Branch News: Windsor

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...

Lodge Brothers Support Windsor Homeless Charity & Maidenhead Cowshed

Lodge Brothers, the family you can turn to. This is our belief and ethos and it comes in a variety of shapes and forms. As funeral directors we are here to support and guide people in our community who have lost a loved one, by arranging and conducting funerals, designing, making and placing memorials, as well as by holding annual remembrance services. Many of these are expected of us, but we always try to go furt...

LODGE BROTHERS WELCOMES NEW ARRANGER TO THE WINDSOR BRANCH

Lodge Brothers are pleased to introduce our new funeral arranger Maaike Gomm-Zaagsma, who has taken up post at our branch in Windsor. Maaike joined Lodge Brothers in November 2020 following a successful career with a leading international airline and is now looking forward to serving the local community. "Losing a loved one is one of the toughest things any person can go through. No matter how strong a person i...

VE Day Display at Windsor Branch

Although VE day cannot be celebrated in style this year it shouldn’t stop us from raising a glass, or a cuppa, to thank all of our WW2 heroes. This Friday 8th May the Nation toasts together at 3pm from the safety of everyone’s own homes. Whether you are driveway dining, garden gathering (with same household only) or simply saluting from a safe distance we thank you for joining in....

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...

Come & Write Your Christmas Message for Our Memory Tree

Windsor, along with all our branches, invites clients and passers-buy to write a message to their lost loved one on a card to place on our Christmas Memory Tree. This is an important part of the grieving process for anyone who has recently suffered a bereavement, and at this difficult time of year it can really help....

Lodge Brothers Quiz Night for Marie Curie Raised £1,401.50

A quiz night, organised recently by Jill at our Windsor branch, took place at the Duke of Connaught pub and raised a huge £1,401.50 for the Marie Curie charity. The amount raised will pay for over 70 hours of Marie Curie community nursing to benefit terminally ill patients being cared for in their own homes. Well done Jill!...

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...

Easter Memory Tree at Windsor Branch

Come tie a yellow ribbon on the Easter Memory Tree at Lodge Brothers in St Leonard's Road in Windsor. Branch arranger Jill Palmer has given the local community the chance to remember their loved ones no longer with us in a simple, yet visual way....

Charity Quiz Night in Windsor

Local members of the community of Windsor turned out to support a charity quiz evening arranged by Lodge Brothers at the ‘Duke of Connaught’ pub in the town. The theme of the evening was ‘The 80s’, and everyone got into the spirit by dressing up in fancy dress. The evening was a huge success with a challenging quiz written by one of the locals, Fraser Grant, who included an enjoyable 80’s music round. With...