As a local independent family run business, when you choose Hillier’s it’s our family who will be helping yours. Each and every one of our team is dedicated to helping local families through this difficult time. To us it’s not a job, it’s a vocation.
As family funeral directors, our family is here to help yours. From the first moment you contact us we are here for you, helping you through this difficult time in any way we can.
One of our experienced and professional funeral arrangers will spend time getting to know you and the person who has died. We will talk about their funeral wishes and your preferences to help you create a truly fitting send off.
We take care of all the planning and organisation of the funeral on your behalf. We deal with venues, ministers and celebrants. We arrange transport and coordinate all the timings to ensure the day goes ahead perfectly.
It’s the many little details that make the funeral unique to the person who has died. This might include a special coffin, an alternative hearse, their favourite flowers and music as well as reading and audiovisual or video montages.
We ensure that all the required legal and administrative paperwork is completed and complies with all the necessary regulations.
Once in our care your loved one will receive the highest standards of care. We will talk to you about dressing and embalming.
At each of our funeral homes, we have a beautiful Visiting Room where you can spend time with your loved one before the funeral.
It’s the many little details that make the funeral unique to the person who has died. This might include a special coffin, an alternative hearse, their favourite flowers and music as well as reading and audiovisual or video montages.
Unique to Hillier’s is our bespoke Service and Wake rooms which you can use to host a private funeral before an unattended cremation, or prior to the committal at the crematorium or cemetery.
Our team is experienced at providing emotional support and guidance to families from the very first phone call you make to us, right through to the day of the funeral. We also offer a more formal bereavement support service to clients who need it after the funeral.
As a local family run business it’s really important to us to be part of our community and to give back. We don’t do this to tick a box like some corporate funeral directors do. We do this because we love where we live and work, and we want to contribute to making our community a better place for all for generations to come.
We are very honoured that many of our clients like to tell us how the service they received from us made them feel. We’d like to share some of these comments with you below.
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We lost our Mum on the 7th December at home. Right from that first phone call, Hilliers were so supportive and respectful at the worst time for us as a family.
Reece came to the family home and helped to sort everything within 12 days … read more so we could have the Funeral before Christmas. He was so kind and understanding of us all as we tried to work our way through this as a family.
On the day, Rebecca walked in front of the Hearse from the family home out of the street, such a touching thing to do and all were there silently supporting throughout. Thank you. -
Ray and I would like to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone involved in the care of our beautiful daughter Lyndsay. We will forever be grateful to them all, but especially to JULIE GROOM who was our point of contact throughout this … read more the worst time in our lives, she helped guide us through our nightmare with the most caring, empathetic, professional and gentle manner. Her patience and understanding of our needs was amazing nothing was too much for her. Julie definitely went above and beyond she accomplished everything we asked and did it with such gentle grace we will be eternally grateful to Julie.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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On behalf of my father, Peter, myself and the wider family, we would like to extend our heartfelt and sincere thanks to Hillier Funeral Services for their professionalism, sensitivity, patience, and help with arranging mums funeral. They … read more made a very difficult and emotional day all the more bearable and we felt very safe in their hands. Their suggested celebrant, Kirsty, was lovely. She gently and sensitivity listened our stories of mum, and her eulogy was perfect. Thank you all so much.
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Having had to call upon Hillier s services twice in the past year,on both occasions we as a family
have found them, respectful of all our concerns, delivered us the requirements we requested.
All done with dignity to the deceased and family. … read more
We as a family can't thank them enough for their dignity and professionalism throughout these difficult times -
Incredibly Polite and Sincere. They assisted us with our requests, for my late brother -with so much dignity and humbleness (it actually brings tears to my eyes, just recalling how patient they were).
Thank you. -
Well there isn't really much to say apart from how fantastic Hilliers are in particular a special shout out to Mike. From the minute he came to collect Mum right through to the completion of the service Mike has been first class. Nothing … read more has been too much trouble, he is warm, caring and compassionate and my family and I are so grateful to him. Mike you are an absolute star and I will recommend Hilliers all the way!
Whatever your funeral wishes, needs or budget we can create a fitting funeral for your loved one.
You can have the service and wake in our beautiful tailor-made rooms at Kingshill House.
