Woodville funeral home raises record amount for Macmillan cancer support charity
Woodville Co-op funeral home has raised its highest ever amount for the annual Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event – with £300 raised in the first hour alone.
Read More99-year-old Joe helps Woodville Co-op to raise record amount for Macmillan coffee morning
When 99-year-old Joe Cave’s wife died of cancer he was determined to help the charity that looked after her in her last months.
Read MoreWoodville Co-op funeral home joins in World’s Biggest Coffee Morning fundraiser
Well-known South Derbyshire businessman Pete Massey is to open a fundraising event at Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 28. Mr Massey, owner of Masseys DIY, will cut a ribbon to officially open the coffee morning at the funeral home in Granville Street. Proceeds will go to the…
Read MoreWoodville Co-operative Funeralcare appoints a familiar face in the community
A well-known South Derbyshire councillor has come out of retirement as a funeral arranger to work alongside her daughter. Sandra Wyatt has joined Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare in Granville Street, where she is helping daughter Lorraine Walker to run the operation. The Tory district councillor jumped at the chance to return to her old job when…
Read MoreWoodville Co-operative Funeralcare hosts two Christmas memorial events for families
Families are being invited to light a candle to a lost loved one at a Christmas memorial service in Woodville – one of two events being organised by Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare to help the bereaved over the festive season.
Read MoreSouth Derbyshire council chairman takes coffee break at Woodville Co-op funeral home
South Derbyshire District Council chairman, Councillor Michael Stanton, took an unusual coffee break with residents – at Woodville Co-op’s funeral home. The Tory councillor was invited to Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare in Granville Street for a chat over a cuppa as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning 2017 in aid of cancer charity Macmillan. The…
Read MoreSouth Derbyshire council chairman to open coffee morning at Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare home
South Derbyshire District Council chairman, Councillor Michael Stanton, will be taking an unusual coffee break with residents at Woodville Co-operative Funeralcare in Granville Street on Wednesday (September 27th).
Read MoreWoodville Co-op Funeralcare head appointed to key role with British Institute of Embalming
Woodville Co-op Funeralcare general manager Amanda Woodward has been appointed president of the British Institute of Embalmers – an internationally revered institution with branches in several countries.
Read MoreBoss swoops on Woodville Co-op funeral home in motorcycle sidecar packed with chocolates
It was one of the strangest sights funeral staff had ever seen when their manager swooped unexpectedly on them in a motorcycle sidecar.
Read MoreWoodville families pay a moving festive tribute to lost loved ones
Young and old came together in Woodville to remember lost loved ones in a moving service designed to bring comfort to the bereaved over Christmas. Dozens of candles were lit in memory of relatives and friends during the memorial service at Woodville Methodist Church. There was also a moment of quiet reflection before the congregation…
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