R. B. Copping Independent Family Funeral Service, Poringland

248 reviews

This Poringland-based funeral home is part of the respected R. B. Copping family of funeral directors, who have been serving bereaved families in Norfolk since 1935.

Latest Verified Reviews

Jayne Oliver 12th Dec 2023

Emma and her colleagues were so kind and caring to us when arranging mum's funeral. They made a traumatic time more bearable, and continue to support us.

Clare Corballis 9th Dec 2023

Excellent service. Emma was a pleasure to work with. All very professional. 

Nicola Wotton 3rd Dec 2023

Excellent service, very professional and also very supportive during a difficult time. Would recommend them them without hesitation. 

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Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

125 The Street
Poringland
Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 7RP

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours
Call: 01508 292031

About Us

R.B. Copping Independent Funeral Service has been providing a caring and professional service to bereaved families in the Norwich area of Norfolk for more than 80 years.

Their funeral home in the village of Poringland opened in 2011.

The branch, which is just a short drive from Norwich city centre, is headed up by Emma Stork and her team of professional and caring staff.

The Poringland funeral directors are located on The Street, and the office is open Monday to Friday, 9am and 5pm, every week.

The funeral home, which has ample customer parking, offers a private chapel of rest, direct cremations, floral tributes and monumental masonry.

R.B. Copping also has its own fleet of Daimler and Jaguar hearses and limousines.

The Poringland-based funeral directors are also proud members of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).

Call R.B. Copping Independent Funeral Service now to find out more about the services they provide and begin making funeral arrangements for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

Alan   Rix

Alan Rix

Jul 2024

Derek   Dye

Derek Dye

Jun 2024

Christine   Hiscocks

Christine Hiscocks

Jul 2024 - Oct 1951

Kathryn   Battle

Kathryn Battle

Jun 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Jayne Oliver 12th Dec 2023

    Emma and her colleagues were so kind and caring to us when arranging mum's funeral. They made a traumatic time more bearable, and continue to support us.

  • 5 Clare Corballis 9th Dec 2023

    Excellent service. Emma was a pleasure to work with. All very professional. 

  • 5 Nicola Wotton 3rd Dec 2023

    Excellent service, very professional and also very supportive during a difficult time. Would recommend them them without hesitation. 

  • 5 Karina Thorne 2nd Dec 2023

    Emma and her team were highly professional, right from the very first contact. The attention to detail was perfect, we couldn't of asked for a better send off for Mark. Thank you to the whole team, would definitely recommend.

  • 5 Judith Smith 27th Nov 2023

    Very helpful and guided us throughout. No pressure. And always there and approachable. Thank you.

  • 5 Nick McAllen 20th Nov 2023

    Thank you for organising and arranging the service. Everything was done very efficiently and respectfully. Thank you so much.

  • 5 Roger Godden 18th Nov 2023

    Our Funeral Director Linda Tonks and the attending funeral operatives provided a wonderful and caring funeral service to our family up to and including our mother's cremation service at Breckland Crematorium. Nothing was too much trouble for Linda and her team. Our family and friends are hugely grateful to you all for making this stressful and sad experience as comforting as possible for us all.

  • 5 Yvonne Kemp 13th Nov 2023

    Friendly, supportive and very, very helpful. Being part of our lives at this difficult time was very much appreciated.

  • 5 Ian Masson 11th Nov 2023

    Very good in every way. Highly recommended for a quality, personal service. Thankyou Emma and your team.

  • 5 Tracey Bray 29th Oct 2023

    We were very happy with the care given to us by Linda and Emma at Copping Funeral Service. They organised everything as we and our Mum would have wanted. 

  • 5 Lisa Hipperson 19th Sep 2023

    Thank you all for a fantastic, warm and friendly service, every need catered for, nothing too much of a problem, all dealt with dignity and respect. It just made the whole process bearable. I just can’t thank you all enough. 

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Lisa, thank you so much for leaving such a lovely review of our services. It means so much to us all to receive these lovely comments. Thank you. Love to everyone x
  • 5 Jane Jehan 8th Aug 2023

    With great thanks to Emma and the whole team at "Coppings". The whole experience was so smooth due to their excellent planning and organisation, so professional in every sense, with a very compassionate approach throughout.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Jane, thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We all very much appreciate it.
    Regards Emma
  • 5 Jackie Potter 1st Aug 2023

    Could not of wished for a better service for Jim R&B coppings I would recommend them to anybody they were helpful. If you rang up you got a lovely service from them as well. I would like to thank Emma add all her work coppings thank you, Jackie, Potter and family and all my friends said what a lovely lovely service said it all done xx

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Jackie, it was an absolute pleasure looking after the funeral arrangements and getting to know you all as a family. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a lovely review of our services to you.
    All the best Emma
  • 5 Rosemary Glover 29th Jul 2023

    I am so grateful for all the kindness and support shown by Emma and her team at such a sad and difficult time.  

    Emma took us gently through all the details and arrangements, and on the day everything was so smooth and comforting I knew my brother had been in good hands.  I can't thank her enough.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Rosemary, thank you for such lovely words, it really means so much to us all to know that you were happy with the service we provided to you and your family.
    All the best, Emma
  • 5 Lynne Skipper 25th Jul 2023

    Everything was done perfectly and I know my Dad was looked after very well. As a family we were helped through a very difficult time with compassion and understanding. Thank you so much.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Lynne, thank you so much for leaving such a lovely review of our services, sending our best wishes to you and all the family, Regards Emma x
  • 5 Julie Bond 15th Jul 2023

    Emma and her team were so kind and professional. At a dreadful time in our lives Coppings made the whole process easy and took away some of the stress. The funeral and service were perfect and ran like clockwork from the moment we arrived until the end. Thank you

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Julie, many thanks for taking the time to leave such lovely comments regarding us looking after dad on his final journey. Sending best wishes to you all, Regards Emma x
  • 5 Frances Allen 10th Jul 2023

    Would highly recommend 

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Frances, thank you for taking the time to leave a review of our services. Best wishes Emma x
  • 5 Karen Sturrock 26th Jun 2023

    R. B . Copping Funeral Services were absolutely amazing right from the start and throughout. They were so helpful, understanding, supportive, efficient, kind, thoughtful and professional at all times, nothing was ever to much for them. I would like to say a special thank you to Emma and I would highly recommend R. B. Funeral Services. THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Karen, thank you so very much for leaving such a lovely review of our services, we all very much appreciate it. Best wishes Emma x
  • 5 Sarah Phillips 19th Jun 2023

    I highly recommend Copping's. The whole team made what is a difficult and emotional time as smooth and easy as possible. They are thorougly respectful, kind and empathetic in helping get the funeral organised according to the family's wishes. They handled first my father's and then my mother's funerals, nine years apart, and remembered us when we were organising my mother's, which was lovely.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Sarah, thank you very much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review of our services, I remembered your mum very well from when your dad passed away and a privilege to look after her on her final journey. With best wishes Emma x
  • 5 Leah High 13th Jun 2023

    The whole process was seamless, in a very difficult time that could have also been very stressful, Emma was on hand to take time, organise and ensure Bryan had a beautiful day - thank you so much. The family really appreciated your help and guidance.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Leah, thank you for such kind comments, I know Linda was privileged to be able to look after the service on the day as she knew Bryan, yourself and the family. Best wishes Emma x
  • 5 Jan Hutchings 7th May 2023

    Everyone, especially Emma, have been thoughtful, caring, respectful and very accommodating to all the families wishes. Thank you all so much.

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you so much Jan for taking the time to leave such a lovely review of our services. Very much appreciated by us all. With thanks Emma x
  • 5 Glynis Goddard 7th May 2023

    From beginning to end we were shown compassion and every part of the process was done with dignity we could have asked for nothing more absolutely perfect with many thanks

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Glynis, thank you so very much for leaving a lovely review of our services, it means so much to us all here. Best wishes Emma x
  • 5 Rowena Read 10th Apr 2023

    Coping’s are extremely professional but in a very caring way. They supported us through arranging dads funeral to ensuring that the day ran like clockwork and seamlessly. 
    Thank you so much for making the day the best it could be. Rosie 

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Rosie, thank you for leaving a lovely review of our services, it means so much to all of the team. With thanks Emma x
  • 5 Christine Barnes 19th Mar 2023

    Absolutely perfect in all respects. Thank you Emma and the team.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Christine, thank you very much for leaving a lovely review. Many thanks from all of us x
  • 5 John Cowan 11th Mar 2023

    Lovely family business who supported a family occasion with great respect

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you John for taking the time to leave a review of our services, very much appreciated. Regards Emma

Address
125 The Street
Poringland
Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 7RP

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Jayne Oliver 12th Dec 2023

Emma and her colleagues were so kind and caring to us when arranging mum's funeral. They made a traumatic time more bearable, and continue to support us.

Clare Corballis 9th Dec 2023

Excellent service. Emma was a pleasure to work with. All very professional. 

Nicola Wotton 3rd Dec 2023

Excellent service, very professional and also very supportive during a difficult time. Would recommend them them without hesitation. 

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