Branch News: Lodge Brothers HQ

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...

Community Bereavement Cafe with Lodge Brothers New Malden

A Community Bereavement Café is a drop-in session arranged in association with Princess Alice Hospice. It is open to anyone who is bereaved,, whether or not you have had a loved one under the care of the Hospice. Refreshments will be available, and there will be a chance to talk with someone who is trained to listen, and to share experiences with other bereaved people. The café is being held on Tuesday 10th Marc...

1-2-1 Advice Sessions on Dying Matters & Funeral Planning

On the first Wednesday of every month, Lodge Brothers in partnership with Age UK Hounslow, are offering one-to-one advice sessions on dying matters and funeral planning. The next session is on Wednesday 4th December 10am-12pm at the Southville Community Centre Feltham. Our Funeral Arrangers will advise on: What are the first steps after a death The different types of funerals available What can be inclu...

Commemorative Stone Donated by Lodge Brothers to St Mary Oatlands Garden of Remembrance

Lodge Brothers Memorial Stonemasons recently donated a commemorative stone to the Garden of Remembrance at St Mary Oatlands in Weybridge. Reverend Folli Olokose sent the following letter of thanks: "Dear Chris, Thanks ever so much for all your help and investment on the Garden of Remembrance. We are all very pleased with it and the service of dedication went very well (better than planned - it didn't rain!)....

Barnes & Sons Donate Hamper for Wear It Pink Christmas Raffle

District Manager Adrian Moore and Barnes & Sons Funeral Arranger Maureen have donated  a huge food hamper to 'Wear It Pink' for the raffle prize at their Christmas Craft Fair, to be held at Askew Library on Saturday 16th November. The lovely Maureen will pick the winning ticket on the day, so please go along, or contact the branch for raffle tickets 020 8723 6862...

Lodge Brothers Funeral Wishes Exhibition Sparks Conversation About End of Life

Lodge Brothers hosted their first ever Funeral Wishes Exhibition last week at the Broadwater Pavillion in Guildford. The event was well attended by people from all walks of life. Exhibitors included Lodge Brothers Legal Services, Guildford Crematorium, coffin suppliers, Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground and funeral singers and musicians. Lodge Brothers also previewed their new Hybrid Funeral Cars due for delivery in...

New Monument to Commemorate Kate Marsden 1859-1931

Lodge Brothers Memorial Masons were recently commissioned to produce a headstone to mark the grave of Kate Marsden, an extraordinary woman of international humanitarian dimensions, who lived in the Borough of Hillingdon, and was buried there in an unmarked grave. Kate Marsden travelled to Russia with endorsement from Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, and was awarded the Russian Red Cross for her service as a...

The Brothers Lodge Run 5K for Charity

Yesterday at Painshill Park, brothers Chris 'Braisher' Lodge and Andrew 'Bolt' Lodge competed against each other in Munday's Annual Charity 5K Fun Run in aid of the very worthy cause the 'Princess Alice Hospice'. Despite the cold and drizzly conditions, the boys were soon working up a healthy glow as they forged their way up and down hill, neck and neck, around the course. As the younger brother and with youth on hi...

Walding & Son Donate to Hayes Cottage Nursing Home

District Manager Adrian Moore and Funeral Arranger Suzette O'Rourke presented a cheque for £250 to the Palliative Care Unit at Hayes Cottage Nursing Home today, the proceeds from the raffle of framed prints earlier this year. The management and staff all came out to receive the cheque, for which they were very grateful. And with the blessing of a bereaved family the flowers shown in the photograph were also donated...

Lodge Brothers Support Mundays Charity 5K Run

On the evening of Wednesday 20th May 2015, sporting Directors Andrew & Chris Lodge joined Sara Matthews at the annual Mundays Solicitors Charity 5K Run in Bushy Park. This was the 8th annual event in aid of the Princess Alice Hospice, one of Lodge Brothers' many supported charities. In total 204 entrants managed to raise a staggering £8,000 in donations. As usual, the healthy rivalry and witty banter flowed. It wa...