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Funeral home colleagues celebrate Colchester Pride in style

Colleagues from a local funeral home joined in the Colchester Pride celebrations in style this weekend with a special balloon-filled hearse.

Stephanie Johnson-Mills, Annie Wheybrow and Mark Hill from Co-op Funeralcare homes in Great Tey and Colchester invited visitors to guess the number of balloons in the hearse to be in with a chance to win a luxury food hamper.

Stephanie said: “It was our first time at Pride and we absolutely loved it.
“We wanted to do something a bit different and show our support for the LGBTQ+ community.”

In 2017, the Co-op unveiled its rainbow-coloured hearse at Brighton Pride for the first time. The hearse has since been requested on average twice a month by families across the UK to personalise the funeral of their loved one.

Stephanie added: “We’ve seen an increase in families choosing to express their loved one’s individual personality and interests.”

With over 1,000 funeral homes across the UK, the Co-op Funeralcare teams are respected members of their local communities. They are trusted in what they do and families in their care are treated with the utmost dignity and respect.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Beth Jones .