Safe Hands Funeral Services

134 reviews

Independent Family Funeral Directors in Storrington West Sussex providing families with an individual and caring service at an affordable price.

Latest Verified Reviews

Marah Bowron 5th Apr 2025

I would thoroughly recommend Penny; she is very caring and it's a a lovely environment as well. You certainly feel that you're in 'safe hands'...

John Atkinson 26th Mar 2025

Penny at Safe Hands helped us professionally and personally cope with the process of our Father's funeral. She was empathetic and caring and I can definitely recommend Safe Hands t ... o care for your loved one's funeral arrangements beautifully.  more

Elisabeth Cordingley 24th Mar 2025

Caring, Respectful, above and beyond. Thank you

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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 Forge
38 West St
Storrington
Pulborough
RH20 4EE

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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: 01903 952194

About Us

Safe Hands Funeral Services is an independent funeral directors, in Storrington West Sussex, which focuses on the individual and creating a memorable funeral to truly befit the person who has passed. They offer a fresh approach, in modern welcoming premises. There to listen to your wishes to help facilitate and provide a memorable, affordable funeral, individually tailored to suit you and your loved ones needs.

They can provide both a traditional or modern service, and will work with you to achieve the most fitting funeral for you and for the person who has passed. They encourage and support family participation and will allow time and space to enable a meaningful personal farewell. They won’t ask you to fit into a standard package, instead they will help you create the bespoke funeral you want. The service can, but doesn't have to take place in a church or crematorium, it can be in a barn, woodland, field or even your own garden. They also have their own on site service room 'Forge Chapel' which can comfortably accommodate 20 attendees and the service can also be attended remotely via the internet.

Prepaid funeral plans provided by one of the most entrusted providers 'Golden Leaves' are available for those wishing to plan ahead and have the funeral of their choosing, which helps alleviate some of the stress caused to those left behind, having to make decisions on your behalf.

Latest Obituaries

Howard   Winn-Moon

Howard Winn-Moon

Mar 1939 - Mar 2025

Gwendolen   Parr

Gwendolen Parr

Jan 1936 - Mar 2025

John   Atkinson

John Atkinson

Mar 1933 - Feb 2025

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Marah Bowron 5th Apr 2025

    I would thoroughly recommend Penny; she is very caring and it's a a lovely environment as well. You certainly feel that you're in 'safe hands'...

  • 5 John Atkinson 26th Mar 2025

    Penny at Safe Hands helped us professionally and personally cope with the process of our Father's funeral. She was empathetic and caring and I can definitely recommend Safe Hands to care for your loved one's funeral arrangements beautifully. 

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your kind review John. An honour and privilege to be able to look after your family again. Thank you.
    Warm wishes penny
  • 5 Elisabeth Cordingley 24th Mar 2025

    Caring, Respectful, above and beyond.
    Thank you

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much Elisabeth, always here if you need anything. Penny
  • 5 Holly Gurney 11th Mar 2025

    In this extremely difficult time, our family could not have been happier with the service we received.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you Holly, A real honour for me to look after your Dad, and your family again. Such a beautiful service.  With warmest wishes Penny 
  • 5 Louise Crabb 2nd Mar 2025

    Penny was so amazing at her job ,every litte detail was deliverd ,she was very soothing in this difficult time ,and I would highly recommend them
    Lou crabb

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much Lou for entrusting Darren into my care, so glad you did and we were able to deliver exactly the service Darren had himself planned with me and wanted. What an honour and privilege for me. Warmest wishes Penny
  • 5 Cheryll Allison 28th Feb 2025

    Penny and her team were so easy to deal with during a very emotional and difficult time. Their kindness and empathy was very much appreciated and my mother's funeral was so well organised. Thank you.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you Cheryll,
    What a privilege it has been to look after your family and both your parents.
    Thank you for your kind review.  Best wishes Penny 
  • 5 Chris Walls 25th Feb 2025

    Absolutely amazing service from start to finish. 

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much Chris, so glad to hear you were pleased with every aspect of the service.
  • 5 Peter Deacon 31st Jan 2025

    This was the second time using safe hands and as ever Penny went out of her way and beyond so helpful,caring . I just don’t have words to describe how much she helps all the way through the process. I would always recommend her services thank you so much for looking after our mum 🙏🏻

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much Peter for taking the time to leave your lovely review, I really do appreciate it. It has been an honour to look after your family again.Warmest wishes Penny 
  • 5 Anthony Lahaise 28th Jan 2025

    I was very pleased with every aspect of the service provided. Penny was very kind and helpful throughout. The service was perfect and a number of my friends commented afterwards that it was the best funeral they had ever attended, even though the circumstances were extremely sad for all who were there. Penny also recommended a wonderful chaplain who conducted the service so well.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you Tony, for taking the time to leave your lovely review and such wonderful feedback on comments. We really do appreciate it. Always here if we can help. Best wishes Penny 
  • 5 Ann Lagerkrans 28th Jan 2025

    Penny and the Safe Hands team were simply amazing when my mum died recently. From the time of the initial phone call to Penny, I knew that we had made the right choice for mum's funeral director. Penny was calm, kind and reassuring.
    During the meeting to discuss mum's wishes and options, Penny was so kind and empathetic, so human in her approach, there was no sense of being rushed and with her help we decided upon the best service and options for mum, personal to her and in line with what she would have wanted. We decided to view mum a few days later and again, this was undertaken calmly and kindly, with no sense of being rushed, and we had plenty of time just to sit with mum and say our goodbyes.

    We decided to have the actual service in Forge Chapel at Safe Hands and I am so glad we did as Penny and her team looked after everything, and us, superbly. Everything was managed brilliantly and sensitively.

    Choosing Safe Hands as mum's funeral director was the best d ... ecision we could have made. I knew that they were independent from the big chains and I hoped therefore that mum, and we, would be treated as an individual and a family- and that is exactly what happened.

    It is not easy in the fog of grief to make good decisions but by making that initial decision to engage Penny and the Safe Hands team, subsequent decisions became much easier thanks to her support and guidance. I will always be so grateful to Penny and her team for making a difficult and sad situation much easier to navigate. I have would highly recommend Safe Hands to anyone in the sad and difficult position of choosing a funeral director, they will take good care of your loved one, and you.
     more

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much Ann for taking the time to leave your amazing, in depth and honest review, we really do appreciate it. 
    I am glad you were pleased with everything. Thank you for choosing Safe Hands to take care of you all. With warmest wishes Penny
  • 5 Amanda Ceylan 22nd Jan 2025

    Outstanding service throughout the whole process . Penny was extremely  thoughtful and caring and guided us through each step, giving advice and recommendations and explained everything so clearly and with great attention to detail.  I never felt rushed at anytime .  Our service was held in the private chapel of Safe Hands and everyone commented on the calmness and intimate feeling of the surroundings.  Truly a perfect send off to celebrate our Mother’s life . Thank you Safe Hands . 

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much for your wonderful review Amanda. I am so glad you were pleased with everything. Thank you for entrusting your mum into my care, what a privilege it has been to look after you all. 
    Always here for you if you need anything.
  • 5 Clare Lamb 18th Jan 2025

    Penny was very kind and helpful throughout the planning of Dad's funeral. I think we were all in shock over Dad's sudden passing and Penny guided us through. Highly recommend Penny and her team. Clare (John's daughter)

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Clare,Thank you so much for leaving your kind review, we really appreciate you taking the time to do so. Warmest wishes Penny
  • 5 Deborah Whitaker 19th Dec 2024

    Thank you for all your
    kindness, thoughtfulness and empathy. I/we appreciate everything you have done, dealing with my brother’s funeral.  Our family would like to express our sincere thanks to Penny at Safe Hands for all your efforts and very high standards of service you extended and afforded to the entire family, before, during and after the funeral.  Thank you Penny for being there at the end of a phone call, text or email at all hours, I could not have done this without all your help and professionalism. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I would recommend you to all my friends. 

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Deborah, 
    Thank you so much for your lovely review.  It was a privilege to work with you to plan Brian’s service and an honour to look after you all. 
    Brian was a real character and gentleman and will always be remembered and very much missed in Storrington by so many. Take care x
  • 5 Barbara Buckley 30th Nov 2024

    My family and I could not have wished for better caring , considerate help and guidance than from Safe Hands , such sensitive treatment from both Penny and Sally is hard to find , and very much appreciated.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Barbara, thank you so much for your kind words, so glad you were pleased with the service. Thank you for choosing Safe Hands to look after Roger it was our privilege.
  • 5 Hazel Day 26th Nov 2024

    Again Penny was marvellous. Having dealt with one  death in September then this one in October I am in awe with how she dealt with us. She is so reassuring with her thoughtfulness,it was a very reassuring experience. Thank you so much Penny and your team for making it so special
    Hazel & Family

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Hazel,
    Thank you so much for your lovely words and for entrusting us to look after your family. Warmest wishes Penny 
  • 5 Dinah Wilson 15th Nov 2024

    We were very pleased with whole proceedings the actual service was perfect it could not have been better just as we wanted it Penny was marvellous through the whole thing thank you Penny 
    Dinah

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much for your kind words Dinah, I am so glad you were pleased with everything.  Always here if you need anything. With warmest regards Penny x
  • 5 Paula Jenkins 12th Nov 2024

    From our first meeting to discuss our wishes to the final moments of the funeral Safe Hands guided us carefully and supportively throughout.
    I recommend them very highly and thank them for a very special celebration of life for my wife Sharon.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much for your kind review Paula.  Shazzie's celebration of life was so special, personal and full of love for her and perfect in every way. Cissbury Barns was a beautiful setting for Sharon's service.
    Always here if you need anything. Penny x
  • 5 Ann Daynes 11th Nov 2024

    Penny at safe hands was so kind and helpful and guided us through the arrangements. It all felt very personal.
    Would highly recommend using safe hands.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you Ann for your kind review.  It has been a pleasure looking after you and your family. Thank you for choosing Safe Hands to make the funeral arrangements for John. Warmest wishes Penny
  • 5 Robin Duke 1st Nov 2024

    Exellent service provided by safe hands during this difficult time

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you Robin, what a beautiful service it was for Janet and the perfect setting at Cissbury Barns.  It was a privilege to meet you and your family. thank you for entrusting your Janet into my care.  warmest wishes Penny
  • 5 Maureen Groom 27th Oct 2024

    The most obliging, caring, kind and above all understanding not to mention patient. Penny is that person, she really looked after us, guided us in the right direction, thankyou Penny and all at Safe Hands

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Maureen,  Thank you so much for your kind, lovely review.  I am touched by your words.  It has been an honour to look after you and your family at such a difficult time for you.  Thank you for choosing Safe Hands. Always here if you need anything, Penny
  • 5 Ann Peacock 21st Oct 2024

    Safe Hands have been wonderful, we have been supported & guided through the whole process. Penny & the team are warm & friendly & from the beginning to the end have been so helpful. We have had many compliments about the funeral service, thanks to Safe Hands it was put together beautifully & everything went to plan. The whole family could not have been happier & are truly thankful to Safe Hands.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Ann,
    Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave such a lovely review.  I am so pleased to hear you received many compliments and that you and the family were happy with everything.  Always here if you need anything, warm wishes Penny
  • 5 Nick Vallance 21st Oct 2024

    Every interaction with Penny was warm and caring. She made the whole process easy.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you Nick, such a lovely and fitting service for Pauline, your beautiful daughters and you did her proud. It was a privilege to look after you all. Kindest regards Penny
  • 5 Anna Thornley 5th Oct 2024

    Excellent

  • 5 Hazel Day 1st Oct 2024

    Penny was exceptional with the preparation and execution for Bill’s funeral.
    Her attention to detail was marvellous. She gave us all the time wanted to decide what we wanted
    Thank you Penny from the bottom of my heart.

    Penny Strachan replied
    Dear Hazel,
    Thank you so much for your kind words, a real privilege to meet and look after all of you. Thank you for choosing Safe Hands! warmest wishes
    Penny 
  • 5 David Giffard 6th Sep 2024

    Couldn’t ask for more.More than excellent 

    Penny Strachan replied
    Thank you so much David for entrusting us to look after your beloved Carole,  It has been a privilege to take care of you all.  Warmest wishes Penny

Address
The Forge
38 West St
Storrington
Pulborough
RH20 4EE

Open map

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

Marah Bowron 5th Apr 2025

I would thoroughly recommend Penny; she is very caring and it's a a lovely environment as well. You certainly feel that you're in 'safe hands'...

John Atkinson 26th Mar 2025

Penny at Safe Hands helped us professionally and personally cope with the process of our Father's funeral. She was empathetic and caring and I can definitely recommend Safe Hands t ... o care for your loved one's funeral arrangements beautifully.  more

Elisabeth Cordingley 24th Mar 2025

Caring, Respectful, above and beyond. Thank you

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