John Weir Funeral Directors Chatham

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John Weir is an independent funeral directors offering high quality services covering all of Chatham.

Latest Verified Reviews

Martin Lloyd 20th Apr 2019

Sympathetic and extremely professional. They have assisted with both mum and dad and nothing is too much trouble. Thank you

Mitchell Whale 12th Apr 2019

Excellent service, very professional throughout. Many thanks.

Keith Pankhurst 18th Feb 2019

They were brilliant from the start to the finish,  highly recommend thank you 

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Funeral arrangements

  • Home visit
  • 24 hour telephone support
  • On-site parking
  • Chapel of rest
  • Hearse
  • Limousine
  • Horse-drawn hearse
  • Bespoke vehicle
  • Coffin
  • Personalised coffin
  • Casket
  • Headstone / Plaque
  • Urn
  • Memorial jewellery
  • Floral tributes
  • Charitable donations
  • Newspaper announcement
  • Online obituary
  • Memorial book
  • Order of service sheets
  • Music
  • Video tribute
  • Funeral webcasting
  • Catering
  • Dove release
  • Balloon release
  • Fireworks

Types of funeral

  • Traditional burial
  • Simple funeral
  • Traditional cremation
  • Green funeral
  • Direct cremation
  • Burial at sea
  • Non-religious funeral
  • Anglican funeral
  • Roman Catholic funeral
  • Muslim funeral
  • Jewish funeral
  • Sikh funeral
  • Hindu funeral
  • Buddhist funeral
  • Children’s funeral

Financial arrangements

  • Financial advice
  • Wills & probate
  • Pre-paid funeral plan

Additional services

  • Repatriation
  • Bereavement counselling
  • List of mourners

Location

25 New Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4QJ

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

About Us

John Weir Funeral Directors in Chatham is built on a long tradition of high quality bereavement care in the local community.

With locations throughout the Medway towns, they have full professional and experienced staff, enabling them to provide first class facilities and a comprehensive range of services. Whether the funeral is simple or elaborate, John Weir’s expertise will ensure that the funeral arrangements are carried out with the highest of standards.

Anna Daltrey, Cert FAA, the Chatham branch manager, will be at the office to assist you Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm. Outside of these hours, the telephone line is open to receive calls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

John Weir Funeral Directors is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) and the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF). On top of this, it is also the first funeral director in Kent to join the international, invitation only organisation, Selected Independent Funeral Homes.

Call John Weir Funeral Directors in Chatham now to find out more about the services that they can offer, or to begin planning the perfect funeral for your loved one.

Latest Obituaries

Robert Lonsdale   Naylar

Robert Lonsdale Naylar

Mar 1938 - Oct 2025

Charlotte June   Redsell

Charlotte June Redsell

Mar 1999 - Oct 2025

Peter David   Fraser

Peter David Fraser

Jan 1952 - Sep 2025

Susanne Phyllis   Rimes

Susanne Phyllis Rimes

Jan 1947 - Sep 2025

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Martin Lloyd 20th Apr 2019

    Sympathetic and extremely professional. They have assisted with both mum and dad and nothing is too much trouble. Thank you

  • 5 Mitchell Whale 12th Apr 2019

    Excellent service, very professional throughout. Many thanks.

  • 5 Keith Pankhurst 18th Feb 2019

    They were brilliant from the start to the finish,  highly recommend thank you 

  • 5 Linda Bones 23rd Jan 2019

    I cannot thank John Weir and Amanda enough for personally dealing with my husband's funeral. The are such easy people, compassionate and caring.

  • 5 Karen Wheller 12th Jan 2019

    Amanda and Ben were very professional and empathetic whilst helping us with arrangements that needed to be made at a difficult time which helped to make it bearable and everything ran smoothly and as we wanted on the day.

  • 5 Richard Ould 8th Jan 2019

    The professionalism and dedication shown by Amanda at John Weir Funeral Directors helped to make a difficult time a little less stressful. Thank you for everything.

  • 5 Graham O'Connell 4th Jan 2019

    An excellent professional service again. The staff are very friendly & helpful in walking you through the organizing. The Speaker helped us remember bits & pieces for Mum's Eulogy & the Order of Service was very well produced & lovely. The Funeral itself was excellent too with the Pallbearers guiding us through everything as needed.
    Sadly it was the second time in the last few years I've needed their services, but once again I was extremely impressed with everyone involved in helping me organise my Mothers Funeral & would highly recommend John Weir Funeral Directors.

  • 5 Annie Scotter 23rd Dec 2018

    Ben and his team are very helpful and supportive during a very difficult time.  Would recommend them to others.

  • 5 Sue Watt 9th Dec 2018

    We would highly recommend John Weir. They are so professional and make you feel at ease at such an emotional time. Special thanks to Ben in the Chatham office x

  • 5 Linda Elliott 2nd Dec 2018

    Kind, sensitive and professional in every way. Many thanks

  • 5 Gill Miller 8th Nov 2018

    Amanda and her team were amazing Amanda organised the funeral with care and understanding . The day was wonderful and her team were very respectfull of my mum and my family i would like to think of them as our families future funeral directors and recommend them highly

  • 5 Clif Rudland 6th Nov 2018

    Words can't express our most grateful thanks for all what was completed by the staff at John Weir. Especially Amanda and Kevin, in their Chatham branch

  • 5 Sue Colver 20th Oct 2018

    Amanda and her team in Chatham were amazing, 9 months ago my Mum died and we used a different funeral director. When my Dad passed away last month we decided this time to go to John Weir. The difference in the level of care, compassion, professionalism  and attention to detail was remarkable. Amanda introduced us to a celebrant, Kathyn, who conducted the service, she was the perfect choice. 
    I can’t recommend John Weir highly enough. Thank you. 

  • 4 Alison Martin 16th Oct 2018

    Thank you

  • 5 Vi Watson 7th Sep 2018

    Very efficient.Always kept us well informed and nothing was too much trouble.

  • 5 Gary Bucklen 21st Aug 2018

    We could not have asked for better. They have been supportive all the way through. All our family would like to thank you. Well done for such great service at such a sad time. We all appreciated your care and attention.

  • 5 Elizabeth Nolan 5th Aug 2018

    When you lose someone arranging a funeral really is the hardest thing to do but Amanda at John Weir made the saying goodbye to our loved one so much easier.

  • 5 Pamela Lamb 4th Aug 2018

    Very friendly service from the start , since the 1st contact and even following the funeral. You can't beat a family run business and they really seem to care at the sad time in our lives

  • 5 Catherine Ellis 27th Jul 2018



    We could not have wished for more. John Weir were incredibly professional and empathetic from the initial and subsequent meeting with Ben at the Chatham office, through to Amanda confirming all our requirements the day before the funeral , and the kindness and attention to detail shown by Shane and his team on the day. Ben, you were a tremendous support, and we are so grateful to you for how you helped us navigate the detail. Thanks must also go to our celebrant Peter Tongue for all his advice and support with the eulogy. In the nicest possible way, I would hope not to personally have to use the services of John Weir again but if the situation arose, I would have no hesitation.

  • 5 John Billing 24th Jul 2018

    Thank you for your excellent service. 

  • 5 Angela Wilcox 22nd Jul 2018

    All arrangements were carried out according to my wishes and the staff, as always, were friendly and professional.

  • 5 Sidesh Kumar Arora 21st Jul 2018

    Amazing service couldn’t do enough to make sure dads funeral was what I wanted 
    Worked with me every step of the way 
    Were available to talk to 24h a day 
    Very understandable when emotions came out 
    I cannot thank you enough for taking care of Dad and my family during this difficult time 

  • 5 Jill Kay 3rd Jul 2018

    The service we have received has been outstanding.  Everyone tried so hard to ensure our day went smoothly, made sure that they consulted us every step of the way

    Every part was excellent 

  • 4 Martin Tyler 2nd Jul 2018

    Rob at John Weir looked after us well, explained the options available to us and kept us informed. The team on the day made sure things ran smoothly and were very polite and respectful. They made sure we knew what was going on and where to go when, but you also hardly knew they were there.

    Only reason for 4 and not 5 stars is they called to ask us to settle our bill but had not provided a final invoice. The estimated bill which they asked us to pay was £100 more than the final which they did produce quickly after the initial call.

    All in all, thank you John Wier.

  • 5 Verena Millgate 2nd Jul 2018

    Everyone we dealt with was extremely sympathetic and helpful and did all they could to make the day go smoothly,
    with the minimum of stress to the family. I would not hesitate to recommend them.

Address
25 New Road
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4QJ

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Opening Hours

Day Hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours
Sunday Open 24 hours

Latest Verified Reviews

Martin Lloyd 20th Apr 2019

Sympathetic and extremely professional. They have assisted with both mum and dad and nothing is too much trouble. Thank you

Mitchell Whale 12th Apr 2019

Excellent service, very professional throughout. Many thanks.

Keith Pankhurst 18th Feb 2019

They were brilliant from the start to the finish,  highly recommend thank you 

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