Funeral Donations | A L & G Abbott Funeral Directors

Online Donations

Donations at a funeral, usually in lieu of flowers, have become a tradition in recent times and provide an opportunity to raise money for a chosen charity in memoriam. We have set up an association with ‘Love 2 Donate’ to make this process easy and more accessible to friends and family, especially those unable to attend the funeral service. Donations can be made online to the family’s chosen charity (or several charities).

Setting up your fund page

We will set up the fund page with ‘Love 2 Donate’ following your appointment to discuss funeral arrangements, which will be immediately accessible from our website via the link below. Family and friends will then be able to access the fund page through our website and make safe secure donations to the chosen charity and leave a message for the family. In this way friends and family can raise money in memoriam and gift aid the donations, greatly increasing the value of the donation to the chosen charity. Love 2 Donate adds gift aid to your donation and charges an administration fee of 5%. The net effect increases the donation to the chosen charity. A L & G Abbott do not charge for this service.

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Our service is simple and transparent, giving you complete peace of mind. To find out more about our services, please contact A L & G Abbott Funeral Directors in Kempston on

01234 843 222

What our families say

I just wanted to say I am so grateful and thank you for the care and support you showed us as a family and the care you took in looking after my mum. These things are never easy, but you helped me so much along the way. Nothing seemed too much trouble or a problem and I am so thankful for that.

R and Family.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the very caring, professional and ‘perfect’ funeral you provided for our precious mum. The care she received throughout was superb, nothing short of superb.

The Families of E.S.

My whole family wish to pass on our grateful thanks to all the team at Abbotts for all the help and support in organising the funeral. Thank you for all the care and respect given to Dad whilst he was in your care, it was a great comfort to all the family.

J & S T.

We just wanted to say thank you for the excellent service you provided for mum’s funeral. It was a hard day for us, but you took charge and made us feel that we did not need to worry about the details and so were able to give mum the send-off she deserved, thank you so much.

C.M. & M.C.

I just wanted to thank you all for all your kindness and support carrying out my mum’s funeral. It was exactly what she would have wanted. Everything went perfectly without a hitch, which is down to your professionalism and dedication to compassionate customer service. It was a difficult day which you all helped me through. My heartfelt thanks once again.

J.B.

I would just like to say a huge thank you for the care and compassion shown to my family and I on the loss of my mum. It was such a difficult time for me, with the added distance of journeying back and forth to my home, but I felt you were there for me at each stage and nothing was too much trouble. I was so grateful to be able to spend precious time in the Chapel of Rest where I could tell mum was truly cared for. Special thanks to Chris for his support and attention from beginning to end.

C.M.

I lost my mum in 2018 and a year later I was still lost, grieving, angry & hurt. My Aunty saw your advert offering this amazing add on service. To be honest I was sceptical I thought you would only offer it to the recently bereaved but I knew I needed someone to talk to so I thought what the heck, what's the worst they'll say? No sorry it's only for existing clients?? So I emailed and my god I'm so glad I did. Chere is... "wow" my heart smiles when I think of her. What an exceptional lady and an absolute asset to your team. Now I can smile and laugh when I think of my mum instead of trying to block out her memory because it's too sad to think of her. My "new normal".

A.M.

Contact Us

We serve Kempston and the surrounding areas. If you need any advice then please do get in touch and we we will be happy to help you.

COVID-19

We realise at this difficult time and with the restrictions in place that you are probably unable to have the type of funeral service you had hoped for and you may therefore feel the process is incomplete.

Rest assured we are here for you in the weeks and months to come should you need any further assistance or advice. Please pick up the phone and we’ll be here to take your call, 7 days a week.

You may need advice about organising a memorial service to celebrate the life of your loved one, or you may wish to make arrangements for the interment of ashes.

Our services do not end with the funeral service.

Further to the government announcement on the 23rd March please find below the current guidelines regarding the funeral industry.

All funeral services must respect the current government requests for social distancing and the protection of high-risk groups.

Where possible, all funerals will be arranged over the phone or via other electronic means. If they are arranged in person, social distancing must be respected.

Chapel of Rest visits - these can go ahead at specific pre-arranged times and will be limited to people who live in the same household. At risk groups are strongly urged not to visit.

Funeral Service - the number of people attending the service will be limited in line with government advice on social distancing. The situation regarding specific locations is constantly under review and we will advise families on the current recommendations. During any service all social distancing guidelines must be respected.

Limousines - these can no longer be offered as a form of transport.
Charitable donations - all collections will be dealt with online.

We are working to stay on top of all of the current government advice to protect our staff and your families. We understand that at this already very difficult time certain guidelines will cause even more distress for which we are very sorry but they are totally out of our control. We are here for you to talk things through so please don’t hesitate to call, we are committed to help you through this very difficult time. We continue to offer our Bereavement Listening Service over the phone so please contact us if you are interested.