Branch News: Woking

Woking & Sam Beare Hospice ‘Reflective Walk’

On Saturday 2nd December, Woking & Sam Beare Hospice will be holding a 'Reflective Walk' at Goldsworth Park Lake... a time to come together and reflect on those we have loved and lost. Join us for a fully accessible walk of approx 1.5km, with candle lanterns and hot drinks. The event starts at 4pm, for full details and to register please visit https://wsbh.org.uk/event/reflective-walk/ ...

St. Mary’s Remembrance Service, Thursday 9th December

Thank you to Reverend Dmitry Lutsenko for taking a special service of Remembrance at St Mary’s church Horsell. The evening was hosted by District Manager Dominic Kirby and local arrangers Donna, Susan and Anne. Poignant carols were sung beautifully by Soloist Toni Nunn and the service gave our families from the Woking and Guildford area the opportunity to honour and remember their loved ones. Thank you to everybody...

WOODLAND WALK for Woking & Sam Beare Hospice

On Sunday, 17th October Woking and Sam Beare Hospice held a Woodland Walk. Set against the beautiful backdrop of wooded and wetland areas starting from McLaren Park in Woking, across Fairoaks Airport, to Heather farm and onto Horsell Common , it was an enjoyable walk for all ages. Susan, from Woking branch, took part in a 5 mile circular walk, raising funds for the hospice, together with her friends Andrea and Chr...

Lodge Brothers Surrey Supports The York Road Project

Following an appeal from a charity in their local community, colleagues within the Surrey District of Lodge Brothers rose to the challenge to respond. Items collected were tinned food, breakfast bars, squash, water, toiletries, sanitary products and other essential items. These products were directed to The York Road Project based in Woking; as District Manager, Dominic Kirby explained, “ that help and support t...

Lodge Brothers Woking Arranges Russian Orthodox Funeral

Recently, Lodge Brothers in Woking arranged a Russian Orthodox funeral. The team at our Workshop ordered an orthodox cross to be specially made. The cross was displayed in our Chapel, adhering to the Russian culture and tradition; mourners brought their own flowers with them on the day. The array of colourful flowers filled Woking Chapel and looked beautiful. Guests were encouraged to dress in ‘casual and colourful...

Woking Branch helps to raise donations for local Hospice

This month, our Woking funeral arranger Susan is helping to raise donations for Woking & Sam Beare Hospice ahead of their 'Light up a Life' online services on the 22nd November and the 4th December. The two services will be specially recorded online and available to view until the end of December. For more information, please visit www.wsbhospices.co.uk/lualathome...

Lodge Brothers Coffee Morning Raises Money for Macmillan

A special well done to the four Lodge Brothers branches who held coffee mornings to help raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support; together they managed to raise over £500! Although we were unable to welcome people in to the branch for a cuppa and a chat, our takeaway coffee and cake proved just as popular. A huge thank you to everyone for their donations and support. Robert Lodge, Chairman....

Gifts For Carers at Gracewell of Woking

Our windows, lamp posts, social media posts, roads, balconies, fences and walls have all been adorned with rainbows recently. Our cities, towns and villages rang out to the sound of applause to say “thank you” to our key-workers, and our sense of community was rediscovered. During Carers' Week, Karoline Clarke from Lodge Brothers in Chobham wanted to recognise those who aren’t always in the lime light. The s...

VE Day Display at Woking Branch

Although VE day cannot be celebrated in style this year it shouldn’t stop us from raising a glass, or a cuppa, to thank all of our WW2 heroes. This Friday 8th May the Nation toasts together at 3pm from the safety of everyone’s own homes. Whether you are driveway dining, garden gathering (with same household only) or simply saluting from a safe distance we thank you for joining in. Funeral Arranger Susan expla...

A Dedication to Our Private Ambulance Team

Jill Palmer, our  Funeral Arranger at Windsor branch has written this heart-felt dedication to all our unsung heroes that work behind the scenes at Lodge Brothers, to let them know how much we respect them: “This is a dedication to all the staff that work from the shadows. Our private ambulance team and all those who work tirelessly to ensure that everyone has their last time. These are the people that we entru...