Bereaved families benefit from £20,000 investment in Donaghadee

Donaghadee families can now benefit from modernised and improved facilities at Shields of Donaghadee Funeral Directors thanks to a £20,000 investment in the funeral home.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 21st Mar 2022, 17:30 BST
Terrie Malone outside the renovated Shields of Donaghadee Funeral DirectorsTerrie Malone outside the renovated Shields of Donaghadee Funeral Directors
Terrie Malone outside the renovated Shields of Donaghadee Funeral Directors

Funeral Partners NI, the family of high-quality funeral businesses that owns Shields of Donaghadee, made the funeral home more accessible by creating a new private rest room for bereaved families to spend time with their loved ones and an additional arranging room to better support the local community.

Funeral arranger and administrator Terrie Mallon, said: “We and Funeral Partners wanted to use the £20,000 investment in the funeral home to directly benefit those living in Donaghadee and the community we serve.”

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Funeral Partners planned the renovation soon after acquiring Shields of Donaghadee at the end of 2019. However, logistical challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic meant works were delayed.

Inside the renovated funeral homeInside the renovated funeral home
Inside the renovated funeral home

Terrie explained: “While works were underway, local families engaged with us to ask questions about what we were doing and when we would be reopening. It really made us appreciate being part of such a lovely community.”

The renovation works have also made the funeral home more comfortable and welcoming, with modernised décor and a new heating system.

Residents of the small town of Donaghadee came to visit the funeral directors again after it reopened.

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Terrie added: “People have commented on the funeral home feeling bright, modern and uplifting which has been great to hear and will be a comfort to our clients and families.”

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