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    • Home
    • Prices
    • Funeral Notices
    • About Us
    • Testimonials
    • Funeral Plans
    • Contact us
    • When someone dies
    • Useful Contacts and Links
    • Making a payment
    • Washington
    • Houghton-Le-Spring
    • Crematorium Sunderland
    • Sunderland Obituaries
  • Home
  • Prices
  • Funeral Notices
  • About Us
  • Testimonials
  • Funeral Plans
  • Contact us
  • When someone dies
  • Useful Contacts and Links
  • Making a payment
  • Washington
  • Houghton-Le-Spring
  • Crematorium Sunderland
  • Sunderland Obituaries

Useful Contacts and Links

Below is a list of some useful organisations and their websites to help you.

 

Child Death Helpline

A freephone service for all those affected by the death of a child.

Web: www.childdeathhelpline.org.uk
  0800 282 986


​Citizens Advice Bureau

For help on practical and legal matters and contacts for counselling, help and support.

Web: www.citizensadvice.org.uk


Compassionate Friends

For support after the death of a child.

Web: www.tcf.org.uk


Coroner’s Society

Web: www.coronersociety.org.uk


Cruse Bereavement Care

For general information, counselling and support.

Web: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk


SAIF's Funeral Advice

For independent & impartial guidance about the funeral process.

Web: www.funeraladvice.org


​Government's step by step Guide

What to do after someone has died.

Web: www.gov.uk/after-a-death


​Human Tissue Authority

The regulator for human tissue and organs.

Web: www.hta.gov.uk/guidance-public

Tel: 020 7833 1674


Natural Death Centre

Help, support, advice or guidance in planning a funeral.

Web: www.naturaldeath.org.uk


The NHS Organ Donor Register

Web: www.organdonation.nhs.uk


Probate Registry

For application for powers to process the will in England and Wales.

Web: www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate


SAIF

National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors.

Web: www.saif.org.uk


Veterans Agency

Help with costs of simple funerals for those receiving war disablement pensions.

Web: www.veterans-uk.info


​Veteran guide to financial & housing support

Web: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veterans-uk

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