At Co-operative Funeralcare, Local Support In Our Community Through our Funeral Homes is at the heart of everything we do. Through our funeral homes, we provide compassionate at-need services, support with planning ahead through funeral plans, and trusted later life services that help families prepare with confidence. Local Support In Our Community Through Funeral Homes continues to show that caring isn’t just in our name but in our DNA.
Our commitment to community care does not stop at arranging funerals. It extends into the everyday ways we support local people, including initiatives that bring comfort to those experiencing loss.
Our latest community appeal invites local knitters and crocheters to create small handmade hearts that will be shared across our care network.
A Local Community Project Connected Across Our Network
We invite local knitters and crocheters to create small hearts using free patterns available from our funeral homes. You can collect a pattern, take it home, share it with your knitting group or pass it on to friends and family who would like to take part.
When you complete your hearts, return them to your nearest Co-operative Funeralcare branch. Our teams then deliver them to local nursing homes, hospital wards and hospices. We also share them with families we support through our at-need funeral services.
These hearts will sit alongside the personalised memorial options we provide, from memorial plaques and benches to trees, keepsakes and tribute items that help families remember in their own way.
Supporting Local Families at Every Stage
Our local funeral homes support families at every stage of life.
When someone wants to plan ahead, we help them explore funeral plans and later life services. When a family faces immediate loss, our teams provide clear guidance and compassionate at-need funeral care.
Across our crematoria and burial grounds, we welcome families who gather to remember and reflect. We help them choose memorial options that feel personal and meaningful, from plaques and benches to keepsakes and tribute items.
Every part of our network shares the same purpose: to provide practical support and genuine care within the community.
How to Get Involved in the community
You can collect a free knitting or crochet pattern from your local Co-operative Funeralcare home.
Create your hearts at home or with your knitting group, then return them to us. We will share them across our funeral homes, crematoria, burial grounds and local care settings to support families when they need it most.
Together, through practical support, later life planning, memorial choices and compassionate at-need services, we continue to stand alongside our communities.