Lodge News
June 19th, 2014
The 70th Anniversary of D-Day was celebrated by Lodge Brothers in West Byfleet with a window display dedicated to the grandfather of a branch client.
William Charles Butler’s name is on the war memorial outside the local church in the centre of West Byfleet as he had been in the Salerno landings in Italy with the British and American forces. This was a huge battle and there is now a war cemetery nearby with 2,0...
June 17th, 2014
St Michael’s School in Ashford held their annual ‘Dad’s Football Tournament’ last Saturday and this year the teams had something to battle for – a magnificent trophy and winners and runners-up medals which were provided by Lodge Brothers, the local family-run funeral directors.
Eight teams battled for over four hours on a warm afternoon, before a team made up of school teachers defeated one of the dad...
June 17th, 2014
Lodge Brothers Cobham Branch celebrated Fathers’ Day this weekend with a small window display featuring a poem for all those who have recently lost a father. We hope that the words in the poem helped bring positive thoughts at what is a difficult time for some.
If tears could build a stairway
And memories were a lane
We would walk right up to Heaven
And bring you back again
No Farewell words were spoken
No time...
June 16th, 2014
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Christ Church in Ottershaw, the Reverend Sandra Faccini organised for a time capsule to be buried in the church grounds containing several items of interest from life as it is now.
Adults and children were involved and a special service was held to dedicate the capsule and it’s contents.
Ken Ash, Branch Arranger at Lodge Brothers Addlestone asked Sandra if there was anything th...
June 12th, 2014
St Michael’s School in Ashford held their annual ‘Dad’s Football Tournament’ last Saturday and this year the teams had something to battle for!
A magnificent trophy and winners and runners-up medals were provided by Lodge Brothers, the local family-run funeral directors. Eight teams battled for over four hours on a warm afternoon, before a team made up of school teachers defeated one of the dad’s teams in ...