Bowley Funeral Service 30 Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8AN Telephone: (24hrs) 01273 841711 www.bowleyfuneralservice.co.uk Bowley & Gallagher Family Funeral Directors BOWLEY FUNERAL SERVICE 209 Preston Road, Brighton BN1 6SA INDEPENDENT FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND MONUMENTAL MASONS Telephone: (24hrs) 01273 934899 www.bowleyandgallagher.co.uk Owned and managed entirely by the Bowley and Gallagher families P & S Gallagher Family Funeral Directors Fraser House, Triangle Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4HW Telephone: (24hrs) 01444 451166 30 Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8AN www.pandsgallagher.co.uk Telephone: (24 hrs) 01273 841711 www.bowleyfuneralservice.co.uk P & S Gallagher Family Funeral Directors Weald House, 111 Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill RH15 9AA Telephone: (24hrs) 01444 239869 www.pandsgallagher.co.uk Surrey & Sussex Crematorium Balcombe Road, Worth, Crawley RH10 3NQ Tele: 01293 882345 Surrey & Sussex Crematorium The crematorium is located on the B2036 Balcombe to Horley Road, to the east of Crawley. Approaching from London leave the M23 at junction 10, follow the Crawley signs to the roundabout for approximately 1 mile and return towards junction 10. After half a mile, follow the slip road on the left to a T junction (B2036), turn left and the crematorium is on the left hand side after 200 yards. From Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and districts, travel through Cuckfield, heading towards and through Balcombe (B2036). After leaving Balcombe, follow the road for 3 miles, passing over the M23, leaving the Europa Hotel on the right and Maidenbower Village on the left. Go through 2 roundabouts (still following B2036), under the motorway slip road and the crematorium is on the left hand side after 200 yards. BOWLEY FUNERAL SERVICE Brighton Crematoria Woodvale Crematorium, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3QB Tel: 01273 604020 The Downs Crematorium, Bear Road, Brighton BN2 3PL Tel: 01273 572472 Company Information We are a well-established family owned firm with a reputation for providing a dedicated and professional service. Each member of our team has been highly trained to deal with clients in a sympathetic and understanding manner at all times. Our offices are on Keymer Road in Hassocks. They are spacious and comfortably furnished, offering an informal environment in which to discuss and finalise any funeral or memorial arrangements. Should anyone prefer these discussions to take place in the privacy of their own homes, we are only too pleased to come and see you at whatever time is convenient. The Downs Paul Bowley has many years of experience working in the funeral profession, having Crematorium lived and worked in Sussex since the mid 1970s. Woodvale Crematorium Paul was born and grew up in Brighton, attending Rudyard Kipling and Whitehawk Schools. In 1980 Paul started work as a coffin maker with W A Stringer & Son in Kensington Gardens, and first started arranging and conducting funerals when he moved to Hurstpierpoint to look after Frank Davey’s in 1989. Paul moved to Hassocks Both crematoria are located off the A270 Lewes Road, Brighton. When approaching to establish Bowley Funeral Service in 1999 in association with P & S Gallagher of from London and the north follow the A23 to St Peter’s Church. Turn left at the Haywards Heath, who opened additional offices in Burgess Hill in 2010. church onto the A270, following this road towards Lewes for 1 mile to the vogue gyratory system where the crematorium is well sign-posted on the one-way system Working together in partnership, we were genuinely excited to open our fourth on the right hand side. The main entrance can be easily identified by black iron set of premises as ‘Bowley & Gallagher’ in Brighton in April 2016, offering an fencing and large matching gates. (For the Downs Crematorium turn right across independent family owned funeral service that has been conspicuously absent the gyratory system into Bear Road, follow to the top of the hill and the entrance is from the city in recent years. on the right hand side). We are members of The Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors, From Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Hassocks and districts travel through Ditchling, operating within a strict code of practice, and endeavour under all circumstances following the road over Ditchling Beacon towards Brighton. At the T Junction, turn to provide full and correct information about the services that are available to you. left into Coldean Lane to the bottom of the hill (approx 3/4 mile) to the traffic lights. Turn right onto A270 (Lewes Road) heading towards Brighton, past Brighton University on the right, and the bus station on left. For the Downs Crematorium, turn left immediately past the bus station into Coombe Road and follow the signs. For Woodvale Crematorium stay on the Lewes Road, go through two sets of traffic lights into the vogue gyratory system and turn left into the crematorium drive. BOWLEY FUNERAL SERVICE Our aim is to listen to and treat you with respect and courtesy, to meet your personal needs and to ensure that you are completely satisfied with the quality of our work. We offer a comprehensive service at costs tailored to our clients’ requirements, with office facilities and personal visits available seven days a week until late evening and beyond if required. Memorials Our professional advice is freely available regarding any problems that may confront you. These could include questions about costs and fees, distance funerals We are able to offer a full and comprehensive service, supplying any type of memorial (both at home and overseas), legal requirements or documentation. We can to your personal specification. also advise on different religious practices, non religious ceremonies, transport, press announcements, printing, catering, floral tributes, collating and forwarding Brochures are readily available, and full written estimates and advice are provided charitable donations and any other concerns that you may have. without obligation. We are happy to meet with you in any local cemetery or graveyard, or organise a meeting in one of our offices. If preferred a visit to your Our clients’ confidentiality is observed at all times and once funeral arrangements home can be arranged to fully discuss your requirements and any associated costs. have been discussed, a full written estimate will be provided for your retention. We are proud to work with local craftsmen and those further afield, with an emphasis on quality materials and genuine value for money. In the case of existing memorials it may be necessary to remove these from site to our workshops for works to be carried out. A full detailed report and estimate, together with recommendations will always be sent concerning any works prior to commencement. Contact us to request one of our comprehensive memorial brochures and price lists. Bowley and Gallagher Board of Directors BOWLEY FUNERAL SERVICE BOWLEY FUNERAL SERVICE The team at Bowley Funeral Service INDEPENDENT FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND MONUMENTAL MASONS Paul Bowley has been involved in the funeral exclusively recommend business since 1980, establishing Bowley Funeral Service in Hassocks in 1999. He is a member of the SAIF National Executive Committee, and will serve as their National President in 2017/2018. Paul is a governor of the Independent Funeral Director’s College, and has been a member of the Rotary The UK’s largest independent funeral plan provider Organisation since 1987. He is a passionate advocate of independent family run funeral directors. Sharon Saunders is a local girl; born in Fulking, she went to school in Albourne and then to Downlands, and has lived in Mid Sussex for her whole life. Sharon married in 1979, moving to Hassocks in 1981 where she has been ever since. Working for Bowley Funeral Service since 2000, Sharon passed her Independent Funeral Directors Qualifications in 2008. Having arranged literally thousands of funerals throughout her career, she is passionate about helping the bereaved, and is also a specialist Golden Charter ‘It’s a good feeling knowing everything is organised’ pre-paid funeral planning advisor. A pre-paid funeral plan fixes the cost of our services at today’s price Berit Hoad is of Scandinavian descent; she grew Removes the emotional and financial burden from your family or loved ones up in Burgess Hill and moved to Brighton when Guaranteed acceptance with no health check she was 20 years old. She previously worked in the Fully transferable to any part of the UK travel industry and then for Sussex Police – both in An independent trust fund guarantees the financial security of the plan Customer Service related departments. Berit moved A range of payment options are available to Hassocks with her husband and daughter in 2014 Over 500,000 people in the UK have purchased a Golden Charter funeral plan and enjoys country walks and village life. Berit joined Bowley Funeral Service as a Funeral Arranger in May 2015. She finds helping bereaved families through For a free brochure and more details the difficult task of arranging a funeral for a loved please call into the office or call us on one is a privileged and rewarding position. 01273 841 711 BOWLEY FUNERAL SERVICE Sue Vickery has worked for the business since Insurance Policy Providers 2010. With a background in financial services, Sue Internet Provider is our Company Secretary, Accounts Manager and Landlord Book Keeper as well as working closely with local Library families arranging funerals as required. Sue is also a Meal on Wheels/Home Help Agency specialist advisor for Golden Charter Independent Mortgage Provider Way Funeral Plans. Motoring Breakdown (AA, RAC etc) National Insurance Contributions Office (self-employed people only) National Savings and Investments Pensions Providers Post Office (mail redirection) Davina Docherty joined us in 2015, working closely Premium Bond Office with Pat and Paul on the stonemasonry side of Probate Office the business.