by Steven Horton | Feb 29, 2016 | Blogs
Spring is a time when many tasks that have been left undone during the dark drab months of winter are completed. One of those can be tending to your loved one’s memorial; this may mean getting a new one altogether, cleaning the headstone and urn, leaving fresh flowers...
by Steven Horton | Feb 13, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
14th February 2016 marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of Bob Paisley, the most successful manager in Liverpool Football Club’s history. The former bricklayer from Hetton-le-hole in county Durham came to Liverpool as player in 1939 and never left. After...
by Steven Horton | Feb 8, 2016 | Blogs
If your loved one has been cremated and you have not had the ashes interred or scattered at a cemetery or in their favourite place, a memorial casket for the home or garden is an option for you. Caskets are portable and can be taken with you if you move home. As well...
by Steven Horton | Feb 7, 2016 | Blogs
February 8th 2016 is the twentieth anniversary of the death of Archbishop Derek Worlock. From 1976 to 1996 he was the highest ranking Catholic churchman in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, which also covers the Isle of Man and parts of Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater...
by Steven Horton | Jan 27, 2016 | Blogs
Headstones today come in a variety of materials and when choosing what to use for your loved one’s memorial a number of factors need to be taken into account. Granite is a popular choice of material due to it being such a hard material, it is available in a wide range...
by Steven Horton | Jan 21, 2016 | Blogs
Rake Lane cemetery in Wallasey is the scene of many war graves, the most recent of which was unveiled in January 2016 when an army medic had a headstone erected by the Commonwealth and War Graves Commission (CWGC). The CWGC had previously identified 255 casualties of...
by Steven Horton | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Should you be in the tragic situation of losing a child, there is now some comfort in that cemeteries are a lot more flexible in the type of memorials and ornamentation that are allowed on children’s graves. Gone are the rigid rules of days gone by when the only...
by Steven Horton | Jan 13, 2016 | Blogs
Choosing an inscription for your loved one’s headstone is a difficult and emotional task that you will want to get right. Summing up their life and your feelings in just a few short sentences is not easy, but there are some simple steps to follow that can assist with...
by Steven Horton | Dec 9, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Cremation may have been a method of disposing of dead bodies for thousands of years, but it has only available in Liverpool since the end of the 19th Century. It is also only in recent decades that dedicated plots in cemeteries for cremated remains have been...
by Steven Horton | Dec 5, 2015 | Blogs, Uncategorized
A new statue of The Beatles at the Liverpool waterfront has been unveiled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the last time the band played in the city on 5th December 1965. Neither John Lennon or George Harrison have grave markers anywhere, their ashes having been...
