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The Bespoke Funeral Service

 Our Bespoke Funeral option allows you to tailor your loved ones Funeral Service to their specific wishes,
enabling the funeral to reflect the life that they lived. No matter how simple or elaborate those wishes may be, we can help.
We will guide you through the many options to ensure the final farewell of your loved one will be a special and fitting tribute to them.
Like all of our funeral options the costings are made up of two elements,
Our Services and the Third Party Fee's known as Disbursements. 
We work with many funeral service providers to ensure that we can facilitate every request made by you. 
We can also assist with Funeral arrangements throughout the country, just speak with Barry, Claire or Jason
​who will be able to assist with these requests and will liaise with the appropriate people and authorities on your behalf. ​
Charges for our services (All Prices From)
Conveyance of your loved one from place of death to our Chapel of Rest, within 30 miles, providing professional care until the day of the funeral.                                                                                                                       £350.00

Choice of Hearse for your loved ones final journey and necessary staff:  
Jaguar XJ6 Hearse:                                                                                                   £350.00 
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Motorcycle Hearse From:                                                                                £1,150.00
Horse Drawn Hearse From:                                                                            £1,150.00

Landrover Hearse From:                                                                                   £1,150.00
Volkswagen Campervan Hearse:                                                                             P.O.A

Other alternative Hearses and forms of transport are available,
just speak with Barry, Claire or Jason
​who will be able to assist with these options.

Additional Options to consider.

Provision of Jaguar XJ8 Limousine:  (Seating up to 7 Passengers)     £195.00

Reception in to Church or private address on the evening before the Funeral Service:                                                                                                            £210.00

Preparation of an Ashes Grave:                                                                             £75.00

Arranging and Attending a Burial of Ashes Ceremony:                           £75.00
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Provision of a Solid Oak Ashes Casket:                                                             £75.00
Our Professional Services,  meeting at one of our offices or in the comfort of your own home, offering our advice and guidance when making the funeral arrangements of your loved one, providing our care to you as a family leading up to, including and after the funeral service.                                                                                                                                                     £575.00

Coffin Selection Complete with lining and fittings suitable for
Cremation or burial: 

Plain Elm Foil Wood Effect                                                                       from £375.00  Plain Oak Veneer                                                                                            from £395.00
Oak Veneer with Panelling                                                                        from £475.00
Solid Oak Coffin                                                                                               from £995.00
Solid Pine Coffin                                                                                              from £725.00
Musgrove Willow Coffin                                                                            from  £725.00
Plain White Cardboard Coffin                                                                from  £375.00
Colourful Coffin (Cardboard)                                                                   from £695.00
Colourful Coffin (Wood Veneer)                                                           from  £795.00

These are some of our most popular styles of coffin which can be found on our Coffin Selection page, alternative options are available.

Third Party Fee's known as Disbursements:  
As Funeral Directors we have no control over the third party costings and we will never add any further charges on.

Officiant Fee - For an officiant to lead the service on the day of the Funeral, either a Vicar or Celebrant.                                                                          From £199.00
 
Doctors Fee - For completion of cremation paperwork.  (for burial and in certain cases where the Coroner is involved there will be no charge)                 £164.00
 
Crematorium Fee - Each Crematoria will have different fee's-:  Taunton Crematorium                                                                                                                                 £820.00                                                                                                                                               Yeovil Crematorium                                                                                                                                      £780.00                                                                                                                                              East Devon Crematorium                                                                                                                           £895.00​​

Please Note: Alternative Service Venue's are available and can be discussed during the funeral arrangement.

Because the following disbursements vary,
an individual price will be given on your estimate.

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 Church / Funeral Service Venue 
Cemetery fees - Churchyard fees - Gravedigger  
Catering - Newspaper Notices - Service Sheets -  Floral Tributes
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B. Gibbs Funeral Services Ltd. Proprietor: Mr. Barry J. Gibbs Dip. F.D. (N.A.F.D)
Registered Address: The Manse, 28 Fore Street, Chard, Somerset TA20 1PT.


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