22 November 2017

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: If you saw last week’s press, you may have seen that we’ve had reasons to celebrate here at Coles Funeral Directors – having achieved the prestigious accolade of the first ever Funeral Directors in Wales to have been recommended by the Good Funeral Guide, and having won the highly contested […]

17 November 2017

PRESS RELEASE: Cardiff, Wales, November 17th 2017| For a relative newcomer in the ‘fusty old funeral industry’ – Coles Funeral Director is ‘doing things right’ according to the recently published recommendation by The Good Funeral Guide and customers who voted the family-run operation Business of the Year Award 2017 in the Local Link Magazine competition.The […]

11 November 2017

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Inspired by this year’s theme for the Poppy Appeal and Rethinking Remembrance – it’s got us thinking here at Coles, how do you remember your loved ones?Remembrance is defined as ‘the action of remembering something or someone’.  So whether you choose to remember someone by simply taking the time to […]

8 November 2017

Written by Office Manager, Claire Robertson: If you’re part of our Facebook community, you’ll have seen that this month we have a Remembrance Tree in our funeral home on Newport Road – on which, each leaf is a message of remembrance for a departed loved one. (There is still time to include your message of […]

30 October 2017

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: In my last couple of blogs, I’ve concentrated on innovative new products in the death care industry, but this week I’d like to focus on the wealth of ground-breaking services available to people, right here in Cardiff. Some services are designed to help you plan and finance the end of […]

26 October 2017

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: We’ve been getting inspired at Coles this month as we look at innovation in the funeral industry. Today we’re looking at alternatives to interring or storing ashes in decorative urns. Some of the practices are already part of our service offering, but when it comes to memorials and keepsakes using […]

24 October 2017

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Last week, I met with Care Home professionals from all over Cardiff and the South Wales area at the annual Care Roadshow held in Cardiff City Stadium. The conference that ran alongside the programme focussed on pioneering treatments for the elderly, and there were lots of innovative products on show […]

13 October 2017

Written by Director, Gareth Coles: Today, I was at the Bengali Centre in Riverside for the Cardiff & Newport Bereavement Conference listening to Chief Coroner and Chair and Vice-Chairman of the National Burial Council (NBC), discuss the issues pertaining to burial and bereavement in Cardiff’s diverse community.The speakers covered a number of vitally important subjects, […]

11 October 2017

Written by Claire Robertson, Office Manager: October is synonymous with pumpkins, conkers, and dried foliage – and we have seen some stunning autumnal floral arrangements featuring all three over the years. Gold, brown, red and orange blooms also make fitting tributes at this time of the year, and Dahlia’s in particular are popular right now […]

15 September 2017

Written by Claire Robertson: September is here and so is the chill in the air here in Cardiff! It’s officially the start of autumn; the time when plants and flowers begin to bear fruit and harvest begins. This means that when it comes to funeral flowers in September, there is an abundance of in season, British […]

10 September 2017

Written by Gareth Coles: Today marks the end of Organ Donation Week 2017 – the subject of a great deal of discussion in the British media about the importance of organ donation and letting your loved ones know how you feel about it.The biggest headline this week was the story about the donated organs of […]

7 September 2017

Written by Gareth Coles: Dubbed the ‘Oscars of the Funeral Trade’ ( or Death Oscars), today I have the pleasure of accompanying James Rogers at the Good Funeral Awards at Porchester Hall in London.James is a finalist in the Funeral Arranger of the Year category, having been nominated for the tremendous work he does with […]