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We have completed the rebranding of three of our funeral homes – in Aspley, Allenton, and Cotmanhay – to develop and diversify our service offering as the funeral market evolves. We acquired Radcliffe-on-Trent based M.A. Mills Funeral Service in 2023, a respected funeral business catering to an established local customer base. The M.A. Mills offering… Read More

For Alan Barnacle, grave digging is more than a profession; it’s a lifelong commitment rooted in family tradition. Now 60-years-old and still digging graves by hand, Alan has worked alongside us at A.W. Lymn as a freelance gravedigger for nearly 30 years. “I started digging graves when I was 12 years old with my dad.… Read More

We are proud to have shown our support for a Nottinghamshire charity by taking part in a team abseil, raising funds for its essential work. Twelve members of our team, including Managing Director Matthew Lymn Rose, braved the heights of Queens Medical Centre to help support Nottingham Hospitals Charity. The money raised is given to… Read More

We’re pleased to share that we have appointed a new Senior Funeral Director for the West Notts area to lead an all-female team. Kirby Cranshaw, 34, stepped into the new position at the start of October after joining our Wollaton funeral home in 2020 and instantly becoming an integral and valued member of the company.… Read More

We have recorded an increase in individuals choosing to make the sea their final resting place, with an uptake in people opting for pre-paid funeral plans for burial at sea. While traditionally popular with members of the Royal Navy, the service is available to anyone if the right steps are taken. The option offers a… Read More

We are proud to share that we have consolidated our commitment to a cleaner future after securing a council grant, allowing us to significantly increase the number of electric vehicle charging points at our head-quarters. It comes after we invested in our first fully electric hearse and accompanying fleet in 2023 – the largest of… Read More

We have expanded our extensive reach of care for the bereaved into the West Midlands. Soon to be rebranded as Hammerwich Crematorium & Cemetery, we have acquired the eight-acre site currently known as Chase & District Memorial Park in Lichfield. It comprises  a new crematorium, which has been in operation for 18 months, on the… Read More

We have joined forces with a pub in Nottingham to create the most floral street corner in the city. Alongside The Bath Inn we have decorated our buildings in Robin Hood Street, Sneinton with a display of 76 hanging baskets of petunias, with the hope of making the most of the final weeks of summer… Read More

We are now the first funeral director in the UK to address the lack of formal regulation of uncollected ashes in the industry – by creating a record on an online public register. We have uploaded information of all cremated remains in our possession since before 2000 to ‘The Ashes Register’, a new initiative designed… Read More

A former tennis coach turned funeral arranger has shared how he has found his ‘second vocation’ in the funeral industry.    Andy McFeeters, 61, decided to retire from sports coaching in July 2023 after a 30-year career, and pursue a new role in the funeral industry with us.    Now in the final stage of… Read More