﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="2.0"><channel><language>en-gb</language><description>Independent funeral homes provide professional support when a loved one dies to arrange a tailored funeral service</description><link>http://www.ifh-funerals.co.uk/</link><title>Independent Funeral Homes</title><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:50:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0719c45a-ccb8-42ef-9210-6dc7f50d199e</guid><description> Coffin Type A - The Cambridge - £1395.00 plus local disbursements 
   
 Service Inclusion: 
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 An Elm Foil Coffin, fully fitted with handles, engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Provision of Limousine (Seats 7)  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church Fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation Certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost   
                 </description><link>/pages/coffin-type-a-879.htm</link><title>Coffin Type A</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:40:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">dee15f8f-f97e-47f9-87b6-1e3f61a01e2c</guid><description>   
   
 A dignified Funeral with sensitive understanding at a cost of £995.00 plus local disbursements.  Service Inclusion:  
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 An Oak Foil Coffin, fully fitted with handles engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of Dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church Fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial Fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation Certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost            </description><link>/pages/simplicity-funeral-880.htm</link><title>Simplicity Funeral</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:50:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c2f6b427-da5b-40c0-8143-be17bf5f7478</guid><description> Coffin Type B - The Amble - £1545.00 plus local disbursements 
   
 Service Inclusion:  
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 An Oak Veneer Coffin, fully fitted with handles, engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Provision of Limousine (Seats 7)  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church Fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial Fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation Certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost          </description><link>/pages/coffin-type-b-881.htm</link><title>Coffin Type B</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:49:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0800aab2-cfba-45dd-92e6-9bf7fb4aeb51</guid><description> Coffin Type C - The Raby/Auckland - £1765.00 plus local disbursements 
  
 Service Inclusion:  
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 An Oak/Mahogany Veneer Raised Lid and/or Panel Side Polished Gloss Coffin, fully fitted with handles, engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Provision of Limousine (Seats 7)  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church Fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial Fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation Certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost          </description><link>/pages/coffin-type-c-882.htm</link><title>Coffin Type C</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:49:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa1b311-f173-4e29-b01f-3ba66126ba32</guid><description> Coffin Type D - The Argyle/Barnard - £2145.00 plus local disbursements 
  
 Service Inclusion:  
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 A Solid Mahogany/Oak Raised Lid Panel Side High Gloss Finish Coffin, fully fitted with handles, engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Provision of Limousine (Seats 7)  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church Fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial Fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation Certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost         </description><link>/pages/coffin-type-d-883.htm</link><title>Coffin Type D</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:49:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">15b068f7-66b4-483a-b601-d6813b6ab5ea</guid><description>Coffin Type E - The Canterbury -£2265.00 plus local disbursement 
  
 Service Inclusion:  
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 A Solid Oak Casket High Gloss Finish, fully fitted with handles, engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Provision of Limousine (Seats 7)  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church Fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial Fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation Certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost            </description><link>/pages/coffin-type-e-884.htm</link><title>Coffin Type E</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:50:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2aaa6a85-a26c-4dcd-86b6-d5a88d5ab68e</guid><description>Coffin Type F - The Last Supper Coffin -£2790.00 plus local disbursements 
  
 Service Inclusion:  
 
 Professional services in arranging and conducting  
 A Last Supper Coffin High Gloss Finish, fully fitted with handles, engraved nameplate and lining  
 Choice of Dress - Own Clothes or Shroud will be provided  
 Care of Deceased prior to Funeral  
 Viewing at our Chapel of Rest by appointment  
 Provision of our Hearse to convey the Deceased to a Crematorium or Cemetery  
 Provision of Limousine (Seats 7)  
 Provision of Cortege to leave from house  
 Funeral Conductor and Bearers  
 Home Visit by a Funeral Director guarantees all arrangements are individual and personal    Disbursement Fees:  The following items may, where applicable be additional to the above cost. 
 
 Removal of Deceased by Private Ambulance to our Chapel of Rest  
 Crematorium Fee  
 Cemetery Fee  
 Church fees including Organist, Verger and Heating  
 Ministerial Fee  
 Doctors Fees for Cremation certificate  
 Obituary Notice at Cost           </description><link>/pages/coffin-type-f-885.htm</link><title>Coffin Type F</title></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:33:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f8cb9231-1190-43bb-abaf-36bd2945ba66</guid><description>         
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  ALTERNATIVE AND/OR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS   
 (Prices on Application - Photograph Shown)   Typical Solid Oak Casket with Shaded Finish  Mahogany Finished Poplar Casket with The Last Supper Depicted in Lid  (Further choices also available)  Children's Coffin/Casket     Environmentally Friendly OptionsRecycled Cardboard Coffin     Willow Woven Coffin  Bamboo Coffin  Horse Drawn Carriage  Ashes Caskets  Temporary Wooden Crosses  Release of a Dove In Memory of your Loved One  Pre-Paid Funeral Plans in Partnership with Golden Leaves Trust   

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      </description><link>/pages/alternative-additional-requirements-886.htm</link><title>Alternative/Additional Requirements</title></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:13:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1dc3a309-0521-4ff3-b04a-75cf86910c53</guid><description>  Independent Funeral Homes Ltd is an independent local company with seven branches across Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire run by people who offer a personal professional service at an economical price.  We are on call 24 hours per day to offer support, help and advice in your hour of need.  Throughout, we will assist in addressing all the formalities that accompany your bereavement from your initial call and our first visit in the familiarity and privacy of your own home, to discuss your requirements, at a time convenient to you.  The arrangements for the funeral service, the minister and flowers through to the selection of a lasting memorial.  At every step our help and support is available to you and never more than a phone call away, whenever the need arises.  Our extensive experience ensures an ability to meet your requirements across the total spectrum of the funeral services.  From the simplest woodland burials, quiet and unostentatious; to the most elaborate and prestigious. From a single limousine to the ceremony of a horse drawn hearse. Our resources can be matched to a variety of needs, with costs personally tailored to the requirements of the family.  Go to Contact Us to find your nearest branch or call our central telephone number 0800 6 121212   Our services include:    24 Service  Funeral Service  Minister  Flowers      </description><link>/pages/home-873.htm</link><title>Home</title></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:15:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">e302f650-b079-49db-bb95-facc4e95ab98</guid><description>  Bedfordshire Undertakers also serving Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire &amp;amp; the UK        Independent Funeral Homes Ltd  based in Bedfordshire supply services throughout Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.  Our local companies include:     Luton Funeral Service  Dunstable Funeral Service  Bedford Funeral Service  Kempston Funeral Sevice  Shires Funeral Service    Our company also supply memorials via our Monumental Mason Company Shires Memorials  We can also arrange  Pre-paid Funeral Plans   for you in conjunction with "Golden Leaves"            IFH Ltd are members of  SAIF - The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors    Because we are smaller, we try harder - you will notice the difference.                 </description><link>/pages/funeral-services-874.htm</link><title>Funeral Services</title></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:47:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0aaf64ca-2fc3-48a5-be04-97fd30f0dc97</guid><description>  
  SIMPLICITY FUNERAL  - £995 plus local disbursements   Coffin Type A  - The Cambridge - £1395 plus local disbursements   Coffin Type B  - The Amble - £1545 plus local disbursements   Coffin Type C  - The Raby/Auckland - £1765 plus local disbursements   Coffin Type D  - The Argyle/Barnard - £2145 plus local disbursements   Coffin Type E  - The Canterbury - £2265 plus local disbursements   Coffin Type F  - The Last Supper Coffin - £2790 plus local disbursements  Superior Caskets - Price on Application    ALTERNATIVE AND/OR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS                         </description><link>/pages/coffin-services-875.htm</link><title>Coffin Services</title></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:34:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">02da6a1f-36c3-4cc1-8a38-ff9867779be6</guid><description>     Shires Memorials, monumental masons serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the UK.  Visit the Shires Memorials site for more details on the products and services they offer.       &amp;nbsp  &amp;nbsp  &amp;nbsp    A memorial of your choice           The desire to choose a Monument to a lost loved one, is in itself an expression of the love and esteem held in the memory of the bereaved; and the choice of Monument, an extension of that memory.   A workforce of dedicated monumental masons are available to support your every need.                              
 &amp;nbsp  &amp;nbsp  &amp;nbsp  &amp;nbsp  &amp;nbsp    Granite, Marble Stone or Slate Memorials    Choosing the Right Material  A selection of memorials in granite, limestone, slate and marble  Memorials come in many forms including tablets, plaques, kerb sets or vases and can be hand engraved by our masons.      </description><link>/pages/monumental-masons-876.htm</link><title>Monumental Masons</title></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:08:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">245857db-b939-4fcd-b58b-f3a0de2fe67f</guid><description>   Funeral Arrangements... they shouldn't be the last thing on your mind.   Many thousands of people in the UK and expatriates abroad have now planned and paid for their funerals as part of a sensible and responsible approach to organising their lives.  Independent Funeral Homes Ltd, Pre-Paid Funeral Planning is available in areas we cover, including Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.  Our local director will visit you in the comfort of your own home to discuss and answer your questions regarding this specialist service.  Our pricing structure is locally based thereby providing clients with a quality service at an extremely competitive rate.     Pre-planning and Pre-paying        Pre-planning  gives you the peace of mind of knowing that the arrangements you particularly want, will be conducted sensibly, in dignified respect to your wishes.   Pre-paying  now will save you, your family or your estate a great deal of money. Bought now at today's prices, every detail is guaranteed no matter when it is needed or how much the costs of a funeral have risen in the meantime.    Why Plan Now?    Sharing the intimate details of your preferred funeral service 5, 10 or 15 years ahead of its time can be quite a difficult concept to consider. If you write it down, who will you entrust the paper to? If you tell your partner, sons or daughters, how will they remember and plan your every wish in their time of sadness? Only you can advise sensibly on such individual requirements - Burial or Cremation? Church? Hymns? Music? Cars? Memorialisation? Or perhaps you have such an environmental requirement such as woodland burial for instance?  Bereaved relatives have grief and anger to contend with. Adding the administrative burden of arranging the funeral to their confused and emotional state may lead to mistakes being made and unnecessary costs being incurred. Two cars are ordered when it should have been three; or a service at the church might be overlooked altogether.  Planning and paying for your funeral in advance saves your family the anguish and grief of doing anything other than remembering you.  Please  contact us  for further information </description><link>/pages/pre-paid-funeral-plans-877.htm</link><title>Pre-Paid Funeral Plans</title></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:38:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">cf9039da-552e-467d-97e0-a15370a01db8</guid><description>    24 hour Telephone: 0800 6 12 12 12       Baldock Branch Telephone :  01462 491191        Bedford     Branch  Telephone :  01234 356999   Dunstable Branch Telephone :  01582 477000        Kempston Branch Telephone :  01234 840005    Letchworth Branch Telephone :  01462 486618      Luton     Branch Telephone :  01582 493500       Stotfold Branch Telephone :  01462 731951                      </description><link>/pages/contact-us-878.htm</link><title>Contact Us</title></item></channel></rss>
