About Brian Bentley Funerals Funeral Director in Crowthorne
Established in 1997, Brian Bentley Funerals Funeral Services is Crowthorne’s only independent family run funeral home, serving Crowthorne and the surrounding areas. The company is owned by husband and wife, Brian and Caroline Bentley.
Accredited by the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors, SAIF, and with 40 years of experience in the funeral industry, we offer a caring, sympathetic and professional service, built on trust and reputation.
As part of the Ford Mears group, Brian Bentley continues to provide a caring and professional service to the local community around Crowthorne, Ravenswood and Owlsmoor.
The nearest crematoria to Crowthorne is Easthampstead Park.
Brian Bentley Funerals funeral directors in Crowthorne provides a range of funeral services and funeral plans to accommodate everyone’s needs. Find out more about our tailored services and cremations below.
Our Green Funerals strive to provide the most environmentally friendly funeral service possible within a natural burial ground and utilising our own fully electric hearse.
This service is available throughout the South directly with Green Funerals or through our various office locations.
Steve first started in the funeral industry in 1983 at the South West Middlesex Crematorium as a Chapel Attendant, carrying out general duties including preparing cremated remains to be scattered. From 1985 to 1997, he worked at Southall Funeral Directors as a Chauffeur, Bearer and Funeral Arranger, then from 1997 to 2001 he worked at J B Hall Funeral Directors as a Manager and Funeral Director.
From 2001 to 2010 Steve worked at George Parker & Sons as a Manager and Funeral Director, then from 2010 to 2012 at A & W Goddard as a Chauffeur, Bearer and Funeral Arranger. From 2012 to the present day, Steve works at Ford Mears as an Area Manager and Funeral Director.
STEVE COWARD
Funeral Director
Steve has been involved in the funeral industry for 22 years both in the UK and overseas. Back in 1995 he joined F.W Chitty & Co in Weybridge as a work experience student whilst studying Embalming at the Lear College of Mortuary Sciences. Then in 1997, after a takeover by the American company SCI, he was relocated, on a full-time basis, to F. Harrison & Son as an Embalmer.
In 1999 Steve moved to P. Boast & Son as an Embalmer, then left in 2003 to relocate to Sydney, Australia, where he worked as an Embalmer for SCI Australia, later becoming Invocare. On his return to the UK in 20015, he operated as a trade embalmer, supporting Funeral Homes in South London
In 2006 Steve had a career change, and joined a team of recruitment consultants in a busy office in the City of London supporting clients such as BP and Citi Bank. A year later, he returned to the funeral industry as a Funeral director for F Harrison & Son, and in 2012 he returned to P Boast & Son as a Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Donations
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Donations
We understand that many family and friends wish to give donations to a charity in memory of the deceased and we see this as an important part of the service that we offer.
Our donations page is simple and easy to use. We’ve partnered with Memory Giving, a recognised donation platform for Funeral Directors to coordinate and collect memoriam donations. We set up the page for you, the page has the following optional features a photo of your loved one, space for a message, details of the service with a map and a space for tributes to be left. The page will typically close 6-8 weeks from the date it was created.
Every donor will receive an acknowledgment, thanking them for their donation. Donations can be made securely by debit or credit card, with donations going straight to your nominated charity. The option of Gift Aid is available, with Gift Aid recovery, provide on behalf of the charity increases the gift by upwards of 18%.
80 High St, Crowthorne RG45 7AZ, UK
Head east towards High St
Turn right towards High St
Turn left onto High St
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Bracknell Rd/B3348
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Old Wokingham Rd
Turn left onto Rowan Dr
Turn left onto Belmont Rd
Turn left onto Everest Rd
Continue onto Greenwood Rd
Destination will be on the left
Arrive: 27 Greenwood Road, Crowthorne RG45 6QX, UK
Bracknell, Market St, Berkshire, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1HX, UK
Head east on Market St towards Station Rd
At Station Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Bagshot Rd/A3095
At Horse and Groom Roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Bagshot Rd/A322
Bagshot
(A30) A322
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto S Hill Rd
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on S Hill Rd
S Hill Rd turns slightly left and becomes Crowthorne Rd/A3095
Continue to follow A3095
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Bracknell Rd/B3348
Turn right onto Brookers Row
Turn right onto Old Wokingham Rd
Turn left onto Rowan Dr
Turn left onto Belmont Rd
Turn left onto Everest Rd
Continue onto Greenwood Rd
Destination will be on the lef
Arrive: 27 Greenwood Road, Crowthorne RG45 6QX, UK
M4 J10 Winnersh
Head northeast on B3030 / King Street Lane towards A329 / Reading Road
Turn left onto A329 / Reading Road
Keep right to stay on A329 / Reading Road
Bear left onto A329
Keep left to stay on A3290
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit for slip road
Merge onto A329(M)
Keep straight to get onto A329
Keep right to stay on A329 / Berkshire Way
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit for Vigar Way
Moderate Congestion
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit for Peacock Lane
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
Bear left onto Old Wokingham Road
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit for B3430 / Nine Mile Ride
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit for New Wokingham Road
Turn left onto Greenwood Road
Arrive at Greenwood Road
The last junction before your destination is Butler Road
If you reach Purcell Road, you have gone too far
27 Greenwood Road, Crowthorne, RG45 6QX, England
M3, Bagshot, GU19 5, England
Depart and head southwest on M3
At Junction 4, head left on the slip road for A30 / A321 / A331 towards Camberley / Wokingham
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit for A331 towards Camberley / London / Reading / The Meadows / Wokingham / Yorktown / A331
Moderate Congestion
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
Minor Congestion
Turn right onto a30 / London Road
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit for A321 / Marshall Road
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit
Road name changes to A3095 / Rackstraw Road
Go through 4 roundabouts, staying on A3095
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit for B3348 / Bracknell Road
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit for Old Wokingham Road
Turn left onto Ellis Road
Turn right onto Hillary Drive
Turn left onto Everest Road
Road name changes to Greenwood Road
Arrive at Greenwood Road
The last junction before your destination is Purcell Road
If you reach Butler Road, you have gone too far
27 Greenwood Road, Crowthorne, RG45 6QX, England
Sandhurst railways station
Yorktown Road, Sandhurst GU47 9DX, UK
Head north-east on Crowthorne Rd towards Newtown Rd
Continue onto Sandhurst Rd
Continue onto High St
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Church St
Keep left to continue on Waterloo Rd
Turn right onto New Wokingham Rd
Turn right onto Greenwood Rd
Destination will be on the right
Arrive: 27 Greenwood Road, Crowthorne RG45 6QX, UK
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