We are on hand to give you advice on all the support services listed below.

Government Web Page : What to to when someone dies

Make contact with your funeral director at the very beginning.Make contact with your funeral director at the very beginning.Make contact with your funeral director at the very beginning. The content available is excellent reference along with the information from your funeral director.

All the pages start with .gov.uk, beware of accidentally clicking an advert and arriving on a private company website.

Trace a funeral plan via the National Association of Funeral Plan Providers (NAFPP)

Unfortunately there is no central database of funeral plans, but if a family is unsure whether or they have a plan, they can use the NAFPP website to find out if a plan exists. Complete some basic details on the online form, this will then send a request for information to all FPA registered plan providers.

Macclesfield Bereavement Services

Bereavement is a terrible blow. If you live in Macclesfield or the surrounding areas, then the Macclesfield Bereavement Support Service can help by providing free counselling and support.

Registrar of Births Marriages & Deaths

Birth certificates, registering a death, marriage, family history and correcting certificates

Samaritans

We won’t talk about ourselves, even if you ask us to. We’re there to give you time, space and support – you don’t need to ask how we are, or give us time in return.

The Bereavement Register

Helps prevent unwanted direct mail advertising.

Support After Suicide

A network of organisations that support people who have been bereaved or affected by suicide.

Survivors of bereavement by suicide - Macclesfield

A network of organisations that support people who have been bereaved or affected by suicide.

Links to Professional Funeral Associations

National Association of Funeral Directors

Established in 1905, the NAFD represents the interests of the entire spectrum of funeral directing businesses – including independent businesses, the Co-operative and major funeral groups – who conduct in excess of 80% of UK funerals every year.

National Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors

SAIF members are independent, local funeral directors who will provide a professional and personal service to you and your family.

British Institute of Funeral Directors

For funeral professionals, membership of the BIFD is a reassurance to your clients of your training and ongoing commitment to providing the best quality service.