John Weir Funeral Directors Parkwood

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John Weir Funeral Directors covers all of the Parkwood area and serves the local community with the utmost level of care.

Latest Verified Reviews

Christine Moon 30th Nov 2024

Excellent all round. From before and during funeral. Friendly, polite, smart and very helpful staff. Couldn't fault anything. Thank you.

Michael Parry 25th Nov 2024

John Weir provided a perfect funeral service for my wife. They were caring,conciderate and respectful. They may not be the cheapest but you get what you pay for. They were on time to the minute arriving at my adress and then from there on the funeral went like clock work.

Matthew Feekings 23rd Nov 2024

A very considerate and personal service, even before they took care of mum. Great out of hours service too. From initially walking into their offices, the run up to, and the actual day, even afterwards, the communication and support has been a incredibly personable. They have made the whole process so much manageable. Thank you, Sheron, Les, Shane and the rest of the team. The family are very grateful.

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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

31 Parkwood Green
Rainham
Kent
ME8 9PW

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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 Parkwood 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.

Funeral director Emma Barsby, the Parkwood 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 the first funeral director in Kent to join the international, invitation only organisation, Selected Independent Funeral Homes.

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

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Verified Reviews

Verified Reviews

  • 5 Christine Moon 30th Nov 2024

    Excellent all round. From before and during funeral. Friendly, polite, smart and very helpful staff. Couldn't fault anything. Thank you.

  • 5 Michael Parry 25th Nov 2024

    John Weir provided a perfect funeral service for my wife. They were caring,conciderate and respectful. They may not be the cheapest but you get what you pay for. They were on time to the minute arriving at my adress and then from there on the funeral went like clock work.

  • 5 Matthew Feekings 23rd Nov 2024

    A very considerate and personal service, even before they took care of mum. Great out of hours service too. From initially walking into their offices, the run up to, and the actual day, even afterwards, the communication and support has been a incredibly personable.

    They have made the whole process so much manageable.
    Thank you, Sheron, Les, Shane and the rest of the team.

    The family are very grateful.

  • 5 Ann Wren 12th Nov 2024

    thank you for the help you gave at such a sad time.everybody was so kind and helpful and arranged everything. thank you so much. the wren family

  • 5 Susan Wade 9th Nov 2024

    They were very helpful with everything, and always there with any advice we needed and listen to us ,on the day of the funeral they were very attentive to our needs

  • 5 John Hall 7th Nov 2024

    All the staff were professional, courteous and thoughtful throughout the process of both arranging the funeral and the day itself.
    I cannot fault them at all.
    I would recommend John Weir to anyone who has the misfortune of having to arrange proceedings to say goodbye to a loved one.
    I would particularly like to thank Sheron from the Parkwood branch who was extremely helpful and thoughtful during the arrangements.

  • 5 Rebecca Fissenden 6th Nov 2024

    Amazing ! Big thanks to Sheron, nothing was too much trouble and made a very difficult situation, easy to navigate. 

  • 5 Patrick Rusk 4th Nov 2024

    My aunt had paid for and outlined what she wanted for her funeral. Throughout the process of deciding how the service would be, Sheron was most helpful, tactfully advising and ensuring that nothing that needed to be done was forgotten. I would like to say thank you for all the guidance you gave which enabled me to approach the funeral knowing that everything was in place. The pallbearers carried themselves in a manner which seemed just right, neither too somber nor too casual. They were most respectful. So may I thank you all for making it a service which I believe my Aunt would be pleased with. Sincerely, Patrick Rusk.

  • 5 Janet smith 4th Nov 2024

    It all went perfectly from start to finish each one of the staff were incredibly kind and helpful. I could not have asked for more on what was a very difficult day.

  • 5 Caroline Cooper 2nd Nov 2024

    Thank you so much to all the staff at John Weir, especially Sheron in the Parkwood office.
    Nothing was too much trouble and everything ran very smoothly from start to finish.

  • 5 Claire Ashley 15th Oct 2024

    From the first meeting, we cannot fault the professionalism and dedication of the team. Les in particular has been fantastic in communicating with us every step of the way. Nothing has been too much and Dad was really taken care of.

  • 5 Melody Dill 28th Sep 2024

    From start to finish, all members of John Weir were friendly,approachable and professional. They made a difficult time for my family much more bearable.

  • 5 Janice Reynolds 23rd Sep 2024

    Excellent compassionate service.  Every detail was checked and double checked.  They were with me all the way on this sad journey.  Would not hesitate to recommend. 

  • 5 Graham Parker 25th Aug 2024

    Excellent. 5 stars.

  • 5 Gillian Tatham 20th Aug 2024

    Sheron at John Weir guided me every step of the way in planning my husband's Funeral, she was extremely professional, helpful and answered my questions in a clear and concise manner.
    On the day itself, the whole team were respectful and polite.
    Everything came together beautifully, I would not hesitate to recommend them.
    Thank you to everyone at John Weir, Parkwood.

  • 4 Christine Sharp 16th Aug 2024

    Staff at John Weir office were excellent, very caring and considerate. At the crematorium Simon was very compassionate and thoughtful. Service went very smoothly 

  • 5 Angela Andriot 11th Aug 2024

    The service I received from John Weir was excellent. Their attention to detail was first class.

    Angela Andriot

  • 5 Margaret Braund 23rd Jul 2024

    Everything went as well as it could. All staff were very helpful and supportive

  • 5 Darren Berry 21st Jul 2024

    From the first meeting, the JW representative (Sheron) was amazing. Always calm and reassuring when dealing with our (numerous) questions. Talked very clearly about our options and the impending processes and no question/request was deemed silly or irrelevant.
    Always found time to discuss subsequent questions/changes and dealt with everything in the same accommodating manner.
    Overall, the whole experience was made as easy as possible at a difficult time.

  • 5 Allison Macdonald 21st Jul 2024

    Deana and others were excellent. Very friendly and caring at a difficult time. All were professional and courteous in there rolls. Brian’s funeral was as I wanted it to be with on problems. I was very happy with the service. Thank you.

  • 5 Micheila Cull 1st Jul 2024

    Truly amazing. Lovely relaxed way to celebrate my father. Thank you! 

  • 5 Patricia Fenton 26th Jun 2024

    Deana and the team made everything very smooth with the planning of my Mother's funeral and everything was handled very professionally and respectfully on the day.

  • 5 Tracy Cook 23rd Jun 2024

    Everything was handled professionally and with dignity. I was extremely Happy with the Service.

  • 4 Karen Hedayati 22nd Jun 2024

    All good as expected,but didn't like the app for obituary/ donations etc. Awkward. And the link with passwords to watch service online were just lost among the dozens of emails i had so my relatives didn't get to watch it. And the view of the service was limited at medway Crematorium.

  • 5 Clive McCartney 22nd Jun 2024

    a fantastic service by all the staff involved in my late partners funeral 
    from the moment I contacted then  to the bringing us back to my house after the funeral was a 1st class service  I can't recommend the another thank you 

Address
31 Parkwood Green
Rainham
Kent
ME8 9PW

Open map

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

Christine Moon 30th Nov 2024

Excellent all round. From before and during funeral. Friendly, polite, smart and very helpful staff. Couldn't fault anything. Thank you.

Michael Parry 25th Nov 2024

John Weir provided a perfect funeral service for my wife. They were caring,conciderate and respectful. They may not be the cheapest but you get what you pay for. They were on time to the minute arriving at my adress and then from there on the funeral went like clock work.

Matthew Feekings 23rd Nov 2024

A very considerate and personal service, even before they took care of mum. Great out of hours service too. From initially walking into their offices, the run up to, and the actual day, even afterwards, the communication and support has been a incredibly personable. They have made the whole process so much manageable. Thank you, Sheron, Les, Shane and the rest of the team. The family are very grateful.

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