Lodge News
February 2nd, 2015
On a recent visit to Lodge Brothers in Englefield Green, Mr John Scott MBE, the driving force behind the Englefield Green Memorial Project, thanked staff for their continued support.
The memorial will carry over 200 names in total, including 91 buried in war graves in the cemetery and 117 village residents who lost their lives in both World Wars.
Fund raising efforts continue in the area – the current figure st...
December 28th, 2014
All businesses in Cobham were invited by The Cobham Chamber of Commerce to enter a competition for the Best Dressed Christmas Window Display. In this our first year in Cobham, Lodge Brothers were awarded Joint 2nd Place for our Christmas Tree display.
Claire Nightingale, Funeral Arranger at Lodge Brothers Cobham placed a notice in the branch window inviting people to come in and write a message to a lost loved one on...
December 27th, 2014
Helen Kempster, the Funeral Arranger at Chertsey branch, recently celebrated a decade of service with Lodge Brothers. Helen joined the Company in December 2004, and after three months training she took over the running of the branch in Chertsey. Over the years she has become a well-known member of the local community.
After 37 years service working for HSBC bank in the city of London, Helen retired and sought a new d...
December 26th, 2014
Every year, Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors place a ‘Memorial Tree’ in each of their branches.
Families who have lost a loved one in the past year are invited to write a message on a card to them and hang it on the tree in memory.
At Chertsey, Branch Arranger Helen Kempster and District Manager Richard Leachman (pictured) invited the local vicar to host a short service of blessing at the branch.
Over a dozen r...
December 25th, 2014
Bethany Chapel in Bedfont recently approached Lodge Brothers to asked if they could assist them with providing new song books for the church. The Branch Funeral Arrangers were very pleased to help and arranged for the books to be swiftly delivered to the church.
Vanda Bloomfield, one of the two Arrangers said, ‘Bethany Chapel is not a rich church, so we were of course very happy to fund the provision of the new son...
