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The team here at A W Lymn would like to welcome you to our brand new blog page. This will feature regular posts updating readers on the latest news and advice from our company, as well as the wider industry. Check back here regularly to have a read through the latest posts we’ve been sharing… Read More

A former tennis coach turned funeral arranger has shared how he has found his ‘second vocation’ in the funeral industry.    Andy McFeeters, 61, decided to retire from sports coaching in July 2023 after a 30-year career, and pursue a new role in the funeral industry with us.    Now in the final stage of… Read More

We ar eproud to have helped to raise almost £400,000 for Nottingham Hospitals Charity (NUH) through donations made at our funerals. Over the last five years, we have facilitated £392,000 of donations to NUH, which has been used across medical institutions in the local area to help improve patient care. The sum forms part of… Read More

A family from Nottinghamshire has requested our services to grow a real-life diamond from their loved one’s cremated remains. After the passing of her husband, a woman who lives near Bingham, Nottinghamshire and wishes to remain anonymous, wanted to create a lasting reminder that she could treasure forever. She said: “When you lose your loved… Read More

We are pleased to share that we have expanded our extensive reach of care for the bereaved into Leicestershire with the opening of our latest funeral home in the centre of Bottesford. The latest funeral home, located at William Roberts House on Bottesford High Street, will be our first branch in Leicestershire. The single-storey property… Read More

We are issuing a warning to the public to ‘stay vigilant’ after one of the families we served was made a victim of a new Facebook scam. We are now offering advice to ensure nobody else is tricked into handing over money on the social media platform and being conned out of hundreds of pounds.… Read More

We are pleased to share that we have been given the green light to build the first and only modern barrow site in the East Midlands. The handcrafted stone barrows, which draw inspiration from our ancient ancestors’ monuments, will be located on George’s Lane just outside the village of Calverton, following the approval of our… Read More

While we’re known best as one of the region’s oldest and most trusted family businesses, we also own and manages many residential flats across Nottinghamshire – with plans for six new apartments in Clifton this year. We received the green light from council planners to move ahead with a brand new, purpose-built funeral home with… Read More

We are thrilled to be continuing our support with Hearing Aid Recycling, who recycles hearing aids by sending them to developing countries – and we are urging other funeral firms to follow suit. The collaboration aims to reduce the number of working hearing aids thrown away, as the number of people who need them internationally… Read More

We have been partnering with the world’s first and only service that scatters cremated ashes in space. As more people are opening up to futuristic ideas about what will happen to them when they die, the service has started to increase in popularity with those looking for an alternative to a traditional funeral. Ashes are… Read More