NAFD - GTR Manchester & Local District Association

Please share this post on @twitter or @Facebook and help the team at @Rbanksandson to find their #missing colleague Michael. His family and friends are very worried about him. facebook.com/10004019258529…

Updated guidance for members of the public involved in arranging a #funeral in #England during #COVID19 has just been published: gov.uk/government/pub…

A fantastic opportunity here at Jonathan Alcock and Sons Ltd, a well respected company within our local association. Get in touch with John Wild via the detailed channels if this is of interest to you. jasfunerals.co.uk/funeral-operat…

Zoom details have been sent out to all members this evening for our virtual meeting this Wednesday. If you wish to join us and haven’t received details, please contact the Secretary, Mike Oglesby. @NAFD_UK

A reminder that our next (virtual) meeting is a week today. 🗓Wednesday 10th March 🕡18:30 🔘Login details will be sent W/C 8/3/21 We’re also delighted to have @NAFDPresident join us. If you wish to join the call please let the Secretary know. All are welcome.

With so many of these beautiful historic chapels up and down the country in disrepair and unable to be used, it’s so sad to see one the few still in use meet such a untimely demise.

If you use Facebook, we’re on there too. Join us if you wish.

Members are invited to join us for a relaxed virtual get together next month. The purpose of which is to share experiences of the past, current concerns & hopeful expectations of the future in regards to the current pandemic. 🗓Wednesday 10th March 🕡18:30 🔘Login details TBC

Good luck to any local members due to receive their results. In an unregulated profession, the personal decision to better your knowledge and understanding is commendable and worth it for you, your colleagues and most importantly the clients and their loved ones in your care.

Some good advice here for teenagers dealing with loss.

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The @CMAgovUK has published the appendices to its Provisional Decision Report which provide the important context and rationale to its decisions. Funeral firms are urged to read what's proposed and, where possible, respond by the deadline of 10 Sept: gov.uk/cma-cases/fune…

The government has updated its guidance and will now require face coverings to be worn by visitors to #funeral homes in England from 8 August. gov.uk/government/pub…

Another fantastic opportunity here at Mulligans Funeral Service, another well respected company within our local association. Please send your CV and covering letter to: Laura Tunnicliffe 29-31 Gorton Road, Reddish,Stockport SK5 6AZ Laura@mulligansfuneralservice.co.uk

A fantastic opportunity here at Jonathan Alcock & Sons, a well respected company within our local association. Get in touch with John Wild if this is of interest to you.

He will be sadly missed by all his friends and colleagues in the profession and the communities he served. May he rest in peace.

After a small break working as a Nurse at Wythenshawe Hospital. Neil would later set up Wythenshawe Funeral Services in the late 2000s before selling up to @fspfunerals some 6 years later where he would eventually end up as part of their team in the role of Consultant FD.

We’re saddened to announce the peaceful yet premature passing of our colleague and friend Neil Macdonald in late June. Neil entered the profession at 16 and spent the following years working for several funeral homes across the Greater Manchester region.