Langmead Memorials News

On Saturday 8th November the Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors asked all their Funeral Directors to open their doors to the general public for a National Bereavement Awareness Day.

Langport and District Funeral Services opened their Langport parlour and their new parlour at Townsend, Curry Rivel between 0900 and 1500.  The new parlour is shared with Langmead Memorials, therefore offering all the services the bereaved require under one roof.  To celebrate the opening and to give the public an opportunity to see more of what goes on,  Philip Peppard of Langport Funeral Services and Keith Marsh of Langmead Memorials,  arranged displays and demonstrations throughout the day.

Traditional horse-drawn hearse

There was a display of ‘Hearses and Coffins through the Ages’ at Curry Rivel with a traditional horse drawn hearse with a wicker coffin,  a modern day Mercedes hearse with an oak coffin and an immaculate motorcycle trike and hearse which was designed by the set designer of the Harry Potter films.  The trike and hearse will carried a very modern painted coffin.

There was also a demonstration of hand letter-cutting in stone by Langmead Memorials’ Andrew Brooker.  Andy is a very well known letter cutter whose work has featured in a number of television programmes. 

Keith Marsh.