R. B. Copping Independent Family Funeral Service, Poringland

260 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

Christopher Murphy 6th Mar 2021

Throughout their involvement with us, they have been just excellent in everything. They give you time when needed, or do things quickly if needed. Nothing ever seems to be a bother to them which is just what we needed in these difficult times. All the staff we came across were so friendly, understanding, kind and caring, and always acted so very professionally. We were totally confident that they would provide us with this standard of service, as we have used them before. We really cannot praise or thank them enough.

Helen Howe 4th Mar 2021

My sister and I cannot rate Copping enough. They provided an excellent and efficient service and took a great load off our shoulders. Nothing was too much trouble.

Adrian King 3rd Mar 2021

Very pleased with high standard and attention to detail which we received.

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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.

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Verified Reviews

  • 5 Christopher Murphy 6th Mar 2021

    Throughout their involvement with us, they have been just excellent in everything. They give you time when needed, or do things quickly if needed. Nothing ever seems to be a bother to them which is just what we needed in these difficult times. All the staff we came across were so friendly, understanding, kind and caring, and always acted so very professionally. We were totally confident that they would provide us with this standard of service, as we have used them before. We really cannot praise or thank them enough.

  • 5 Helen Howe 4th Mar 2021

    My sister and I cannot rate Copping enough. They provided an excellent and efficient service and took a great load off our shoulders. Nothing was too much trouble.

  • 5 Adrian King 3rd Mar 2021

    Very pleased with high standard and attention to detail which we received.

  • 5 Helen Spruce 28th Feb 2021

    In all dealings with Copping - right from the first phone call all the way through to the Cremation Service and Ashes arrangements - their service, advice and support to our family at this hard time has exceeded excellence. They seemingly effortlessly (but working hard in the background I'm sure) helped us understand practicalities outside of their remit; they dealt with all official formalities and spiritual parties involved; they dealt with us accordingly in our different stages of grief; nothing was too much trouble (even beyond-the-usual requests); and their treatment of my Dad - from when they first had him to 'stay', to when they took him on his last dignified final journey in their beautiful Classic Jaguar Daimler, Linda walking him from our drive, pausing at his old haunts, driving slowly to the Crematorium. They ensured his service flowed beautifully, from following his coffin in, the music played, the little personal touches, to leaving the crematorium - in exactly the way my Dad would have wanted and in a way that his family and friends needed. Thank you Emma and Linda and 'the boys in black'- you are all a credit to your profession. Helen (Daughter)

  • 4 Chris Smith 26th Feb 2021

    Very helpful in spite of family problems being created between both parties of the family. The funeral director managed to keep the piece and handle everybody in a professional manner and of course having to cope with Covid restrictions at the church and Waveny Crematorium with snow coming down on the day. I would use them again.

  • 5 Zoe Ladbrooke 20th Feb 2021

    Very considerate and helpful staff. Thank you.

  • 5 Sally Edmunds 15th Feb 2021

    From the start to the finish of my dear husbands funeral. Joanne took away all the stress and worry ..everything was done in a excellent way .and I new was wel looked after .lovely kind service from all the staff

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Sally, I would like to thank you for your very kind review of our services and the kind words about Joanne.
    We all send our love to you and the girls, Best wishes Emma and team.
  • 5 Jill Watson 12th Feb 2021

    I cannot thank them enough for all they did. They were very kind and arranged everything making it so much easier for me. Jill

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you Jill for taking the time to leave us a very kind review of our services. All the best to you, Emma
  • 5 Christine Harrison 8th Feb 2021

    R B Copping gave us 5star care and service when organising my husbands funeral recently. 
    Their attention to detail and support were excellent.
    They helped to make a very sad and emotional experience more bearable. 
    I would highly recommend them. 

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Christine many thanks for your lovely review of our services and for entrusting us to look after Alan for you. All the best to you and the family. Best wishes Emma
  • 5 Andrew Partridge 2nd Feb 2021

    This company and its staff are the most find and considerate I have ever come across. I cannot thank them enough for their excellent service provided. This is now the second time within a year that I have had to use their services and I on a personal note wish to again thank Emma for her perfect delivery of the funeral services.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Andrew, thank you for taking the time to review our services, and thank you so much for your comments about me, it really does mean a lot. All the best Emma
  • 5 Gillian O'Shea 2nd Feb 2021

    Excellent service from Emma and her team
    Would highly recommend to anyone

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Gill thank you very much for taking the time to review our services, it was a pleasure to look after the arrangements for Stephen, my best wishes to you, Mum and the family.
  • 5 Simon Fisher 31st Jan 2021

    We were given highly professional support at a very difficult time. The listening ear we were given meant we had exactly the service the family wanted. Thank you so much.

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you Simon for taking the time to leave a review of our services, we all very much appreciate your kind words. Kind regards Emma
  • 5 Richard Crome 26th Jan 2021

    Everything was carried out with the utmost dignity, sympathy and respect
    All the arrangements were exactly how we wanted under the present difficult restrictions. Thank you all at Coppings especially Emma for an excellent service

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear Richard, thank you for leaving a review of our services, it was a absolute pleasure to be entrusted with looking after the arrangements for Stephanie. All the best to you Emma.
  • 4 Margaret Brown 24th Jan 2021

    I was very grateful for the care and support received following the loss of my husband.

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you Margaret your review is very kind. All the best to you, regards Emma.
  • 5 Angela Shipley 19th Jan 2021

    Always exceptional. 

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you for leaving such a lovely comment, my love to all the family, Emma.
  • 5 David Todd 18th Jan 2021

    Very attentive and efficient. Sympathetic to the requests from family and very prompt attention to queries by phone or email.

    Emma Stork replied
    Dear David, thank you very much for taking the time to review our services, your lovely comments do mean so much to all of us. Regards Emma
  • 5 Kim Gallagher 15th Jan 2021

    The staff are very professional and caring and helped me make decisions about my husband’s funeral .I cannot thank them enough for a lovely service from start to finish.  

    Emma Stork replied
    Thank you Kim for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. All the best to you and your family, regards Emma.
  • 5 Simon Nurney 15th Dec 2020

    Excellent - professional, polished and empathetic.


    Nothing was left to chance.

    Emma Stork replied
    Simon thank you, your words mean so much to all of us. Our best wishes to you all, regards Emma.
  • 5 Carolyn Ballingall 28th Nov 2020

    Emma and all her staff at RB Copping, Poringland made what was a very distressing time so much easier to deal with. From our 1st meeting shortly after my mum died until the funeral itself everything was dealt with extremely professionally but also sympathetically.Nothing was too much trouble and Emma seemed to instinctively know exactly what kind of funeral I wanted.The actual funeral ran very smoothly and all my family and family were most impressed.In these strange times I don’t think anyone else could have provided such a perfect end to someone who was so very special.

  • 5 Mary Howman 24th Nov 2020

    Coppings were incredibly professional from start to finish. They made a difficult time that much easier. Thank you.

  • 5 Penelope Frost 17th Nov 2020

    Very efficient supportive service

  • 5 Beverly Meyhew 8th Nov 2020

    I cannot recommend highly enough . Very professional , friendly and helpful . Thank you 

  • 5 Trevor Love 31st Oct 2020

    Sincere thanks to Joanne & Emma for all the help they gave myself and my daughters for arranging my wife’s cremation,nothing was to much trouble for them ,we will always be grateful for the dignified way it was dealt with.

  • 5 Peter Hart 20th Oct 2020

    Thank you Emma for the excellent and very professional way Rosie's cremation service and the later thanksgiving at Colney Wood were realised.  Many have commented that the thanksgiving was a lovely occasion and all the better for being recorded for those who couldn't be there on the day.   I very much appreciated your personal empathy, support and advice.  Arranging some of the pottery Rosie had produced on the table with her ashes was a brilliant idea!

    Thank you again
    Peter Hart

  • 5 Alan Sutton 10th Oct 2020

    Fantastic and so professional I would recommend to everyone.

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

Christopher Murphy 6th Mar 2021

Throughout their involvement with us, they have been just excellent in everything. They give you time when needed, or do things quickly if needed. Nothing ever seems to be a bother to them which is just what we needed in these difficult times. All the staff we came across were so friendly, understanding, kind and caring, and always acted so very professionally. We were totally confident that they would provide us with this standard of service, as we have used them before. We really cannot praise or thank them enough.

Helen Howe 4th Mar 2021

My sister and I cannot rate Copping enough. They provided an excellent and efficient service and took a great load off our shoulders. Nothing was too much trouble.

Adrian King 3rd Mar 2021

Very pleased with high standard and attention to detail which we received.

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