The town of Devizes in Wiltshire has a rich history as a notable market town. D.J. Bewley are proud to be the local independent Devizes funeral directors, caring for the bereaved and laying the town’s departed to rest with dignity, sympathy and sincerity.
We have a Devizes branch office for our funeral directors’ service at 64 New Park Street, SN10 1DP (on the A361 route through the town centre, diagonally opposite St Mary’s Church). Here we welcome bereaved families to advise and assist with funeral arrangements for their loved ones in Devizes during opening hours, 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you can call us on 01380 728008 to schedule an appointment for our representative to come to visit you at home at your convenience. We also operate a 24-hour telephone service for anyone who needs consolation or has queries about dealing with and coping with death in Devizes.
Our local D.J. Bewley office arranges cremations and burials in Devizes and the suburbs of Hartmoor, Jump Farm, Nursteed, Roundway, Southbroom and Wick. We also cater for the deceased and their families in the nearby villages in the Vale of Pewsey, such as All Cannings, Bratton, Bromham, Charlton, Cherhill, Edington, Enford, Erlestoke, Etchilhampton, Heddington, Poulshot, Stert and Yatesbury.
Devizes has nearly 500 listed buildings, so it is not surprising to learn that it has a very old cemetery, dating from 1878. The Devizes Town Council cemetery on the north side of the Kennet and Avon canal – with its entrance on the junction of Rotherstone and Couch Lane – is extensive and well-kept, set between groves of trees.
We can arrange for burials or the interment of cremated remains in the Devizes town cemetery, or in any burial ground in the area. We also arrange cremations at West Wiltshire Crematorium, or “green” natural and woodland interments if requested.
When someone passes away in Devizes, D.J. Bewley Funeral Directors can handle all the arrangements, easing the burden for those left behind to mourn.
Our personalised, professional and compassionate service includes support, help and advice for dealing with grief and loss, as well as all the practicalities of organising a burial or cremation, service, wake, and the paperwork involved in notifying a death.
Some of the practical funeral services we offer in Devizes are:
Our premises in Devizes contain a tastefully decorated and fully equipped set of service rooms that are available for use by mourners, either for an intimate funeral service or for a relaxed gathering for meeting and greeting friends and family members to pay homage to the deceased.
There is a sound system available and a projector and screen in our Devizes service room, making it possible to hold a funeral service or life celebration with or without a religious celebrant in attendance, for a group of up to 40 people.
Our dedicated staff – most of them members of the Bewley family – are happy to assist with any arrangements for functions in the service room, or if you prefer you can organise your own ceremony at our venue, conforming to any religious denomination or cultural tradition.
To be blunt, one has to face the fact that funeral costs in Devizes, and everywhere else, are continually increasing. Many families are left not only grieving for their loved ones who die, but also having to live with a long-term debt after paying for a funeral.
Many wise people – young and old – are realising that investing in a pre-paid funeral plan relieves the burden on those who are eventually left behind, and also gives allows them the freedom and peace of mind of being able to make advance arrangements for their own funeral, in accordance with their wishes.
D.J. Bewley offer a range of funeral plans backed by one of the UK’s largest and most trusted providers, Golden Charter. You can pay a one-off fee in advance for your future funeral, or make low-cost instalments – the choice is yours.
If you are looking for the re-assurance of a pre-paid funeral in Devizes or the surrounding area, call us on 01380 728008 or email contact@djbewley.com and we’ll explain all about our affordable bespoke pre-paid funeral plans.
The late Dennis Bewley established D.J. Bewley Funeral Directors in 1970, and the firm is now run by his son, Patrik, with the help of various other family members.
Even though we’ve handled many hundreds of funerals over the years, Patrik and our caring, considerate team at Bewley Funeral Directors in Devizes are committed to offering a personal service that is unique to each and every bereaved family. Being independent funeral directors in Devizes D.J. Bewley is not constrained by having to follow head office rules or dictates, or to offer formulaic and/or traditional services at the behest of a national franchise chain.
We’re flexible and truly bespoke when it comes to carrying out the wishes of the family and deceased in Devizes.
When someone dies in Devizes at home or in a hospital or nursing home, call us night or day and we will arrange to collect the body and respectfully care for the remains in advance of the funeral.
If death is unexpected or accidental then the police and/or coroner may become involved, and an inquest may be held. We are able to mitigate the distress in these circumstances being fully acquainted with all the procedures and able to help and guide relatives through it.
We can also help you with the registration of a death in Devizes and guide you through all the other requirements for reporting a death to the various authorities, and then on to the funeral arrangements.
Our quest as Devizes funeral directors is to make a final farewell as peaceful, warm and meaningful as possible without it being a troublesome burden for the bereaved to bear.
We’d be honoured to lay your loved one to rest in Devizes, so don’t hesitate to contact us when you require our services.
64 New Park Street
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 1DP
Tel: 01380 728008
Email: contact@djbewley.com
Monday - Friday - 10.00am - 3.00pm
For 24 hour service call 01380 728008
(Some calls maybe recorded for monitoring purposes)
