Fred Hamer Funeral Services is an independent, family-owned funeral director that has supported bereaved families across Lancashire and Greater Manchester for over 100 years, describing itself as one of the region's oldest family-owned and run funeral directors. The business, which also trades under the associated E and B Shufflebotham name, is currently run by John Hamer as Managing Director alongside his wife Dawn and daughters Emma and Hannah, and now operates nine funeral homes across Rossendale (Rawtenstall, including the Winfield Funeral Home), Bury, Bolton, Burnley, Nelson and Blackburn.
Services include burial and cremation arrangements, celebration of life ceremonies, registrar assistance, floral tributes and charitable donations, orders of service, monumental masonry, bereavement support, and both personal and direct cremation funeral plans, all with 24-hour availability. A distinctive touch is the firm's "Life for a Life" tree-planting scheme, offered as a living memorial option alongside more traditional choices.
The firm describes its approach as "professional, yet down-to-earth," reflecting its long-standing, multi-generation family involvement across its North West England branch network.
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