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testerandjones
Dec 18, 20181 min read
Festive gathering
Around 20 members of our smaller Bereavement Support Group met together at St John's Church Hall in Crowborough last week for a festive...
testerandjones
Dec 17, 20181 min read
Sporting chance
Stephen and Glenys enjoyed The Lord's Taverners Christmas Lunch atThe Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells last week and were delighted that the...
testerandjones
Dec 7, 20181 min read
Open afternoon
We have held two well-attended open afternoons this week for local clergy and staff from care homes in and around Crowborough. They’ve...
testerandjones
Dec 7, 20181 min read
Festive post
Don't forget that you can leave any Christmas cards which need delivering in Crowborough and Jarvis Brook at our office in London Road...
testerandjones
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Festival of Remembrance
We are proud to be supporting the Crowborough Centenary Festival of Remembrance on Saturday the 10 November at All Saints Chruch in...
testerandjones
Nov 22, 20182 min read
A step back in time
Many of us assume that the ‘traditional’ funeral we see today goes back many years. In fact, much of the ‘traditions’ we see now come...
testerandjones
Nov 13, 20181 min read
Safety talk
The November meeting of our Bereavement Support Group at Barnsgate was attended by 48 people, who enjoyed meeting together for a chat...
testerandjones
Nov 6, 20181 min read
Mayfield window
We are delighted to now have a presence in the beautiful High Street in Mayfield. Anyone visiting the village can find out about what we...
testerandjones
Nov 6, 20181 min read
Time to learn
Stephen recently attended the SAIF Education Day 2018 at the Leicester Tigers Stadium and found the day extremely useful, as well as...
testerandjones
Oct 26, 20183 min read
Words mean so much
Today, in a world of social media, many of us find ourselves discovering about a death of somebody we know online, perhaps through a...
testerandjones
Oct 22, 20181 min read
Paid leave for bereaved parents
A guaranteed right to bereavement leave and pay for parents who lose a child is expected to come into force in April 2020, according to...
testerandjones
Oct 16, 20181 min read
Having a Ball
We and our guests had a wonderful time at The Lord's Taverners Autumn Ball at The Spa Hotel in Tunbridge Wells recently, which was also...
testerandjones
Oct 8, 20181 min read
Walk and talk
Our smaller Bereavement Support Group took advantage of the lovely weather by having a walk over the Ashdown Forest recently, before...
testerandjones
Sep 26, 20183 min read
Comfort food
When Lindsay Ostrom’s newborn son, Afton, died on 1 January 2017 (he had been born the previous day), she says it was food brought by...
testerandjones
Sep 15, 20182 min read
Support when a child dies
Following on from recommendations to the Scottish Government that everyone connected with the death of an infant or child should receive...
testerandjones
Sep 14, 20181 min read
Simply the best
Forty-six members of our Bereavement Support Group travelled to London on a beautiful September day to enjoy a performance of Tina - The...
testerandjones
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Big turnout for Hospital Fete
We hope everyone enjoyed the Crowborough Hospital Fete on Bank Holiday Monday. After a horrible wet day on the Sunday, the clear skies...
testerandjones
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Growing support
Earlier in the year, we signed up to SAIFCare, a scheme launched as part of a partnership between trade association, The National Society...
testerandjones
Aug 16, 20182 min read
Always learning
While the main priority at Tester & Jones is to provide a good service and support to families, both Stephen and Glenys are also very...
testerandjones
Aug 15, 20182 min read
Funerals with faith
Church of England Minister, Rev Mark Ashworth shares his thoughts with us regarding funerals with faith. “In 2009 my wife, Lorna, lost...
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