Heath Hayes Branch
Halliwell House Funeral Home
70 Hednesford Road,
Heath Hayes
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS12 3EA
Telephone: 01543 459200 – 24-hour helpline
Fax: 01543 459300
Email: heathhayes@halliwellfuneralservices.com
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Halliwell Heath Hayes Branch
A professional, caring funeral home at the heart of the Heath Hayes community
Staff at our Heath Hayes Halliwell branch care about your peace of mind as much as giving your loved one the send-off they deserve. Our professional, friendly and dedicated funeral arrangers take the pressure off bereaved families in their time of need.
Before and after the funeral, they take charge of all the practical arrangements and liaise with the coroner and other authorities when necessary.
They guide you through the choices available and ensure you receive the best service possible to match your requirements and budget. Our funeral arrangers have received many thank you letters from people who appreciate the beautiful and respectful way their relatives have been celebrated.
With many years of experience between them, our staff can organise everything from floral tributes and headstones to press notices and orders of service. You may already know them as familiar faces in the Heath Hayes community.
In our modern and comfortable surroundings, they can expertly advise you on all aspects of our comprehensive funeral services. We have a fleet of luxury limousines at our disposal, as well as horse-drawn funeral carriages, a motorcycle hearse and other types of vehicles available for bespoke funerals.
If you want to spread the cost of a funeral, you can also take out one of our pre-payment plans.
Halliwell Funeral Service’s main branch at Heath Hayes was built in November 2007 and re-dedicated in January 2008.
The facilities at Heath Hayes includes a bright and airy entrance area with comfortable seating, two chapels of rest, a memorial office, two private arranging rooms, and a purpose-built mortuary. Upstairs is a meeting and training room, where the Open Arms bereavement support and friendship group meets every Thursday at 11am.
Hours of Business
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday and Sunday closed
Heath Hayes Branch Funeral Staff
Based at Heath Hayes, Dave Thomas is Halliwell's regional manager.
He has lived in Hednesford all his life and is well known in the local community. Dave entered the funeral profession in 2007, joining Tamworth Co-operative Funeral Service seven years later. Prior to that he worked as a prison officer and was a security manager with Boots for several years.
He says nothing compares with working in the funeral industry. “It’s about caring for the families and treating them with professionalism and empathy to ensure their loved ones get the send-off they deserve. To me a simple thankyou from families is the greatest reward I could ever get.
“At Halliwell I feel privileged to manage and work alongside a dedicated and caring team of highly professional funeral arrangers and operatives.”
Dave is married to Lisa and has four children and a dog called Jax. He is a passionate entertainer and loves hosting snooker and darts games in his man cave at home.
Faye Barclay-Scragg is a highly experienced funeral arranger, having held a similar position with the Uttoxeter branch before joining Halliwell Funeral Service.
After leaving school, Faye briefly worked in the hotel industry and in the accounts department of a legal firm. The mother-of-two has strong Scottish roots, and it was relatives north of the border who first inspired her to enter the funeral industry.
“Two members of my family in Scotland were in the funeral profession and I became very interested in the idea of following in their footsteps."
“It is one the most worthwhile jobs I could ever imagine doing. There is nothing more rewarding than helping families. Also, you are often supporting people at a time when they need it more than ever before. A big part of my job is listening to people.”
Outside work, Faye pursues her love of music with her husband and two grown-up sons. She regularly travels to concerts and has seen many top bands perform live including the Arctic Monkeys and the Stone Roses.
Her husband is a keen scooter fan, and they often attend club events together.
“To be honest for me it’s more about the music than the scooters,” she says.
Funeral operative Chloe Gardner is Hednesford born and bred, living just a five-minute drive away from the Halliwell Heath Hayes branch.
Chloe, who performs various roles including arranging and conducting funerals, describes working in the funeral profession as her ‘dream job.’
“I’ve always wanted to look after people and I’m passionate about every single part of the process.
“I’m also extending my knowledge all the time. It’s really important to be able to give families the correct information when questioned.”
Chloe is a former pupil of Kingsmead School in Hednesford and studied health and social care along with beauty therapy at Cannock College.
Outside work she enjoys exercising at the gym three times a week and spending time with her family.
Andy Abbott has worked in the funeral industry for more than eight years and became part of the Tamworth Co-op team at Upper Gungate in January 2018.
Mainly based in Tamworth, he also helps out at our Halliwell branches as a funeral service operative, bringing the deceased into our care and assisting at services.
Andy, who has an NVQ level 3 diploma in customer service, said: “Our function is to help people when they’re feeling low to get through the process more easily and to give them the right information.”
Married with two children, he likes to relax by playing golf and walking on Cannock Chase.
Funeral arranger Kim Lloyd divides her time between Heath Hayes and Great Wyrley funeral homes.
Kim is a committed Christian. In her spare time she is a warden at St James’ Church in Norton Canes and lives in Great Wyrley where she was brought up.
“You do get moved to tears sometimes. It’s a normal reaction. It doesn’t matter how many times you arrange a funeral, but I really enjoy working here because of the families you are helping.”
