Lodge News
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 ...
June 11th, 2014
Chris Lodge and Paul Bye joined mayors, ministers and other funeral directors for a service to celebrate 75 years of Mortlake Crematorium on 3rd June 2014.
The crematorium, which opened in 1939, has seen 180,000 cremations take place, including that of Margaret Thatcher, who died in April last year.
Other well-known figures to have been cremated at Mortlake Crematorium include comedian Tommy Cooper, actor Michael Red...
June 10th, 2014
When Reverend Rosy Barrie, vicar of St Martin’s Church, West Drayton, approached our Yiewsley branch for assistance with their Summer Fete, Funeral Arranger Janet Colton was keen to help. The main attraction of the fete was a Mobile Farm – small, accessible pens containing, Shetland Ponies, Goats, Sheep, Rabbits, Chickens among many others; a feature that proved particularly popular with children. We were happy t...
June 6th, 2014
When did you become a Funeral Director?
I first started in 1985.
How long has Thames Ditton branch been open?
It’s been 6 years now.
What made you want to open a branch on your doorstep?
Having lived in the village for over 15 years and having helped people I knew well when they had suffered a bereavement, it seemed natural to open a branch in the village to help the entire local community at their time of need.
Do...
