Edith Blanche Funeral Directors

06/02/2026

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February marks National Heart Month. Whilst much of the focus is on physical health, at Thornalley, we understand that this month can feel especially heavy for the hearts of those grieving. We believe in providing a supportive environment where your emotional well-being is treated with the same respect and dignity as your loved one's arrangements. Please remember to be gentle with yourself today. 🫶

06/02/2026

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As January draws to a close, remember that healing is a journey, not a fixed schedule. Be gentle and patient with yourself, especially when navigating grief. Our family business continues to offer a steady, compassionate presence, upholding our traditional values of respect and dignity every day.

06/02/2026

We have many questions asked of us that not everyone wishes to talk about. For this reason we have now created our News page on our Website rather than here on FB.

Every month we will have a different topic to talk about and share with you. The hope is our topics may be of help to you. We will share the nature of the topic with you on FB each month for the month ahead, if you then wish to read and contribute, you can do this via the News page on our Website.

This month it was requested that we looked at ‘Grief During the Winter Months’ we will always end our topics with support links and suggestions that we hope you may find beneficial.

The image you will see representing grief this month is called ‘Melancholy’ if you click the link you can read who and why it was created.

If there is a topic you wish for us to cover, please don’t hesitate to say and we can certainly look at this 🤍

05/02/2026

Travel your final journey in style…a beautiful & fitting farewell 🤍

05/02/2026

Dedication & Blessing of our Chapel…🤍

It is important to us as a family team that we Dedicate and Bless our new Chapel and office to the care of those that we lose and to the families that we support.

Taking time to remember all those that we have cared for previously, all those that we care for currently and for all those that we may care for in the future.

With the support of St Mary’s Church, we will hold a short service of Blessing & Dedication with the lighting of candles, at our office in Croft Court on Wednesday 1st April at 11.00am.

Please do join us. There will be light refreshments and a space for you to spend some quiet private time, should you wish to.

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call us on 01989 610568.

04/02/2026

This made me smile as I’m not married to Tom 😉 I’m married to Tony 🤍

A FAMILY run funeral directors, with over 30 years of experience in the profession is opening an office in Ross-on-Wye.

04/02/2026

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If you’ve ever felt that way, you’re not alone.

When someone is grieving after a su***de loss, it can feel difficult to find the words, especially if you haven’t experienced this kind of grief yourself. Why not try starting small?

- “I’ve been thinking about you.”
- “Can I bring you some dinner round tomorrow?”
- “How are you sleeping?”
- “How have you found today?”
- “Shall we make a to-do list together if it’s feeling a bit overwhelming?”

You don’t need to have all the answers. Just showing up means more than you realise 💜

03/02/2026

Following many enquiries we felt we should say…Reception at our Ross office will be open from Tuesday 10th February.

Until then, we are still here for you…you can contact us on 01989 610568 or email ross@edithblanche.co.uk

After much request…our Funeral Planning Awareness week will be held from Tuesday 10th to Friday 13th February. Thursday 12th February we will be joined by members of the Westerleigh Funeral Planning team, should you wish to meet & ask questions. By all means pop if you have any questions, informal and very relaxed.

More events will be held later in the year 🤍

02/02/2026

THE monthly Coffee Morning resumes this Saturday (February 7) at St Mary's Church.

30/01/2026

Reflecting on a week and knowing how privileged we are…

We send our warmest thoughts to all those that are coping with the loss of a loved one…🤍

We say a huge thank you to Tom at TMIT 🤍

29/01/2026

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Reasons to Stay is a su***de prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivered to you at random when you visited this page.