Arranging a Funeral

Helping you
Plan the Perfect
Funeral

Celebrating a life well lived can feel like a daunting task, whether you’re planning your own funeral or that of a loved one.

The love and care that forms the cornerstone of our service makes the process more bearable. And we ensure every step is easy to follow so you feel in control.

Wherever you choose to meet us – in the comfort of our funeral home in Accrington, at your home or somewhere else – our highly dedicated and experienced team will guide you through the confusion following loss. We provide funeral services throughout the North West so, no matter your location, we can come to you.

You can be confident that every detail is covered, observing your wishes and those of the person who has died while providing all the practical advice and support you need.

Dealing with the
Practicalities

Although every individual is unique there are certain
arrangements that need to be considered. We will help and advise you with:

  • Registering the death.
  • Who to inform, including the necessary authorities, family and friends.
  • Burial and Cremation.
  • Selecting the appropriate coffin, casket or basket.
  • Deciding where the funeral ceremony will take place. This could be in a religious building, cremation chapel or elsewhere.
  • Creating the perfect ceremony to reflect a true memory picture of the life that has been lived based on the beliefs, personality and values of each character.

At the time you register the death, the Registrar will offer you the opportunity to use the TUO (Tell Us Once) service. The TUO service will inform up to 30 services within the full coverage of Councils in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as five Central Government Departments and Public Sector Pension Funds including four large national funds and all local government pension funds.

The benefit of the TUO service is that you won’t have to telephone, write, or send death certificates to the individual departments which will save you valuable time.

Alternatively, please use the ‘get in touch’ button below and we will guide you though the the necessary steps.

“Thank you Lianna for your heartfelt words; there were
many moving comments about your eulogy. Your kindness and support were amazing, and the professionalism of your team made our journey seamless”.

The Pinder and Moorhouse families

Direct Cremation

Direct Cremation with Champ Funeral Services, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington

At Champ Funeral Services, we understand that a traditional funeral service is not always the way in which people wish to say farewell to their loved ones. This is why we have put together a direct unattended funeral service, known more commonly as Direct Cremation.

What is a Direct Cremation?

A Direct Cremation is a cremation where there is no ceremony, and no family or friends in attendance. It can be followed at a later date by a celebration of life ceremony, memorial service, or scattering of ashes, giving family and friends the opportunity to come together in remembrance.

Why choose Champ Funeral Services for Direct Cremation?

If it is your wish to select Direct Cremation with Champ Funeral Services, you can be assured that they will be cared for at our funeral home in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, Hyndburn until the day of the cremation and the cremation will take place locally at Accrington Crematorium, unlike many other companies who transfer your loved one hundreds of miles to their cremation facility.

If it is your wish, we can personally collect their ashes from Accrington Crematorium and arrange for them to be returned to you.

Can we say farewell to our loved one prior to the Direct Cremation?

Direct Cremation at Champ Funeral Services differs from most other direct cremation providers as we offer the option of a simple farewell ceremony here at our beautiful funeral home. You can have a gathering for up to 15 mourners and we will deliver a personal farewell ceremony for the extra cost of £250.00, at a time prior to the Direct Cremation being held at Accrington Crematorium.

What is the cost of a Direct Cremation with Champ Funeral Services and what does it include?

Direct Cremation at Champ Funeral Services costs £1,515.00. This cost includes transfers of your loved one to our funeral home in Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington. Care of your loved one, a simple cremation coffin, completion and delivery of all legal documentation, transfer to Accrington Crematorium on the day of the committal and collection and return of your loved ones ashes.

(If the required coffin size exceeds 6ft2 x 22 in dimension then a surcharge of £150.00 will be applied for an outsized coffin)

The Champ Funeral Experience

With over three decades of experience, Champ delivers a true sense of occasion, and you can rest assured that we’ve considered and prepared for every practicality, leaving you free to celebrate the life of the person you have lost.

Saying goodbye is just part of the service. We work with you to create the perfect funeral ceremony by:

  • Setting a suitable tone for the day – be that joyous, serene, sombre or other emotion.
  • Reflecting the wishes of the person who has died – we help you honour their beliefs, values and traditions.
  • Choosing the most fitting words – we create amazing and unique eulogies, or if you want to write the tribute yourself, you can be assured we’re here to support you.
  • Remembering your loved one as they were – by telling the stories that make you laugh and cry.
  • Picking the right music – from hymns to rock-n-roll or something of your own.
  • Selecting a suitable venue – we’ve arranged intimate family gatherings at home and lively send-offs in theatres and other venues.
  • Doing something unique – commemorate the person who has died in a way that’s fitting for them. From balloon releases to Formula One cars, we’ll help you think creatively to craft a most memorable and distinctive day.

“As soon as we walked into your funeral home, the
atmosphere was perfect. You understood everything we wanted and made us feel completely at ease when handing the care of our mother to you. The day of the funeral was so elegant and very graceful – you did her and us proud”.

Jill Chambers

What to expect on the day

Although there is no such thing as a typical Champ funeral, there tends to be a common order of events;

  • Family and close friends arrive at our funeral home, your home or another location of your choice.
  • We arrive respectfully and elegantly presented in our pristine Mercedes fleet, horse-drawn funeral carriage or another form of chosen transport.
  • Flowers will have been carefully prepared and displayed around the casket or basket in the hearse.
  • Close family and friends are driven to the location of the service following the hearse either in our limousines or other form of chosen transport.
  • The service will take place in line with the preparations we have helped you make:
  • Your chosen celebrant or minister will direct the funeral ceremony.
  • The Champ team will be on-hand to gently guide everyone through each stage of the day.
  • Sometimes the service is split, for example, between a church and crematorium or cemetery. In this instance the mourners leave one venue and go to the next in the same vehicles as before.
  • Flowers are often laid outside the church, crematorium or at the graveside and people are able to read the words on the wreaths.
  • The cars take the mourners to the reception where people continue to share their memories.

In the case of cremation we will return the ashes of your loved one to you or conduct a scattering or placement of the ashes ceremony. Our support continues beyond the day of the funeral in our role as grief recovery specialists.

“Everyone at Champ made us feel welcome and your service
was excellent and caring. We appreciated the mark of respect as we paused outside Dad’s house and also his previous address on the way to the church”.

Lesley Cookson

Everything taken care of

Our families tell us they couldn’t have been prouder of the ceremonies we’ve helped them create. They leave our service knowing that everything possible was done to commemorate the life of the person who died in a way that resonated with all those involved.

Our beautiful funerals and exquisite care create a positive funeral experience which makes precious memories.

“If it’s possible to say we had a perfect funeral, then that
is what we got on the day. Your presentation was excellent in every way and it would not have been possible to ask for anything more. In my opinion Champ Funeral Services is second to none”.

Carole Wright