Kevin Foad
September 19, 2025
CFS have been a family and friends favourite since the founder ran it decades ago - and his legacy lives on. Losing my father this summer was a stressful time. I live in Canada, and visited him. He happened to pass away while visiting (I
Kevin Foad
September 19, 2025
CFS have been a family and friends favourite since the founder ran it decades ago - and his legacy lives on. Losing my father this summer was a stressful time. I live in Canada, and visited him. He happened to pass away while visiting (I think he waited for us to arrive?) and so a visit turned into a stressful time to arrange a funeral. Ellie introduced herself as the funeral director when she and her team picked up my father in the private ambulance - and the respect, care and guidance was truly phenomenal. This is not something I've had to do, and Ellie guided me through all that needed to be done, listened to my and my father's requests, and filled the gaps with no-pressure offer of services, options and everything we need: a webcast for family and friends across the UK to sick to travel, and worldwide for family all over the world. Their floral tributes included the traditional, and the more 'off the wall' options my father would appreciate. They arranged all the services, liaised with Thornhill Cemetary (who provide a beautiful venue, and great touches like visual tributes, music and even water and kleenex with your order of service). CFS went above and beyond, and when I had to return to Canada in the intervening period between my father passing and returning for the funeral, we managed to arrange the whole thing remotely, and with very little fuss or confusion - and the day itself was professional, respectful, complete and, in a way, a joyous celebration of a life well lived. We arranged an expedited collection of remains to ensure we could scatter my fathers ashes to a restricted timeline. Ellie and the team did us proud, and I can recommend this group of caring professionals to help you get whatever you need for your loved one. Truly, thank you - for making a difficult time so easy to navigate. We are pre-paid for when the time comes for my mother.