, its symptoms, and how to take care of yourself whilst grieving.

Our guide to coping with grief and loss is designed to help you understand the grieving process, its symptoms and how to take care of yourself whilst grieving.

25/12/2025

As Christmas arrives, we are mindful that this season can carry a deeper ache for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. When someone you love is missing, the holidays can feel very different.

Please remember that whatever you’re feeling, sadness, love or even moments of joy, it is completely okay. Grief has no timeline!

From all of us at W Naylar & Sons, we wish you a Merry Christmas filled with moments of peace, comfort, and remembrance. If your heart feels heavy, know that you are not alone, we are here for you, whenever you need support or a listening ear🤍

24/12/2025

Seasonal Opening Hours🤍

Our branch may be closed but we are here for you 24/7

If you need to speak to a member of staff or make an appointment, please call us at any time on 0800 456 1047📞

24/12/2025

A Lonely Bouqet from us to you💐

W Naylar & Sons and Pick-A-Posy Florist have placed some flowers in the town centre🌹Do you recognise where they are?

Let us know in the comments below if you’ve figured it out?🔎

We hope whoever finds them enjoys the flowers or spreads the love and gives them to someone they know this Christmas🎄 Please let us know if you find them!

24/12/2025

"Christmas Without You
Although it's sad to reminisce
On Christmases we knew,
This year i shall celebrate
In memory of you.
I will put aside my sorrow
With every unshed tear
And concentrate on all the love
We shared when you were here.
Our time together taught me
What Christmas time is for,
And that's what I'll remember
Until we meet once more."

22/12/2025

The festive season is often associated with joy, celebration, and togetherness. However, for those experiencing grief, this time of year can be particularly challenging. The holiday break can intensify feelings of loss, longing, and hurt. Here are some coping strategies for individuals, children and young people navigating grief during the festive period.

The festive season is often associated with joy, celebration, and togetherness. However, for those experiencing grief, this time of year can be particularly challenging. The holiday break can intensify feelings of loss, longing, and hurt. Here are some coping strategies for individuals, children and...

04/12/2025

Memorial Christmas Tree 2025⭐️

Christmas is hard for a lot of people who have experienced the loss of a loved one. We invite you all to pop in, write a message on one of our special tags, then place it on our memory tree🎄

It’s a lovely way to remember your loved one and let them know you’re thinking of them🕊️

21/11/2025

It's finally the weekend! We are still here for you even when our offices are closed💙

If you need to reach out and speak to a member of staff, call us on 0800 456 1047 and a member of staff will be there to take your call. Our phone lines are open 24 hours a day📞

20/11/2025

When deciding what to wear to a funeral, the most important thing is to respect the wishes of the bereaved family. Black clothing is traditionally the most worn funeral attire, though wearing dark or muted colours is also generally considered appropriate.

When deciding what to wear to a funeral, the most important thing is to respect the wishes of the bereaved family. Learn more about UK funeral attire for men and women.

17/11/2025

"Death is a challenge. It
tells us not to waste time.
It tells us to tell each other
right now that we love
each other.
- Leo Buscagila"