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About Us

About Us

Alexander Burn is an independent firm of Funeral Directors with Funeral Homes in Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Winchcombe.

Owned by Alex Burn, we are dedicated to providing meticulous attention to detail, together with courtesy, respect and politeness. We are committed to providing the highest levels of bereavement care in our community and appreciate that a reliable and respectful service is paramount for the families that we serve.

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Independent Funeral Directors You Can Trust

We have considerable experience in the funeral profession and regard it as an honour to be able to assist families at such an important time. Caring for that lost loved one and assisting the family with such an important event as the funeral, is not only a privilege for us, but also a tremendous demonstration of trust placed in us by the family.

We are very proud of the excellent facilities that we have at our four Gloucestershire funeral homes and the teams who run them. Our premises have been renovated to our specification and provide us with all the facilities which would be expected of a modern funeral home.

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Funeral Director Regulations in the UK

We are proud to be a full member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and adhere to their Code of Practice in all areas of our work. The NAFD symbol has long been adopted as a kite mark – a guarantee of high quality professional care for the bereaved. The NAFD Diploma in funeral directing is recognised as the gold standard throughout the profession.

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As an independent firm, we are also members of The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF). SAIF is a trade association whose members are all independent funeral directors. The funeral service we offer is not part of a national or international conglomerate or chain, but is privately owned and managed.

Independent funeral directors are known for their high standard of service and a caring, traditional approach to their local communities, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. SAIF has almost 700 members nationally. By choosing a SAIF member when the need arises, you are therefore assured of a trusted and caring professional who is dedicated to serving the needs of the community.

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  • "Thank you for the care and attention you took to help our family through the loss of my beautiful mum.

    Your calm and sensitive approach carried us through what was a difficult and painful process. You should be very proud of the job you do. Thank you once again.”

  • "Thank you for all your help, patience and understanding during the last two weeks.

    We really couldn’t have done it without you. I know it’s a difficult line to tread between familiarity and discretion but you’ve hit the right note with us every time and stopped a drama from becoming a crisis.”

  • "May I thank you and your staff for such wonderful service through this difficult time. Everyone who meets you holds you in very high regard and is overwhelmed by the standard"
  • "Just a note to say you have made what is a very difficult time for a our family a lot easier.

    Your kindness, warmth and understanding does you amazing credit. We are overwhelmed by the support you offered us. From the bottom of our hearts a thank you. You are truly a credit to your profession.”

  • "It really does make a big big difference having been helped so much throughout a difficult time. Many thanks."
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