Finalists & Winners for 2024 GFA

 The 2024 Good Funeral Awards Finalists


   Gravedigger of the Year (Finalists)

(Individual)

Richard Marsh - Marsh Funeral Contractors - Winner

Daniel Hancock - D Hancock Contracting

Allan Roberts - Duchy Cemeteries







      Best Burial Ground  of the Year  (Finalists)

Seven Penny Meadow - County Durham - Winner

Old Park Meadow - Essex

South Downs Natural Burial Ground - Petersfield

Pembrokeshire Natural Burials - Leedham





   Crematorium of the Year (Finalists)

Birches Crematorium & Remembrance Park  - Winner

Great Glen Crematorium

Gedling Crematorium - Nottingham

West Berkshire Crematorium - Thatcham







   Most Promising Newcomer to the Trade  (Finalists)

(This can be an individual or company, new to the industry

within the last 18 months)

Aurora Funerals - Crowborough

Elite Funeral Services (NW) - Stalybridge

Deborah Mitchell Independent Funeral Director - Tyne & Wear

Debbie Malynn - Thereafter Funeral Services Ltd - Winner







   Coffin Supplier of the Year   (Finalists)

Shrouds & Ashes - Lena Sass Hughes

Parley Green - (Andrew/Thomas)

Woven Farewell Coffins - Winner

Ecological Coffins






Green Company/Product of the Year (Finalists)

(Includes Funeral Directors & Green Funeral Suppliers/Products)

Arthur C Towner Ltd

Parley Green - (Andrew/Thomas)

The Woollen Cwtch Company - Winner

Respect Funeral Services






Pet Funeral Provider of the Year (Finalists)

(Burial or Cremation)

Trusted Friends Pet Funeral Services

Dignity Pet Crematorium - Hampshire - Winner

Paws to Rest - Cumbria

Faithful Friends Pet Crematorium






   Best External Supplier to the Funeral Industry (Finalists)

(Includes Florists, Printers, IT software & IT assistance)

Sophie Hadley Marketing - Winner

Frontline Communications Group Ltd

 FIT Social Media

Flowers by Nic at The Floral Boutique - Isle of White









Low Cost Funeral Provider  (Finalists)

Kirsty Sailes - K S Funeral Directors

Southwest Funeral Care - Plymouth - Winner





       

 Funeral Arranger of the Year (Finalists)

(Individual)

Richard Meares - Co-op Funeralcare, Herne Bay

Nilam Rattan - Gills Funeral Care - Winner

Kristina Foster - Gavin Reynolds Funeral Directors

Malissa McMahon - Go As You Please Funerals







  Best Funeral Support (Finalists)

(Includes Trade Magazines, Bereavement Support, Logistical Support, Insurance Services, Probate)

The Coffin Club - Kate & Kate

Whiteballoon - Winner

YOLO Funeral Support Services

Dead Good - Katy & Lindsey Vigurs








   Celebrant of the Year (Finalists)

(Individual)

Lucy Biggs - Present Ascent - Winner

Katie Costello - Soul Midwife & Funeral Celebrant

Kate Moran - The Smiley Celebrant

Kate & Kate Celebrants - Kate Tym & Kate Dyer

Dave Gordon-Shute

Dr Katy Vigurs








Funeral Director of the Year (Finalists)

(Company or Individual)


Sara & Jez Fixter - Full Circle Funeral Partners

Gary Burdett - G Burdett Funeral Services Ltd

Gurpreet Gill - Gills Funeral Care - Walsall

Laura Henwood - Henwood Funerals

Natural Endings - Todmorden & Manchester - Winner

Arwel Hughes - R & J Hughes & Son, Llangefni









  Funeral Officiant of the Year  (Finalists)

(Any Religion)

Rev Diane Willoughby - Truro - Winner

Rev Emma Satchell - South Shields




   Carriage Masters of the Year  (Finalists)

Regency Horse & Carriage Masters

Above & Beyond Funerals Land Rover Defender Hearse - Winner

SCM Funeral Support Services






  Best Funeral Memorialisation (Finalists)

(Includes Keepsakes)

E White Memorial Jewellery

Everlasting Memory Keepsakes - Winner

Heart in their Hand - Cathy Milburn

Dead Good CIC - Funeral Badges






 Yearly Achievement Award  (Finalists)

(Individual)

Kate Moran with The Old Chapel Etruria - Winner

Amanda-Louise

James Barrett - MyGoodbyes Founder & Executive Director of Before I Go Solutions

 Gill Hodgson - The Farewell Flowers Directory




Lifetime Achievement Award (Finalists)

(Individual)

Dr Chantal Lockey - Founder of The Foundation for Infant Loss Training

Lee Snashfold - Crematorium Management & Consultancy - Winner

Carolyne Reeve - Bereavement Services Middlesbrough

Jeanette Holman -Cornwall




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