Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service, Tamworth

174 reviews

A caring funeral service serving the bereaved in Tamworth and the surrounding area

Latest Verified Reviews

Patricia Darling 6th Jul 2024

Wonderful caring team. Couldn't praise them enough. They seem to wrap their arms around you and keep you safe. Leah you were amazing. We will never forget your kindness. Bless you xx

Simone Johnson 1st Jul 2024

I’d like to thank the staff for making it easy to make all the arrangements and a big thank you to the lady who prepared my mum her hair and make up was beautiful and she looked lovely. And must say thank you for making my mum‘s last journey lovely X

Janet Mary Smith 28th Jun 2024

Kind, caring and very efficient. Helped a difficult day run smoothly.

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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

The Mews, Upper Gungate
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7NZ

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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: 01827 230308

About Us

This Tamworth funeral home provides a full range of funeral services, led by caring funeral director Amanda Woodward.

On call 24-hours a day to support people when someone dies, the funeral home, located in Upper Gungate, is part of the Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service, which has been helping bereaved families for more than 125 years and won a Good Funeral Award in 2016 for its caring bereavement support services.

The Tamworth funeral directors are members of the National Association of Funeral Directors, members of the Funeral Planning Authority and also members of British Institute of Embalmers, helping families to arrange the traditional or personalised funeral that is most fitting for their loved one.

Amanda and her caring team can also help with online obituaries, memorial masonry and special keepsakes including fingerprint jewellery. Its chapels of rest provide peaceful space for quiet moments of reflection, while the Tamworth funeral home can also accommodate the reception or wake. Its facilities include a catered function space with a licensed bar, with plenty of on-site parking available to accommodate mourners and sympathisers.

On call to help families from the moment they are bereaved, the Tamworth funeral directors are here to listen and provide support with all aspects of the funeral arrangements, including negotiating paperwork and the provision of online obituaries and traditional funeral stationery.

Call this Tamworth funeral home at any time of day or night to begin making funeral arrangements with compassionate support, at a very difficult time.

Latest Obituaries

Ronald   Vernon

Ronald Vernon

Nov 1948 - Jul 2024

Roger   James Plant

Roger James Plant

Oct 1940 - Jul 2024

Bridget   Mary Willock

Bridget Mary Willock

Oct 1942 - Jun 2024

David   'Dave' Joseph Spellacy

David 'Dave' Joseph Spellacy

Apr 1956 - Jun 2024

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Patricia Darling 6th Jul 2024

    Wonderful caring team. Couldn't praise them enough. They seem to wrap their arms around you and keep you safe.
    Leah you were amazing. We will never forget your kindness. Bless you xx

  • 5 Simone Johnson 1st Jul 2024

    I’d like to thank the staff for making it easy to make all the arrangements and a big thank you to the lady who prepared my mum her hair and make up was beautiful and she looked lovely. And must say thank you for making my mum‘s last journey lovely X

  • 5 Janet Mary Smith 28th Jun 2024

    Kind, caring and very efficient.

    Helped a difficult day run smoothly.

  • 5 Diane Grace Evans 23rd Jun 2024

    The team took every care to ensure everything went well with respect and dignity and kindness. Everything looked beautiful especially the flowers.

  • 5 Karen Kelly 4th Jun 2024

    Extremely happy with the service given. Help and support through every stage. A special mention to Dawn for all her guidance in making all the arrangements and making our day run smoothly. Would definitely recommend to others. Thank you 

  • 5 Julie Donnelly 17th May 2024

    Excellent service your lovely lady Dawn was amazing she went through everything we needed to know so helpful she was checking everything mum had put in her funeral plan we did not have to worry she is so kind and caring 
    The funeral cars were excellent Kevin explained everything to me he was so caring and when I got really upset he was there for me l would not have done it without him  
    The Mews Catering suite was perfect thank you all so much 
    Julie Geoff and family xxxx

  • 5 Roslyn Shepherd 13th May 2024

    Leah and Mandy were extremely helpful and supportive with all funeral arrangements during this difficult time.
    Thank you 

  • 5 Peter Hemmings 11th May 2024

    You dealt with our bereavement beautifully. The service was reverently conducted and all of your staff were so helpful, conducting themselves with the utmost respect and understanding. Your company provides the personification of "Funeral Service". I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

  • 5 Jennifer Kelly 3rd May 2024

    Eveofrom the first meetin the office to the funeral itself was efficient, respectful and considerate. I cannot recommend them more . The whole experience was so much easier due to the professionalism of the staff and the company. We had flowers, order of service and catering in the package. They were so thoughtful and so efficient , nothing was too much trouble. I would highly recommend.

  • 5 Lynda Aston 30th Apr 2024

    From start to finish the service we had was fantastic kerry and Dawn are a credit to your team

  • 5 Richard Goode 16th Apr 2024

    Very well presented from booking all the way through and looked after, kept us up to date with what was happening and what to do and at funeral service.

  • 5 Susan May Haslam 12th Apr 2024

    Cannot thank all the staff , second time I have used Tamworth and both times they were excellent in every way. Xx

  • 5 Lee Hawkes 3rd Apr 2024

    Mandy and Leah were great. They really helped me through the process when I was at my lowest . They made everything so much easier for me . They were there for me when I needed them . They were brilliant and I can't speak highly enough of both of them.

  • 5 Joy Haycock 19th Mar 2024

    Really knowledgeable and understanding , shows empathy and all round lovely people 

  • 5 Linda Blount 18th Mar 2024

    Very well organised from start to finish, excellent celebrant, caring service. Hospitality suite faultless

  • 5 Kate Orton 12th Mar 2024

    Lovely team to deal with, very supporting, understanding and giving you the time you need. Thank you for making a difficult time as easy and smooth  as it could be. 

  • 5 Lisa Caile 10th Mar 2024

    We found everyone we dealt with during this awful time to be very considerate and compassionate. We dealt mainly with Leah in the planning of it and she made an awful situation a little easier. Thank you .

  • 5 Patricia Timmis 8th Mar 2024

    fantastic people very kind. always at the end of the phone to help. would recommend the co-operative.

  • 5 Christine Dale 4th Mar 2024

    The experience was brilliant from beginning to end please pass our thanks to everyone involved Abigail Heidi Kerry (made my daughter look so beautiful.and at peace) the drivers of hearse and funeral car
    They all made an emotional day beautiful
    Thank you so much love to you all

  • 5 Jeffrey Brook 2nd Mar 2024

    All went well staff where wonderful. Keeper me well informed. Dawn was wonderful gave me all the time I needed. Thank you all

  • 5 Marian Cuff 27th Feb 2024

    I couldn't have chosen better. So kind, considerate and caring. I can't thank Dawn and Kerry for treating us with such compassion. Although they hadn't known my daughter, it felt like they had. Thank you for making an incredibly hard day into a very memorable one.

  • 5 Melanie Gee 20th Feb 2024

    I cannot thank Jo, Chloe and all the team enough for all the care, kindness and compassion shown to us all whilst arranging/attending Mart's funeral.
    Everyone went out of their way to ensure that Mart's final journey was just as he planned

  • 5 Deborah Patrick 19th Feb 2024

    As a family we could not fault the service team that helped my mom’s funeral (sally Hicks) go ahead. 

    They couldn’t do enough for us, they were brilliant 

    Kind, thoughtful, and communicated very well with us.

    Could not have asked for anymore of them 

    Thank you all very much ‘D’


  • 5 Emma Blunt 16th Feb 2024

    Everyone was very kind and very considerate

  • 5 Barry Barnes 12th Feb 2024

    We cannot thank the team at Tamworth Co op funerals enough!

    These professional and lovely people went beyond doing their jobs to care for our amazing Mom.

    Always taking time and giving us all the support and time that we needed even after the funeral.

    Thank you all so much !
    Linda Barnes family 

Address
The Mews, Upper Gungate
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7NZ

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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

Patricia Darling 6th Jul 2024

Wonderful caring team. Couldn't praise them enough. They seem to wrap their arms around you and keep you safe. Leah you were amazing. We will never forget your kindness. Bless you xx

Simone Johnson 1st Jul 2024

I’d like to thank the staff for making it easy to make all the arrangements and a big thank you to the lady who prepared my mum her hair and make up was beautiful and she looked lovely. And must say thank you for making my mum‘s last journey lovely X

Janet Mary Smith 28th Jun 2024

Kind, caring and very efficient. Helped a difficult day run smoothly.

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