GOOD FUNERAL AWARDS 2017
ENTRY FORM and TERMS & CONDITIONS
The Good Funeral Awards reward the unsung heroes of the funeral industry and enable bereaved people to say thank you for being there when we needed you.
If you are entering yourself or your company, please complete the entry form attached and write, in no more than 700 words, the story of your life as a funeral professional. If you wish to send further copies of supporting documentation in the way of testimonials, thank-you notes or newspaper cuttings, you can do so by post to the address below. These will not be returned.
NB If you want to enter another person or company for an award, please e-mail us at and let us know their contact details, which category you feel they deserve to win and why. If you choose to pay the entry fee on their behalf you are welcome to do so, please advise us if so and use their name as reference when making payment by BACS (see below).
We will then contact anyone who receives a nomination and advise them, and invite them to enter officially for the category in which they have been nominated.
Entries open on 18 April 2017 and close on 15 JULY 2017. We will still accept admissions up to 1 August, but any entry fee applicable will rise to £40.
Your entry will only be valid on payment of the entry fee. Entry fees should be paid by BACS to The Good Funeral Awards, (Sort code 77-50-23 Account no: 31347560), with your name as the reference.
If you are unable to pay by BACS, it is possible to submit your entry by sending a cheque in the post. Please make your cheque payable to ‘The Good Funeral Awards’ and send it to The Good Funeral Awards, 8 Savay Close, Denham Green, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 5NQ. It must reach us by 15 July 2017 unless you are making a late application and paying the higher entry fee, in which case the closing date is 1 August.
The purpose of the Good Funeral Awards is to enhance the reputation of the UK funeral industry by drawing attention to individual success stories in the trade.
We assume all businesses entering offer quality and value. The awards are based on the impressions of the judges and the evidence submitted to them. The Long List reflects our search for the best stories.
The judges will not enter into any correspondence with disappointed entrants.
There are 25 categories for the Good Funeral Awards 2017
An entry fee of £25 applies to every entry in each of the categories below, other than those marked with an asterix – these five categories are free to enter.
1. Most significant contribution to the understanding of death
2. Best death related public engagement event*
3. Most helpful funeral advice website
4. Doula of the year*
5. Anatomical pathologist technician of the year*
6. Care of the deceased award
7. Coffin supplier of the year
8. Funeral florist of the year
9. Minister of the year
10. Celebrant of the year
11. Gravedigger of the year
12. Best burial ground in the UK
13. Best crematorium in the UK
14. Crematorium attendant of the year*
15. Best direct cremation provider
16. Best low cost funeral provider
17. Most eco-friendly funeral director
18. Funeral arranger of the year
19. Most promising new funeral director business
20. Most promising trainee funeral director
21. Best modern funeral director
22. Best traditional funeral director
23. Funeral caterer of the year
24. The ‘what to do with the ashes’ award
25. Lifetime achievement award*
GOOD FUNERAL AWARDS ENTRY FORM 2017
Please print off and complete this form in order to submit an entry.
Please send it electronically by scanning the completed form and supporting statement to and make payment of any applicable entry fee by BACS
If you are unable to do this then you may send it by post with an enclosed cheque made payable to ‘The Good Funeral Awards’ to The Good Funeral Awards, c/o 8 Savay Close, Denham Green, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5NQ
I wish to enter: (Your name / company name)
For award no:
Category name:
Your name (If different from above)
Your postal address:
Your e-mail address:
Your phone number:
Your website
Tell us your story (in no more than 700 words) describing the kind of person/business you are and why you should be considered for this award:
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