Fred Stevens Funeral Directors

Fred Stevens Funeral Directors is a small, well-established, family-run funeral home based in Nailsworth and serving Stroud, Tetbury, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester and the surrounding Gloucestershire and Cotswolds villages, with more than 25 years of experience in the profession. The firm is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and follows the NAFD Code of Practice, and it emphasises that practical help "must be underpinned with clear advice and guidance and offered with tact and understanding." Families are given a single, dedicated funeral director as their point of contact throughout the arrangements, including at the service itself, rather than being passed between staff.

Alongside traditional, fully arranged funerals, the company offers a lower-cost 'Simply Cremation' option for families who do not want a ceremony, a la carte assistance for those wishing to arrange elements of the funeral themselves, a choice of alternative coffins and transport, memorial donations, and pre-payment plans. One of the firm's directors, James, has also written a memoir, "A Life in Death," drawing on his experience in the funeral trade to offer insight into contemporary bereavement and funeral practice in Britain.