ARKA Original Funerals

I worked with Hannah to arrange the funeral for my life-partner Peter. Incongruous though it may sound, I enjoyed working with Hannah (who was well assisted by her colleague Maureen). The plan evolved simply through a meeting, email correspondence and a site visit. Arka undertook some successful negotiation 'behind the scenes' with a venue at which a funeral had never before been held. Arka dealt with 2 venues, the stationery, the music, the florist and the coffin maker, effectively and without fuss. All went well on the day on which Hannah led the funeral event in a garden. I want simply to thank Arka for a service that felt right from inception to conclusion.

I would highly recommend Arka. Throughout we felt gently guided, cared for, and listened to, even when we had last minute changes. The entire team was empathetic, knowledgeable and on top of every detail, Thank you.

I would highly recommend Arka . I used them for my mother’s funeral and I have now instructed my family to use them for me ! Hopefully it’s not in the too near future though!! They are very adaptable, empathetic and give their all to fulfill any specific requests . Thank you ladies . 🩷

We used Arka for my fathers funeral. They were respectful, efficient and not at all morbid. We really liked how we could customise the service and would thoroughly recommend them.

Arka felt like a warm hug while we made arrangements to say farewell to my husband. Sensitive, responsive, kind. In my opinion all funeral directors should be female-led. Thank you X

Arka funerals are fantastic, they handled our dad’s passing with such respect and care and guided a grieving family through such uncertain times. They tailored a lot of things to our needs and requirements and really helped us give our father the best possible send off. The entire team were amazing from the initial consultation all the way through to the funeral and beyond that. 10/10 would recommend to anyone in need of a caring wholesome funeral directors. Thankyou all

My family used Arka for both my parents funerals. I can honestly say that the service and attention we received from this wonderful team was exemplary and they provided support and empathy right from the planning stage through to the actual funerals. They went above and beyond to accommodate our parents wishes including helping us find some obscure music from my Dads army days and getting permission for us to use it at his funeral. You’d be hard pressed to find such a genuinely caring bunch at such an emotional time. I rate them so highly. Thank you Arka.