When someone close to us passes away, the prospect of planning a large, formal ceremony can often feel daunting. Many families find that a traditional service with dozens of attendees, a formal motorcade, and the rigid timetable of a municipal crematorium does not reflect the quiet life or wishes of their loved one.
For those looking for a calm, deeply meaningful alternative, our Intimate Farewell package (£2,400 fixed fee) offers the space to gather with those who matter most. Held in the peaceful setting of our funeral home, this service combines personal attention with clear, upfront costs so you can focus entirely on celebrating a life.
What Is Included in the Fixed-Price Package?
Navigating funeral finances during bereavement can be stressful, particularly when dealing with third-party disbursement fees that are often billed separately. Our Intimate Farewell package eliminates guesswork by bundling our dedicated professional services, chapel hire, orders of service, and essential crematorium disbursements into one single, transparent cost.
What Can You Expect from the Private Chapel Gathering at 73 Scrooby Road, Bircotes?
Instead of travelling to a large, busy crematorium chapel, your service is held entirely in our private, quiet funeral home chapel in Bircotes. We provide a calm, personal space where close family and friends can say goodbye at their own pace:
A Calm Space for up to 15 Guests: Our chapel seats up to 15 people comfortably, offering a quiet, unhurried room for your closest circle.
A Minister or Celebrant Included: A professional officiant leads the service and works with you beforehand to choose the right words, poems, and music.
Personalised Orders of Service: We print up to 15 custom service booklets for guests to follow along and take home as a keepsake.
Tea and Coffee Afterwards: We serve complimentary tea, coffee, and biscuits right after the service, so you can stay, talk, and share memories without feeling rushed out the door.
How Do We Care for and Prepare Your Loved One Before the Service?
Your loved one stays in our gentle, experienced care from the moment they arrive with us until the day of the committal. We look after every practical detail with complete dignity and respect:
Local Collection: We bring your loved one safely into our care from a local home, hospice, or hospital during normal daytime hours.
Washing, Styling, and Dressing: We carefully wash and prepare your loved one, styling their hair and makeup as you wish, and dressing them in their own favourite outfit or a gown.
A Quality Oak-Style Coffin: We provide a classic, fully lined oak-veneered coffin, complete with handles and a personalised nameplate.
Visits in the Chapel of Rest: You and your family can visit our quiet Chapel of Rest to spend peaceful, unhurried time saying your own goodbyes before the service day.
What Happens After the Service with the Cremation and Ashes?
Once your chapel gathering finishes, we take care of all the final arrangements with care and respect so you don’t have to worry about the logistics:
Respectful Transport and Committal: We transfer your loved one to the local crematorium in our private vehicle for a quiet, unattended committal.
Cremation Costs Fully Covered: The standard crematorium fee is completely included in the fixed price, so there are no unexpected bills.
Safe Return of the Ashes: We collect the ashes from the crematorium for you and present them in your choice of scatter tube, ready for you to pick up or have hand-delivered to your home.
How Can You Personalise the Intimate Farewell Service?
A smaller service doesn’t mean a plain or standard ceremony. Because our chapel belongs entirely to your family for the booking, you have full freedom to make the day truly personal:
Favourite Music and Songs: Play the tracks that meant the most to them whether that is a traditional hymn, classical music, or their favourite pop or rock song as you enter, reflect, and leave.
Stories, Poems, and Readings: Speaking in front of a small group of 15 is much less daunting than facing a crowd. Guests often feel comfortable sharing personal memories, reading a short poem, or playing an audio recording.
Photos and Keepsakes: You are welcome to set up framed pictures, memory boards, or favourite belongings like sports memorabilia, craft items, or awards around the chapel to showcase their life.
Flowers: Bring your own floral tributes, simple single stems, or flowers cut fresh from a home garden to place on the coffin or around the room.
Why Families Choose an Intimate Chapel Farewell Over a Busy Crematorium
Over the past few years, we have seen a significant shift in Doncaster and surrounding communities toward private, smaller services. Families who select the Intimate Farewell often highlight several key advantages:
No Conveyor-Belt Schedules: Crematoriums typically operate on strict 20- to 40-minute slots to accommodate multiple services back-to-back. At our home, you are never hurried past the next family in a car park; your service moves at your own natural pace.
A Warmer, Less Clinical Atmosphere: Crematorium halls are designed for large crowds and can feel vast and impersonal when only a few people attend. Our chapel is intentionally scaled to feel warm, calm, and welcoming.
Financial Certainty Without Compromise: You do not need to choose between an unattended direct cremation with no goodbyes and an expensive full-scale funeral. The Intimate Farewell bridges that gap, providing ceremonial closure and warm hospitality at a fraction of the cost of traditional arrangements.
