Lodge News
June 5th, 2014
A recent campaign run by The Sun newspaper, highlighting the plight of the dilapidated graves of Britain’s Victoria Cross winning servicemen, has generated a huge level of public interest and has spurred the government to take action and provide much needed funds for repair.
Residents in the immediate local area may be aware of the “Adopt a Grave” scheme, which was the brainchild of local lady June-Ann Worby an...
June 2nd, 2014
Pat Moller has worked for Lodge Brothers since April 2006, when the company took over Edmonds & Sons, with whom she had worked since 2001. She is one of two experienced Funeral Arrangers looking after the branch in East Molesey, where she has lived for most of her life.
Pat is well known and respected in the local community, and explains,
“I love my work here, and I do feel that my knowle...
May 30th, 2014
Carol Disspain, branch arranger at Lodge Brothers East Molesey, hit the streets again recently as she has done for the past 10years, collecting on behalf of St Pauls’ Church, Hook for Christian Aid Week.
Every year, volunteers all over the country carry out door-to-door collections in their local area on behalf of the charity.
Carol explained, “I’m always happy to volunteer for Christian Aid and this is...
May 23rd, 2014
Lodge Brothers & Wickendens Funeral Directors in Brentford are celebrating the first anniversary of their memorial rose garden, which was opened last year on Tuesday 21st May 2013.
Around 30 invited guests came along to the branch last year to sponsor a rosebush. Funds raised by the sponsorships were donated to The Mulberry Centre, a privately funded Hospice based in the grounds of West Middlesex Hospital, which...
May 22nd, 2014
The vicar of St. Mary's Worplesdon, the Rev. Hugh Greer, is currently acting as mentor to two trainee ministers due to be ordained next month.
The ladies had no knowledge of how funeral directors work, or how crematoriums operate, so J.Monk & Sons agreed to act as a guide to these services.
They spent a morning with District Manager Keith Hopkins, who went through all the relevant procedures carried out by the ...
