A Ferndown business has dedicated its window to the late leader of the Real Dad’s Army re-enactment group, along with all those who have fallen in conflicts and wars. AE Jolliffe & Son funeral directors arranged the funeral of well-known townsman Dale Johnson who died recently ago aged 85.
Douch finds summit to do
The leader of a Dorset business is to climb the highest peak in the country to raise money for charities his later father supported. Nick Douch is also taking wife Donna and daughters Lakeisha and Tamika to the summit of Scafell Pike in the Lake District.
Bowl over to Pelhams for a fun fundraiser
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors are hosting a fundraising afternoon at Pelhams Bowls Club in memory of their late chairman Peter Douch.
Blandford CC is presented with trophy for its community work
The Jack Douch award for cricket in the community has been presented to the Blandford Cricket Club chairman Dave Abbott. The trophy is given in memory of the late Jack Douch whose family company sponsored cricket in the county for more than a decade through its Dorset Funeral Plan.
New funeral venue with stunning views
Funerals can now be held in a stunning location among Dorset’s Purbeck Hills thanks to an exclusive partnership. Kingston Country Courtyard has partnered with Douch Family Funeral Directors to offer its 16th century barn for services.
Boost for special needs students
An independent specialist college at Holton Lee near Sandford, Dorset, has been given nearly £900 by Albert Marsh Funeral Directors in Wareham. The branch of Douch Family Funeral Directors raised the money last year and nominated Livability Millie College to receive the cheque.
A boost for veterans from a Dorset business
A Bournemouth-based charity that was launched a decade ago to help military veterans has been presented with a cheque for £400 from AE Jolliffe & Sons funeral directors which is part of the Douch Family Funeral Directors group.
Funeral business raises funds for Dorset breast cancer unit
Staff at a Wimborne business have raised more than £1,000 for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity – and every penny raised will go towards the Ladybird Breast Unit at Poole Hospital. Funeral Director Amy Turvey and colleagues at Douch & Small funeral directors carried out a number of events to raise the money.
Poole crematorium’s upgrade is praised
Douch Family Funeral Directors have hailed the refurbishment of the Poole Crematorium chapel as a success, with families full of praise for it.
Blandford CC wins community award
The Jack Douch award for cricket in the community was presented to winners Blandford CC at the Dorset Cricket Board annual ceremony.