Planning Ahead

Golden Charter Funeral Plans A funeral plan is an easy way to arrange the funeral you want in advance. A plan allows you to specify your wishes and pay for the funeral director’s services included in your plan. As our customers often tell us, that can bring peace of mind to you and your family. A plan from Golden Charter also includes an allowance towards third party costs. These are essential, non-funeral director services such as the cremation or burial Read More …

Contacting Us

Woollard and Kent are Independent Family owned Funeral Directors With offices in Whitstable and Canterbury, conducting funerals throughout local areas, across Kent and the UK. We are available to help you 24 hours, everyday of the year including Christmas Day. On Our Contact Page will be able to see the many different ways you can make contact with us and when and where you can meet us.  

Our Contact Details

We are dedicated and professional; we provide a personal service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If a death has occurred outside of normal working hours Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm please call 01227 772300 Our office in Whitstable is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm 128 Tankerton Road, Whitstable CT5 2AN Tel: 01227 772300 Our office in Canterbury is open Monday to Friday 10 am to 4 pm 122 Wincheap, Canterbury, Read More …

A Greener Goodbye

So many people are aware that they wish to be kinder to the planet even after they have died that they would like to ensure that the service they receive in saying goodbye is more appropriate to their beliefs and environment. Here you will be able to see how that can be conducted. The dramatic rise of environmental awareness over the past few decades has led to the rise in interest in eco-friendly funerals. With emission and phosphate concerns and Read More …

Woollard & Kent

Please be reassured that when we say “Here to help you when you need us” we really mean it. On this site you will find: Our Services: In this section, we will guide you through what is involved in arranging funeral and ideas for you to think about. The different types of funerals & styles of services. You can browse our coffin and casket range, local Churches, Crematoriums, ministers, celebrants, and browse floral tributes. The costs: Here we will show Read More …

History

In 1996 Paul Goodall & Gerard Underwood started Kent’s Funeral Parlour in Swalecliffe. In 1998 Paul Goodall decided to leave and Mark Woollard took over from him. Gerard suffered a heart attack and sadly passed away, Gerard’s wife Anne took over Gerrard’s role until September 2001 when Nick Hardy joined Mark Woollard as business partners. The business has continued steadily grown ever since. In 2003 the business relocated to Tankerton to enable the services to be offered to a wider Read More …