Shoobridge Funeral Services

26/10/2026

🚐 Community Transport: Bringing People Together

At Shoobridge, we're proud to champion the fantastic community transport services running in Honiton, Exeter and Exmouth! 🌟

These schemes are a real lifeline — offering:
🛒 Weekly shopping trips, so nobody has to miss out on getting what they need
🌼 Lovely day trips out, giving people the chance to explore, socialise and enjoy a change of scenery

It's all about keeping our communities connected, independent and smiling.

📋 Pop into our Exeter Road branch — the Exmouth and district full timetable is always up in the window, so you can plan your next trip!

23/10/2026

Creating the farewell a family needs

Every family's circumstances are different. The right funeral director can help bring together the choices, traditions and personal details that matter to them.

For a recent Exmouth family this meant a celebration of a full life with ' fruitier' songs and rhymes. On the way to the service, our funeral director Paul paused to pay one final, quiet tribute — stopping at her favourite people-watching spot in Exmouth. A final journey passing a very special place and a send off with Cadbury chocolate and favourite crisps alongside beautiful floral tributes.

It's a small moment, but it meant everything to her family. As a local, independent family funeral director, this is what we do differently — we take the time to know the person, not just plan the funeral. Every journey is personal, because every life was.

If there's somewhere that mattered to your loved one, we'll always try to find a way to include it.

Read the full review here; https://maps.app.goo.gl/y2H2QjFvVV5QYNfR9

20/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our open day! 💛

What wonderful conversations we had, and how lovely it was to put our celebration of life chapel in the spotlight and build relationships within our wonderful East Devon community. Your warmth and openness made the day truly special.

A very special thank you to Dilly's Florists James' patisserie & sandwiches
Mortons Funeral Directors, serving Birmingham & Worcestershire Musgrove Willows Coffins Colourful Coffins HRCCaskets, Witheridge Parish for donating the beautiful bier and the whole Shoobridge Funeral Services team especially Colin and Alison

If you weren’t able to attend but would like to come and see us, please get in touch. We’d love to welcome you.

19/10/2026

Open Day Appreciation

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our open day on Saturday. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you, and we enjoyed some wonderful conversations. More photos will be shared throughout the week.

If you couldn’t make it and would like to come and meet us please send us a message or email [email protected]

17/10/2026

Open Day today 🕊️

Come and meet Paul and the Team, ask your questions, and look around our chapel to see why we feel so privileged to do what we do.

Oh, and there’s amazing cake from James' patisserie & sandwiches too 🍰

Doors open from 10am. All welcome.

📍 Shoobridge, Heathpark, Honiton EX14 1SE

16/10/2026

Thinking ahead is never easy, but it’s a lot easier when you’re not in the middle of a difficult time.

Come and see us tomorrow to:

☕ Ask questions while you’re feeling calm, not emotional
🤝 Meet the team and see if you like us
🍰 Have a slice of cake
🌿 Visit our unique celebration of life chapel, a lovely alternative to a crematorium or church

Just drop in, no booking needed.

📅 Tomorrow, Saturday 17th October
📍 Shoobridge, Heathpark, Honiton
🕙 From 10am

14/10/2026

We’ve got a very special alternative hearse waiting to meet you, and it’s not what you’d expect. Come along, take a look, and see for yourself.

📅 Saturday 17th October
📍 Shoobridge, Honiton
🕙 10am onwards

13/10/2026

A huge thank you to Devon News Midweek Herald . for the lovely article about our open day! 💙

https://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/26621161.shoobridge-funeral-services-host-honiton-open-day/
Everyone is welcome to join us this Saturday 17th October, 10am to 2pm, at Heathpark, Honiton. Pop in, have a cuppa and a chat, and meet the team.

Shoobridge Funeral Services in Honiton will host an open day and birthday celebration.

12/10/2026

Take all the time you need. 💛

We're sharing the second film from SAIF independent funeral directors , and it shows beautifully how an unhurried farewell can make all the difference.

This four-minute film follows Vineet, who wanted to honour both of his parents with a ceremony that felt true to who they were. It had been made more difficult by his Mum's passing at the beginning of Covid and funeral restrictions. Faith sat at the heart of the day, woven together with storytelling and modern visuals. Family videos and favourite music helped bring his parents' journeys to life, so everyone present could really feel the lives they had lived.

The result was an uplifting, moving and wonderfully cathartic ceremony. It was a celebration of two lives, and a reminder of how much comfort there can be in giving a farewell the space it deserves.

It's something we believe in wholeheartedly at Shoobridges. If a family asks us whether something is possible, our answer is always yes. Let's try and make it happen. If you'd like to find out what choices are available to you, take a look at the film, pop into branch or drop us a message. We'd love to help.

09/10/2026

There is no single right way to say goodbye. 💛

We're proud to be part of a new SAIF independent funeral directors campaign highlighting just how much personalisation is possible with an independent family funeral director like Shoobridges.

Today we're sharing a five-minute film of a real case study. It's a hard watch, but it shows that even in the most unthinkable of circumstances, we can work alongside a family to help them create the celebration of life they need for their loved one.
The film showcases a celebration shaped around 7 year old Freddie, when a traditional funeral didn't feel right.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be showcasing some of the personalised services we have helped to craft, alongside SAIF's campaign - so if you're worried about what you think you HAS to happen at a funeral please take a look, bob in to branch or drop us a message