Family Tree Funeral Company

Family Tree Funeral Company We care that each family feels good about how they arranged their funeral.

Our job is to guide families, to walk alongside them, doing whatever it takes to ensure that it all goes completely smoothly & with compassionate care throughout
☎️ +44 1453-776779

✨Such a joyous morning spent at the Stroud Business Women's Network event today.Jane (owner) and Annabel (Social Media) ...
29/01/2026

✨Such a joyous morning spent at the Stroud Business Women's Network event today.

Jane (owner) and Annabel (Social Media) at Family Tree enjoyed a vibrant networking session hosted by Erin's Natural Cookery School. Keynote speaker was coach, author and presenter Stephanie Hill who enlightened and enlivened us all, as she shared her Fizziology business methods. Laughter it seems has always been the best medicine - combined with movement and positive language use, it can unlock your inner spark!

There was a ROOM FULL of hilarity and spark - so much needed for by us all at this time of year! Stephanie uses her Fizziology approach with teams to allow them to be their very best selves in the workplace and beyond - do look her up

Stroud Business Women's Network is an affordable, welcoming, supportive non-for-profit membership organisation where business success is about connection and not competition who offer meets twice a month. Judging by the numbers there today, their group is clearly the one to be part of!

It was uplifting to connect with so many brilliant women business owners and to be reminded of the 'fizz' within us all!

🎬Family Tree Funeral Company is delighted to be part of this year's Stroud Film Festival with a special screening of The...
23/01/2026

🎬Family Tree Funeral Company is delighted to be part of this year's Stroud Film Festival with a special screening of The Luddenden Shroud - a moving, visually beautiful film exploring community, craft and creativity around death and remembrance.

🧵 Before the film there will be an interactive community workshop, inviting people to reflect on shrouds, sustainable funerals and how making by hand can help us face loss together.

🎬 Screening details:

Sunday 1 March, 3pm

Trinity Rooms / Trinity Hub, Stroud, Glos GL5 2HZ

Followed by a Q&A and audience conversation with filmmaker Rachel Hawthorn (who will be exhibiting the shroud she made for the film), Jane Diamond (Family Tree Funeral Company), Kat Child (Atelier) and Helen Lomberg, willow grower and coffin maker.

Tickets will be on sale soon – watch this space for booking details.

🌿 Celebration of life venues: the first in a series of Family Tree posts about local venues that offer to host a funeral...
20/01/2026

🌿 Celebration of life venues: the first in a series of Family Tree posts about local venues that offer to host a funeral with the coffin present.🌿

The Old Lodge, Minchinhampton

⚰For families looking for a relaxed, welcoming space to gather with the coffin present, The Old Lodge on Minchinhampton Common is a beautiful option. Set right on top of the common, it feels tucked away from busy roads, yet is easy to reach from Stroud and the surrounding valleys, with plenty of parking close by.​

Inside, The Old Lodge has the feel of a cosy country pub and guesthouse, with nooks, open fires and friendly staff, as well as six comfortable bedrooms for those travelling from further afield. Step outside and you are met with wide, uplifting views across the Cotswolds – a setting that can feel both grounding and expansive on the day of a funeral or memorial gathering.​

Their in-house team are experienced in hosting private events, and the food is excellent – from relaxed buffets to more formal meals – making it well suited to a personalised celebration of life or post-funeral reception. Families can usually use one space for time with the coffin present, and then move naturally into sharing memories, food and time together.​

👉🏼If you would like to explore using The Old Lodge for a funeral tea or celebration of life, you can find more about their events and private hire here: https://www.food-club.com/pubs/the-old-lodge​

🌿 Nailsworth Death Café – 28th January 2026☕ A Death Café is a not-for-profit gathering where people come together to ta...
17/01/2026

🌿 Nailsworth Death Café – 28th January 2026

☕ A Death Café is a not-for-profit gathering where people come together to talk openly about death, dying and everything in between – over tea, cake and kind conversation. There's no agenda, no speaker and no selling; just a relaxed, safe space to explore a topic that touches us all.

☕ The idea began with Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz's Café Mortel in 2004 and was brought to the UK by Jon Underwood in 2011, whose family continue to support the global Death Café movement today.

☕ Death Cafés now take place all over the world, offering ordinary people the chance to share experiences, ask questions and gently normalise conversations about mortality. It isn't a counselling or bereavement group, but you're warmly welcome if you are bereaved.

☕ In Nailsworth, the Death Café is co-hosted by volunteers Jane Diamond and Tracey Clements every two months at:

The Canteen, Nailsworth, GL6 0DU

Wednesday 28th January, 7.30–9.15pm (arrive a little earlier to buy a drink)

Free to attend, no need to book – just turn up

☕ To find out more about the Death Café movement visit or the website, or contact Jane using the details on the poster.

We value their work so highly : • “Did you know that our Hospice at Home Team works 365 days a year? It’s true, life-li...
30/12/2025

We value their work so highly : • “Did you know that our Hospice at Home Team works 365 days a year? It’s true, life-limiting does not take a break, and neither do we. We are there when people need us the most, no matter the time of year, so no one is facing life-limiting challenges alone.

All this would not be possible without our supporters. More than 85% of our funds are from fundraising and voluntary donations, which enable us to deliver our free-of-charge care across Gloucestershire.

Support us today by PLAYING, DONATING, or SUPPORTING us with our Love 4 Longfield Winter Appeal via the link in the BIO”

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Jane and the team at Family Tree wish you happiness, good health and peace during the upcoming festive time.Our thoughts...
23/12/2025

Jane and the team at Family Tree wish you happiness, good health and peace during the upcoming festive time.

Our thoughts are particularly with the bereaved as holiday seasons are always the hardest to manage.

Onwards to 2026!

We want to share the latest blog post from Jimmy Edmonds from the Good Grief Project at this often difficult time of ye...
14/12/2025

We want to share the latest blog post from Jimmy Edmonds from the Good Grief Project at this often difficult time of year for those who are bereaved.

“Living with Grief over The Festive Holidays

Our Joshua 1988 - 2011 ❤️

We’d like to offer you some of our thoughts about how to manage what may be some complex and possibly contradictory emotions to do with grief during the holiday season”

Head to our bio to read or over to to find out more about their work and grief support.

We stock Jane & Jimmy’s book ‘When Words are not Enough - Creative Approaches to Grief’ for families who are bereaved.



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💚 A Heartfelt Thank You 💚🫶🏼We are deeply touched by this kind feedback shared on Google Reviews. At Family Tree Funerals...
14/12/2025

💚 A Heartfelt Thank You 💚

🫶🏼We are deeply touched by this kind feedback shared on Google Reviews. At Family Tree Funerals, our role is to gently support, guide and care for families through one of life’s hardest times.

Hearing that our presence has brought comfort, reassurance and ease means so much to us.

🙏🏼With gratitude to the family who shared these words, and to all those who continue to place their trust in us.

💭 We wanted to share this reflective piece from Nicola at Simply Crafted Ceremonies - a compassionate contemplation on w...
11/12/2025

💭 We wanted to share this reflective piece from Nicola at Simply Crafted Ceremonies - a compassionate contemplation on what it means to choose a direct cremation, and how grief and remembrance can look very different from one family to another.

👉🏼 You can head to our bio link to read it in full.

Choosing a direct cremation doesn't mean saying goodbye without care or love - it can be a decision rooted in respect, simplicity, and the desire to mourn in a way that feels right for you. As many experts note, direct cremation offers families the freedom to create a farewell that truly reflects the life and personality of their loved one: whether that's a quiet personal tribute, a gathering with friends and family later on, or a memorial at a meaningful place.

🍃 At Family Tree Funerals, we believe there is no one "right" way to grieve or to honour a life. Sometimes, removing the pressure of immediate ceremony - and instead allowing space for private reflection or for a memorial later - can offer clarity, calm, and emotional room to breathe.

If you're exploring direct cremation as an option, we're here to talk it through, to listen, and to support you - with compassion, honesty and respect.

🕊️ Whatever path you choose, what matters most is that it honours the person you've lost, and resonates with how you want to remember them.

www.familytreefunerals.co.uk
01453-767769

Sharing our work featured in • “As we move through Owner and Funeral Director Jane Diamond at reflects on the growin...
08/12/2025

Sharing our work featured in • “As we move through Owner and Funeral Director Jane Diamond at reflects on the growing trend of direct cremations.

👉🏻Go to stroudtimes.com to read the full article.”

06/12/2025

As National Grief Awareness Week begins, Jane Diamond, owner and funeral director at Family Tree Funeral Company, is drawing attention to the increasing use of direct cremation and its potential emotional impact on grieving families when chosen for reasons that don’t fully reflect their needs.

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