The roots of the business go back to 1840 when Edward S Singleton started out in business on Woodbridge Road in Ipswich.
Hastings & Son was established in the town in 1876, but the business began to evolve into what we know today when the two were united in 1975, to become known as Singleton & Hastings, under the leadership of the Farthing family whose involvement, initially in Felixstowe, stemmed from 1950.
Our experienced and caring team will advise and support you at every stage of the funeral planning process, with a wide range of funeral options and transparent pricing. With our extensive experience serving the local communities within Suffolk, we endeavour to cater to every funeral request to ensure that your loved one is treated with the utmost care and respect.
If you would like to talk to us about planning a funeral, or our Pre-paid Funeral Plans, please come and see us in any one of our funeral homes, or if you’d rather we can arrange a home visit. We’re also available 24 hours a day on the phone so if you need anything please don’t hesitate to call your local funeral home.
Funeral Arranger
Fi comes to us from Performing Arts Education, though she has a wide and varied background including conservation work in Central America, sales and business training, life coaching, counselling skills, wedding planning and scuba diving. She continues to work as a musician and director but was attracted to the funeral industry as a caring and dignified profession in which she would continue using her skills to give the deceased and their families the highest level of care possible.
Funeral Arranger
I began working as a trainee Funeral Director in April 2009. In March 2011 I was presented with the NAFD diploma qualifying as a funeral director after a lot of hard work and study. Before entering the funeral sector, I worked in caring professions, as a qualified NNEB Nursery Nurse, Radiographer (BSC Science) and mammographer ( PGCert). I am passionate and dedicated about providing our families with the very best care at such a difficult period in their lives. Knowing that together we have provided a unique service to families and their loved one is so rewarding. Married to husband David with one daughter and 2 granddaughters, I enjoy meals out with my family and friends, an avid genealogist and gardening.
Funeral Arranger
With 10 years’ experience in the funeral profession, Emma’s skills range from working with our private ambulance team helping to bring loved ones into our care, working with families arranging bespoke funeral services and directing the service on the day. Qualified with a BTEC diploma in principals of funeral operations and services.
Funeral Service Operative
A member of our team with a range of skills that includes looking after deceased in our care, pallbearing, driving cortège vehicles and our private ambulance, coffin furnishing and tending to our seasonal flowerpots and baskets! In her spare time Hayley enjoys caring for horses and walking her dogs Rodney, Cassie, Racquel and Poppy.
Funeral Service Operative
Taris has a wide range of skills and knowledge gained from the past few years in the funeral profession. Her caring nature has drawn her to developing a career as a mortuary technician. Looking after loved ones from the moment they are in our care to the day of the funeral, helping families to be able to spend time with their loved ones in the chapel of rest and maintaining the high standards set for our care of deceased facilities is a key part of Taris’ role.
Funeral Arranger
Ammie joined the team to begin a career in the profession after spending her first working years in the beauty industry, born in Suffolk, Ammie knows the area well and her local knowledge is key to caring for families and their loved ones. “I saw an advert for the role of Funeral Arranger on a recruitment website and I thought how rewarding it would be to be able to help people at one of the most difficult times, so I applied and was selected for an interview. When I attended the interview, I was shown around the funeral home and I was so impressed, it was difficult to know exactly how the interview went but I left knowing that it was what I wanted to do. When I received a call offering me the opportunity to join the team, I was so pleased and now I cannot think of anything else I would rather do!”. In her spare time Ammie enjoys trips to the cinema long walks with her dog Buddy.
Chauffeur / Bearer
An experienced limousine chauffeur and pallbearer. John-Paul also has a key role setting up and preparing the service venue ahead of a funeral.
Chauffeur / Bearer
Jack has 10 years’ service in the funeral profession with Farthing’s and is an experienced pallbearer and limousine driver. Jack also plays a vital role greeting mourners and ensuring everything is in place ahead of a funeral service.
Chauffeur / Bearer
A former driving instructor Michael has a key role as hearse driver, limousine chauffeur and pallbearer.
Senior Funeral Service Operative
With 20 years in the funeral profession, Matt brings a wealth of experience with a skill set ranging from looking after the deceased in our care, arranging the funeral service, limousine chauffeur and directing the funeral on the day.
We take pride in everything we do. Our aim is that everyone who works for Funeral Partners shares our values.
Our business exists to help the bereaved to make fitting arrangements for their loved one’s last journey and to provide lasting memories for family and friends. We do this with a positive, caring and understanding approach.
We value diversity and treat everyone with the same respect, courtesy and dignity.
We are a professional organisation and we strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do and to improve upon these standards continuously.
We accept responsibility for our actions both as a company and as individuals.
We believe that we can only achieve our goals by working together in partnership with client families, suppliers and our employees.
Call 01473 272 711 visit branch or arrange a home visit
