A Grantham funeral directors is supporting the foodbank to help them give out Christmas presents to children.

David Holland Funeral Directors, based on London Road in Grantham, is acting as a drop off centre so people can drop off presents which will be handed to the Grantham Foodbank.

Ruth Boulton, funeral service arranger and volunteer coordinator for Grantham Foodbank, said: “David Holland is proud to support Grantham Foodbank by asking for children’s Christmas presents to be donated which can be given out to families in crisis this Christmas and who are unable to afford presents for their children.”

F Cooke are a traditional pie and mash shop first established in 1862 in East London by Robert Cooke. They continue to serve the same traditional recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation, now under 5th generation Robert Cooke.

They are the first pie & mash venue in the UK to offer venue hire and catering for post-funeral receptions and wakes. Located in Chelmsford you can find them at www.fcookepieandmash.co.uk

A newly built crematorium has opened in Hemel Hempstead next to the Poppy fields cemetery.