Coping with bereavement is an emotionally challenging journey, during such times, practical matters like funeral arrangements and transportation can feel overwhelming. Thankfully, there are companies at hand to offer compassionate support that helps ease the burden. Whether you need help with arranging a funeral, or simply with travel, these organisations provide professional services tailored to meet your needs.

In this article we highlight three companies that offer essential services from funeral planning to transportation; helping you manage the practical aspects of loss with care and dignity.

 

Grassby Funeral Service


Bereavement is something which will touch all of us at some point in our lives and we are each affected differently not only from one another, but also from one bereavement to another. 

When someone dies, family members find themselves organizing the funeral, contacting family and friends and dealing with all the necessary paperwork that is part of losing someone, and sometimes there is little time to take in the change to their own lives. We as funeral directors are here to guide families through the formalities of those early difficult weeks, but when the funeral has happened and other people’s lives are returning to normal, the desolation of loss can seem overwhelming.

Family and friends are an essential part of helping us through our grieving, and it is good to remind ourselves not to avoid those early occasionally awkward conversations – even when we don’t know quite what to say, it can be so comforting to the bereaved to know that we care and to talk about the loved-one.

We are fortunate in modern times to have some wonderful organisations such as Grassby Funeral Services who can help when we are struggling – maybe we just need to know that others are coping no better than we are, maybe we don’t want to trouble our families who are also trying to deal with loss. There is no route-map to grief, no right way to deal with it, but we do need to talk about it and when we do then we shall all begin to feel the benefit.

Get in contact today via:

Tel: 01305 262338 (24 hour service)

Email: info@grassby-funeral.co.uk

Web: www.grassby-funeral.co.uk

Grassby Funeral Service, 8 Princes Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TW

 

TRIP

Here to Help You


TRIP have been operating in East Devon now for around 27 years.  What started as a transport company to help people get to medical appointments, has now grown into a much more substantial organisation, as you can see from our attached advert.

We are now based in a great position next to Honiton Surgery in Marlpits Lane with parking available.   There is a large variety of mobility equipment, including wheelchairs and mobility scooters, on display there (second-hand wheelchairs, walkers and mobility scooters available too).

As well as transport to medical appointments, there are weekly shopping trips, outings and pub lunches, all door to door.  Our mini holiday breaks are very popular too, with Jersey on the agenda for next Spring.


On Tuesday mornings we run a Friendship Cafe in Honiton with tea and cakes plus some entertainment or a speaker.

From 1st October, TRIP will be running the Ring and Ride service in Axminster which we have taken on from Axe Valley Ring and Ride, so please ring 01404 45629 to book for that service as well as all our other services.

So, if you would like to meet new people or are just in need of help with transport, please get in touch with one of the girls in the office.  We would love to help.

Get in contact today via:

Tel: 01404 46529

Email: admin@tripcta.org

Web: www.tripcta.org

 

Richard W Gegg & Sons LTD

We are Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton only family owned and independent funeral service. We are proud to service the local community for over 90 years

If someone has passed away or is in palliative end of life care, please contact us and we will call you to discuss the next steps.

Get in contact today via:

Tel: 01395 222444

Address: 47 Rolle St, Trinity Chambers, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2RS, United Kingdom

 

Home Instead

Devon’s Most Recommended Home Care Provider


Get local support from the South West’s highest rated homecare provider.

Home Instead, the leader in quality home care services across Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon. has established a strong presence in the South West. Family owned and operated and managed by a team of dedicated professionals, has been consistently recognised for its exceptional service standards.

They are the only home care provider in the South West to be rated ‘Outstanding’ in all five areas of inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

With a focus on relationship-led, personalised care, fostering an environment of continuity and trust.

Understanding that each client has unique needs and preferences, Home Instead offer tailored services to cater to individual needs and wishes.

With a minimum of 1 hour long visits, Home Instead Exeter and East Devon offer a comprehensive range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of their clients. These include:

  • Complex Care
  • Live-in Care
  • Home Help
  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Companionship
  • Meal Preparation

Home Instead Exeter and East Devon are leading the way to professionalising care with award winning training, career progression and highly competitive salary and benefits. Whether you’re looking for care for your loved ones, or interested in working in care, get in touch with Devon’s most respected homecare provider today.

Call us on 01395 200600 or email us at enquiries.eastdevon@homeinstead.co.uk

Web: homeinstead.co.uk/eastdevon