Branch News: Dedworth

Lodge Brothers Coffee Morning For Thames Hospice

Last week our funeral arranger Sharon Avison and District Manager Cressida Harris held a coffee morning at the Dedworth branch raising awareness for Thames Hospice. The raffle was a great success with the first prize of a meal for two at the Runnymede Hotel being won by Jennie Mew. The Hospice has set up a group for those who were needing a bit more support due to losing someone during the COVID pandemic. The gro...

Coffee Morning Fundraiser for Thames Hospice 5th May 10am

Lodge Brothers in Dedworth warmly invite you to our coffee morning and raffle, to raise money for Thames Hospice as part of 'Dying Matters Awareness Week'. Join us between 10am-12noon on Thursday 5th May at our branch at 67 Dedworth Road, Windsor SL4 4EY. Raffle tickets can be purchased inside our branch to win one of the fabulous prizes donated by our friends at Oakdale Bees, Runnymede-on-Thames Hotel and Christ...

Dedworth Branch Supports Sung Eucharist

Last week, Sharon the Arranger from the Dedworth branch and Cressida the District Manager attended St. John the Baptist Church on Sunday 6th February to support the Sung Eucharist, in one of the many events Windsor are holding this year to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. Sharon did  an amazing job designing the order of service for the event and over 150 people attended including the Mayor of Windsor Drew Dilkens and ...

LODGE BROTHERS WELCOMES NEW ARRANGER TO THE DEDWORTH BRANCH

Lodge Brothers are pleased to introduce our new funeral arranger Sharon Avison, who has taken up post at our branch in Dedworth. Sharon joined Lodge Brothers earlier this year, after working for a leading international airline for 19 years. A resident to the local area, Sharon is excited to begin serving the community: “Many can do a “good” job, not everyone can do a job “good”. With my wealth of cust...

A Dedication to Our Private Ambulance Team

Jill Palmer, our  Funeral Arranger at Windsor branch has written this heart-felt dedication to all our unsung heroes that work behind the scenes at Lodge Brothers, to let them know how much we respect them: “This is a dedication to all the staff that work from the shadows. Our private ambulance team and all those who work tirelessly to ensure that everyone has their last time. These are the people that we entru...

Dedworth Branch’s Christmas Tree

Along with all the other branches in the district, Claudia at Dedworth branch has put the Christmas Tree up in the branch window this week to mark the start of the holiday season....

Chris Lodge Rides Land’s End to John O’Groats in Memory of Ben

On Saturday 7th September 2019, I will be cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats  - 9 days, 980 miles.  Whilst I undertake this challenge I will be remembering our friend and colleague Ben, who tragically took his own life. I would like to raise money for CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably – a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. You can find ou...

Christmas Posada in Dedworth

Posada is a Spanish word that means 'inn', and is also the title for a Mexican Advent celebration in which two people dressed as Mary and Joseph travel from house to house in their village to proclaim the imminent arrival of Jesus and request that the new-born baby be given a room. In UK, the idea has been updated so that knitted nativity figures travel around the parish from place to place, staying at a different ...

Lodge Brothers, Dedworth says: ‘Lest We Forget’

Official Opening Ceremony and Service of Dedication at Dedworth Branch

The Official Opening Ceremony of Lodge Brothers new branch in Dedworth Road, Dedworth was held on Thursday 28th June. Richard Leachman, District Manager for the area, opened with an introduction to the Lodge Brothers family history and an outline of the company's philosophies. Local clergy members joined together and prayers were read in the Dedication and Blessing of The Chapel of Rest, and after a brief speech wel...