Lodge News

E.A. Langley Host Christmas Lunch

As a follow up to a Service of Remembrance, E.A. LANGLEY, the family run funeral directors, organised Christmas Lunch and Party on Saturday 3rd December for 65 senior citizens. According to Paul Bye, manager at E.A. Langley, “it was a lovely occasion. We donated a large 8ft Christmas tree with lights and the ladies, all widows, first attended a mass, which was followed by drinks and nibbles accompanied by festive ...

Best dressed Christmas Tree in Ashford

Lodge Brothers Ashford Branch has won the award for “Best Dressed Christmas Tree” in Ashford. The competition runs hand in hand with Ashford on The Map, which Beverley Lodge (Director), Richard Leachman (Manager) and Kate Thulborn (funeral arranger) took part in by supplying mince pies, cupcakes and mulled wine in the freezing cold. They raised around £240.00 on the night for our local charity, Ashford Stroke ...

Sara Runs for Princess Alice

Sara Matthews, Lodge Brothers Marketing Manager, ran last Sunday in the Santa Fun Run in aid of the Princess Alice Hospice. Sara, together with her daughter Millie and group of friends, all dressed up in red Santa uniforms, complete with big white beards, and ran three times round Old Deer Park. “Exhausting but great fun” said Sara “but if I do it next year I must remember not to go out the night before!” �...

Lodge Brothers Host Remembrance Service

This year the annual service of Remembrance sponsored by Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors and was held at St Matthews Church. This was the third year running the family run local funeral directors held a service for their families. Over 230 people packed the church, last Sunday for a service lead by Father Ralph Horton with a poem read by Beverley Lodge and reading by Richard Leachman (Lodge Brothers District Manage...

Anna Friel films new TV drama in Brentford

ACTRESS Anna Friel popped down to Brentford on Monday to film scenes for her upcoming TV drama. The 35-year-old, famed for her roles in Brookside and Goal!, was shooting for a new TV show in Lodge Brothers & Wickenden, funeral directors, in Half Acre on Monday (28). She filmed scenes both inside and outside the premises and branch arranger, Valerie Perkins, managed to be caught on film in several scenes. Ms Perk...