A FUNERAL SERVICE ORDER TAILORED TO YOU
Carl Kenyon’s Meridian Funeral Home is a family run business that has been providing support to the Chorley community for nearly a century. As the longest serving Funeral Directors in Chorley, the business has been operating officially since 1926. Kenyon’s Funeral Directors was originally established by the Grandfather of the current proprietor, Carl Kenyon, and we now welcome the fourth generation of the Kenyon family to the business, ensuring Kenyon’s Meridian Funeral Home remains an integral part of the local community for many years to come.
All funerals are carried out with utmost respect regardless of what plan you choose.
We do have a true Funeral Home
Standard Funeral
£2850.00 + Disbursements
What is included
- Collection of the deceased. We do not charge extra for collection within or outside of normal office hours.
- All necessary work to arrange the collection of the deceased, arrangements of the cremation or burial, conducting the order of service funeral and return of ashes (cremation only).
This includes arrangements of the funeral in person. - Veneered either in Oak, Mahogany or Pine coffin with handles and nameplate. A wide range of upgraded coffins are available at an additional cost.
- Care of the deceased including preparation for visits.
- Chapel of rest visits by family and friends. Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm.
- Choice of date and time of funeral between Monday and Friday.
- Provision of a standard motor hearse to convey the deceased from our funeral home to the ceremony. This can include an interim stop at a residential address or similar location to meet mourners who wish to follow the hearse to the ceremony.
- One limousine for the carriage of mourners to the ceremony and return to a local location of your choice. Further limousines can be added for an additional charge.
- Return of ashes from the crematorium for collection from our funeral home (cremation only)
What is not included
- Obituary in the local press
- Floral tributes
- Choice of officiant to conduct the ceremony. This may be a religious officiant or a civil celebrant
- Service at a place of worship prior to cremation or burial. Whilst a service will take place in the crematorium (or at the graveside in the case of burial), it is possible to have a more in-depth service at a place of worship beforehand.
- An urn is not included. The ashes will be returned to you in the receptable provided by the crematorium which may be a box or plastic container. We have a choice of cremation urns and scatter tubes to purchase for an extra charge.
- In the case of burials, if you don’t already own the grave. You will need to purchase the grave. We can arrange this for you:
- Charnock Richard Crematorium – £850-£1,440 Depending on time of service
- Pleasington Crematorium – £1,050
- Overdale Crematorium – £1,090
- Catholic Church – Price on request
- Church of England Church – Price on request
No Charge applied to Under 16 years
If you need to arrange a funeral for a child, whether it’s for a baby lost during pregnancy or a child up to the age of 16, we will carry out our services for free.
We will carefully guide you through all the arrangements and listen to you to understand your thoughts and wishes. We will gently suggest unique ways to add personal touches to the day and be right by your side before, during, and after the funeral..
The free services we provide are:
- Our funeral director’s services
- Our funeral directors will support you through everything you need to do, including completing all the paperwork and making all the arrangements for the funeral.
- Our rooms where you can come to visit your child if you want to. You can spend as much time with them as you need. If you’d prefer them to be at home before the funeral, we can help you with this.
- suitable funeral cars, such as hearse and limousine
- your choice of route for the funeral procession
Things you’ll need to pay for
You may need to pay for minister or officiant fees and any additional products and services that are not included in our free children’s funeral services.
You can choose to add other products or services to the funeral at an additional cost:
- personal floral tributes
- funeral stationery, memorial books
- obituary notices, acknowledgements
- caskets, urns and keepsakes
- headstones and masonry
- catering
- alternative hearse
- additional limousines
There are a number of charities and organisations that support people dealing with the death of a child.
You might find these helpful if you need further support, counselling or somebody else to talk to:
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- SANDS
- Child Bereavement UK
Simple Funeral Plan
£2700.00
What is included
- All necessary work to arrange the collection of the deceased, arrangements of the cremation or burial, conducting the funeral service and return of ashes (cremation only). This includes arrangements of the funeral in person.
- Coffin with handles and nameplate. A wide range of upgraded coffins are available at an additional cost including eco friendly, wicker, picture and solid wood coffins
- Care of the deceased including preparation for visits
- Chapel of rest visits by family and friends. Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm.
- Choice of date and time of funeral between Monday and Friday.
- Provision of a standard motor hearse to convey the deceased from our funeral home to the ceremony. This can include an interim stop at a residential address or similar location to meet mourners who wish to follow the hearse to the ceremony. We are also able to offer a range of alternative hearses. Example include a horse drawn hearse.
- Return of ashes from the crematorium for collection from our funeral home (cremation only)
What is not included
- A limousine is not included. Mourners may follow the hearse to the ceremony.
- Obituary in the local press
- Floral tributes
- Service at a place of worship prior to cremation or burial. Whilst a service will take place in the crematorium (or at the graveside in the case of burial), it is possible to have a more in-depth service at a place of worship beforehand.
- Choice of officiant to conduct the ceremony. This may be a religious officiant or a civil celebrant
- An urn is not included. The ashes will be returned to you in the receptable provided by the crematorium which may be a box or plastic container. We have a choice of cremation urns and scatter tubes to purchase for an extra charge.
- In the case of burials, if you don’t already own the grave. You will need to purchase the grave, we can arrange this for you.
- A limousine can be provided at an additional cost of £200.00.
Direct Cremation
£1,850.00
We believe that the Direct Cremation is the way that all funerals will be held in the future – it is a dignified, respectful and cost-effective way to say goodbye to a loved one without the fuss. Arranging a funeral this way gives you time to celebrate the person’s life at a later date with a memorial service or a family gathering to share memories of your loved one.
There are no hidden costs.
Includes:
- Crematorium fee
- Coffin
- All paperwork and arrangements made on our behalf
- Visit to the funeral home if you wish to sit with your deceased relative to say a final goodbye. Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm
- Hearse to the Crematorium on the day of Cremation.
THERE WHEN YOU NEED US
The Kenyon family have been providing funeral services in Chorley since 1926. We are a fourth-generation independent family business run by Carl and Brett Kenyon.
You can choose from a wide range of services and our prices for a simple funeral start from just £1850.00 plus third-party costs.
A QUIET PLACE TO REST
Meridian House is a truly traditional Funeral Home, and not just a business premises.
Kenyon’s Meridian Funeral Home is always attended, as Meridian House is also the Kenyon family residence. This ensures that your loved ones are never left alone and there is always someone available 24/7.
A TAILORED SERVICE
The Kenyon family have been providing funeral services in Chorley since 1926. We are a fourth-generation family business run by Carl and Brett Kenyon.
You can choose from a wide range of services and our prices for a simple funeral start from just £1850.00 plus third-party costs.
ALWAYS AVAILABLE – ANYTIME, NIGHT & DAY
From your very first call, we are always available to help. If a person has passed away at home, we can always be there within the hour to transport the deceased back to our funeral home, where they are looked after in a calm environment, and never left on their own.
When a person has passed away in hospital, the first step is to register the death at the registrar. Once this has been completed, we are able to collect that person from the hospital and deliver to Meridian House where they are able to rest while we help you arrange every aspect of the funeral, from the Order of Service to flowers and transport.
To start making arrangements, please feel free to contact us anytime, day or night. Call us now on: 01257 234 377, or use the contact form below.
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ENQUIRE ABOUT OUR FUNERAL SERVICES
If you would like to discuss our pre-paid funeral plans, or have any questions about the services provided by Kenyon Meridian Funeral Home, then please fill in the contact form and we will get back to you at the earliest opportunity.