We are John Garside & Son Funeral Directors in Congleton. Our caring and dedicated team are here to take care of all your funeral arrangements.
From the funeral director's own website.
Published prices
Attended funeral · estimated all-in
Around £3,445
Director's fee £2,495 + cremation fee £950
Direct cremation
£1,645
No service · already includes the cremation fee
What's included & optional extras
What's included in the attended fee
Legal & administration
£665
Collection of the deceased
£245
Care of the deceased
£935
Coffin (wood effect veneer)
£250
Viewing / chapel of rest
£5
Hearse / transport
£395
Burial (instead of cremation)
Unattended burial (director's fee)
£1,645
+ typical burial fee (paid to the cemetery)
£1,000
Optional extras (charged if used)
Mileage (per mile)
£2
Transfer / removal
£225
Return of ashes
£225
Embalming
£225
Officiant / minister
POA
Out-of-hours collection
POA
Estimated all-in = the funeral director's own charges plus the crematorium's cremation fee. Prices from their CMA Standardised Price List. An estimate — confirm the exact, current price directly with the provider.
What people say
★★★★★ Claire is absolutely amazing at her job here. We have now dealt with Claire twice and both times she has been kind, loyal to us, and gone above and beyond to support and help us. She is so warm and friendly and presents as more of a friend than anything else. I cannot recommend her enough for looking after your loved ones.
★★★★★ Amazing experience in such a difficult time, the care and dignity and compassion that is given is beyond exceptional , I can't thank them enough for their Support and help , this isn't the first time I used john garside and son and I highly recommend them if in the unfortunate event that if you ever need to use an undertakers.
Claire at the Congleton based firm went above and beyond, nothing was to much trouble, and Paul on the day of the funeral was lovely and helpful and made sure everything went to plan.
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all your help in such a difficult tim
★★★★★ From the moment I had to arrange Roberts Funeral I was treated with kindness and respect from Claire at Garside Funeral Services Also the Minister from the Crematorium was a lovely lady who made it the perfect day and just how Robert wanted it to be Thank you to you all for making it a good day. Annette Matthews.
★★★★★ Excellent service and knowledge from Claire at all times making a difficult process easy and less stressful. Claire is a very polite and pleasant lady to talk to. Thank you Claire
★★★★★ very caring and helpful staff at a difficult time.