The Rosedale Journey

We chose Guide Dogs for the Blind as our charity of the year for Rosedale’s 20th anniversary. We set the target of raising £2,500 so that we could choose the name of a puppy, and make a lasting difference. We have already passed this initial target,…

This year was the 25th anniversary of child bereavement charity Nelson’s Journey and we pledged to help raise money to celebrate this. Part of this involved a challenge day where Christian and Charmaine pushed themselves out of their comfort zone in the…

Following the years of restrictions, 2022 saw Rosedale re-start their fundraising in the more traditional ways with several Quiz and Bingo Nights which raised many hundred’s of pounds for local good causes. We also took part in the circus themed Diss…

This is the year that saw the easing of Covid restrictions, and some sense of returning to normality. We continued to support The Blossom Charity by participating in their Eye sculpture trail, this year by decorating a tortoise that we named…

2020 was a challenging year with the onset of the Covid pandemic and accompanying restrictions. We had to adapt quickly to the changing rules and work in ways to ensure families received the same quality of care and attention. We had to work in mixed…

We are proud to be supporting Diss Town Council to upgrade the Diss Cemetery roundabout and have worked with garden designer Kate Leith to come up with a planting design to enhance the area for visitors to the cemetery, and Charmaine has designed signs to…

Our newest recruit Kevin Mobbs passes his Funeral Directing exams, along with Rhys Askham who has been with us since he came for two weeks work experience when he was at Hartismere High School. Rhys completed his apprenticeship with Rosedale and then went…

We wanted to be more aware of the Mental Health of our staff and tried to find a Mental Health First Aid course to attend. There were no courses available locally at that time, so Anne decided to become an instructor for Mental Health First Aid England.…

Following the sudden death of Simon’s sister Sarah, we came across a crowd funding opportunity to support the launch of a book about explaining death to children called ‘It’s not fair.’ We were able to support the book financially and in return,…

In the first ever award ceremony hosted by Nelson’s Journey we were delighted and honoured to win a Smiles Award in the category of Most Innovative Support, after we had built and donated a dolls house sized church which they use to explain to children…

Anne and Pippa Hardie were nominated charity fundraisers of the year in the South Norfolk Community Awards, after Pippa came up with the idea to raise £10,000 for charity to celebrate Rosedale’s 10th anniversary and our 10 for 10 plans were born. The…

Our exceptional customer service was further rewarded when we received a surprise Customer Care Award, sponsored by Funeral Planning Services. Dee Besley was announced best Funeral Arranger of the year in the National Good Funeral Awards with Paul Rackham…

We were nominated for a Family Business Place Red Ribbon Award and came first in the category of Best Small Family Business. Anita Brightley-Hodges from the Family Business Place said, “This husband and wife team is applauded for its commitment to equal…

The opening of our Beccles Funeral Home must have had something to do with all the stars being lined up at the right time.  We had previously tried to buy the premises at auction but had walked away because we thought that with the amount of renovation…

Rosedale joined the Salvation Army and BBC local radio to support the Toys and Tins appeal in the run up to Christmas, resulting in over 4,500 gifts being personally delivered to grateful families. After receiving so many requests from adults for…

In 2009 we were one of the first Funeral Directors in the UK to join the Dying Matters coalition, a group of individual and organisational members across England and Wales, which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and…

After years of searching for suitable premises in Halesworth, we finally opened the doors of Arcadia House in Halesworth, which former colleague Dee Besley headed up. The premises are ideally situated in the town centre with car parking close by and…

When the greengrocers in town closed down, we had the opportunity to buy the premises and open a branch of Rosedale in Wymondham, but for many months and even years afterwards, folk would seek us out on Middleton Street, looking to buy a cabbage or a…

We opened our third funeral home in the town of Attleborough in the summer of 2006. It was a natural progression for us as we already served the outlying villages such as Quidenham, East Harling, Banham and the Buckenhams, and we quickly established our…

We were approached by former colleagues Liz Chapman and George Ling who were very unhappy at their old company and asked if we would consider opening a branch of Rosedale in Bungay. Finding suitable premises was not easy, but we made our home on Upper…

It’s fair to say that Rosedale was started on a shoe string!  Our desks were upcycled from a skip, and we had to borrow furniture from friends and family and take the pictures off our walls at home to hang at Rosedale House. Peter Beales sponsored the…