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B M & C Howard Funeral Directors
Independent Caring Family Business

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Our family helping yours.

Fair Price Promise.

92 - 92A Wakefield Road.

Barnsley.

S71 1NN

24 Hr Help and Advice.

Care Line 01226 249911.

bm.chowardfunerals@outlook.com

No obligation free of charge home visits

In the event of a death Contact

B M & C Howard Funeral Directors one of very few independent family funeral directors left in this area We are here 24 hours 7 days a week 01226 249911

B M & C Howard Funeral Directors are a local family business and proudly independent.

We are proud to be associated with the Fair Funeral Pledge, and the Fair Price Charter fighting funeral poverty.

Fair and affordable prices, with attention to detail making your loved ones funeral a celebration of life.

For many years we have built our reputation and business on family values and multiple award winning customer care, advocating price comparing and transparent pricing throughout the funeral industry.

Telephone 01226 249911 or email bm.chowardfunerals@outlook.com

No obligation free of charge home visits, or make an appointment to speak to us at our office on Wakefield Rd for help and advice.

Let us help you turn your loved ones funeral service into a celebration of life "It is as natural to die as to be born" Francis Bacon ( 1561 - 1626 ).

Here are just a few of the services we provide.

Cremations, Burials and Woodland Burials
Victorian horse drawn hearse
Motorcycle and sidecar hearse
Religious and non-religious services
A huge range of coffins caskets and urns
Newspaper notices
Order of Service printing
Live webcast at the crematorium
Flowers
Private chapel of rest and family lounge
24 hr help and advice help line number 01226 249911
National and International repatriation, in an ever shrinking world many people are working, living, or visiting foreign countries, or away from home in the UK. If the worst happens repatriation is the next step in bringing a loved one home.
PRE-ARRANGED FUNERAL PLANS Speak to us about your plans for your funeral, many people make plans for the funeral service they require whether due to serious illness or terminal illness it does actually bring a feeling of relief to many people and their family's we make and keep a record of all your funeral requirements and wishes such as type of service, music, transport, flowers, burial or cremation, the venue after the service. This is a totally free service with no obligations and would be used at a time of need.
We will store cremated remains until you feel you are ready to collect them or make arrangement for us to deliver them.
Interment of ashes into church yards and cemetery's throughout the UK.
Our Family Helping Yours.

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B M & C Howard are an independent family owned funeral director. For many years we have advocated transparent and honest prising throughout the funeral industry. The price that we advertise is the price that you pay,
After a house, wedding, car, funerals are the most expensive purchase we make and yet 97% of us don’t shop around.

Shop around costs vary hugely between funeral directors.

Ask about a Simple Funeral Service the most affordable funeral service a good send off thought and goodwill rather than lavish expense.

Funeral services

We are proud to be part of the Fair Funeral Pledge as being part of the pledge we are to show our lowest prices including disbursements or third party costs. When asking for a quote make sure to ask if the price includes disbursements.

Disbursements or Third party costs are payments outside the funeral directors control such as cremation / burial fees, Doctors fees, Church fees, Clergy / Celebrant fees.

Direct Cremation or Unattended Service. No Fuss. As seen on the television advertisements - £1450.00 this price includes bringing the deceased into our care a good quality wood effect coffin, all fees including Doctors fees and cremation fees, no Family / Minister or service, no chapel of rest facilities, ashes will be available or scattered at the crematorium, with this service payment is required prior to the funeral taking place.

Our Simple Package £2600.00 Hearse only, crematorium or graveside service with Celebrant / Minister, chapel of rest facilities, quality wood effect coffin, doctors fees and all other fees are included.

A deposit of 50% is required.

Outstanding balance to be paid within 14 days.

Our Standard Package £3150.00 Hearse with one limousine,

Standard Veneer Coffin, Chapel of Rest Facilities, Doctors fees, Celebrant / Ministers fees, and all other fees included.

If additional limousines or other services are required these can be arranged during the funeral arrangements.

A deposit of 50% is required.

Outstanding balance to be paid within 14 days.

Our personalised Service. A funeral service that is tailored to the families or next of kin wishes. If possible we will arrange with all religions and believes again making the service a celebration of life, and a life well lived. We will provide a written quote and a breakdown of all costs involved, our pricing is as always transparent with no hidden fees, If you require a Church or place of worship service prior to the cremation or burial we will obtain a price at the time of the arrangement, as Church's and places of worship vary in price.

No obligation free of charge home visits.

We require a deposit of 50% before the funeral takes place.

Outstanding balance to be paid within 14 days.

All prices are valid from 1st April 2024

Call 01226 249911 or email bm.chowardfunerals@outlook.com

for a written quote.

STANDARDISED PRICE LIST

All funeral directors are legally required to publish this price list for a standardised set of products and services.

This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors.

(Because Prices Do Vary)

ATTENDED FUNERAL. funeral directors charges only. £1100.00

This is where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or cremation.

Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements. This is part of the funeral directors charges.

Removal of the deceased within a 20 mile radius outside working hours and bringing into our care. £80.00

Removal of the deceased within a 20 mile radius during office hours. No charge.

Care of the deceased person in our premises until the day of the funeral. This is part of the funeral directors charges.

Provision of oak veneer or mahogany veneer coffin. £370.00

Provision of the chapel of rest for viewing of the deceased is during office hours only and by appointment. There is no additional charge. Part of funeral directors charges.

The date and time of the funeral service will be agreed between family / friends and the funeral director. Taking the deceased person to the agreed crematorium or cemetery, normally within 20 miles of our premises via the home or place of importance. £250.00

UNATTENDED FUNERAL. This is a funeral where family / friends choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person but do not attend the burial or cremation.

Burial. Funeral directors charges only. £600.00

Cremation. funeral Directors charges plus the cremation fees, including doctors fees. £1450.00

FEES YOU MUST PAY. For an attended and unattended burial funeral in the local area burial fee (interment fee). £1074.00

For a new grave you would also have to purchase a plot. for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal / replacement fee, also cemetery or local authority fees.

For an attended cremation funeral fee. At the local crematorium. (ashes scattered). £1017.00

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland as now one doctor needed to sign the medical certificates for cremation. £82.00

Please discuss any specific religious, belief based and or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.

ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

We are able to supply a range of optional and additional products and services, or to arrange for your benefit for a third party to supply them. Examples include.

Additional milage. £4.50 per mile

Additional transfers of the deceased. eg home, church, over night. £60.00

Collection and delivery of ashes. No Charge

Embalming. £80.00

Funeral officiant, celebrant, minister of religion. £200 - £225

Services supplied outside normal office hours. price on request.

We can provide a written quote for any additional products / services you require, giving you the option of making other arrangements.

We always recommend that you check prices, because prices vary quite widely and does not always provide the service promised. Reviews are not always trustworthy. Ask for recommendations.

Headstones and memorials

We provide headstones and memorials that honour the memory of your loved one. Contact us for a catalogue and price. 01226 249911 email bm.chowardfunerals@outlook .com

Headstones and memorials