Tim Matthews, Funeral Director

With a history of family funeral directing since 1959, my family and I continue to offer our family funeral service from our original funeral home in Lyndale Road.

I have been involved in funeral service since 1985 with now over 38 years, under the expert eyes of my grandfather Bernard, my father Glynne and Uncles Clive and Julian.

Today, I continue to provide a very traditional brand of funeral service from our Lyndale Road funeral home, known as The Locks Heath Funeral Home, and also from Shore Road branch in Warsash where we have a small office serving the village there. My wife and I live at Lyndale Road so clients old and new can be assured that when we say we bring someone into our care, we really do.

Our Lyndale Road premises, being in a quiet residential cul-de-sac, we  provide a very different and more personal level of care compared to the high street shop funeral directors where generally when the funeral staff close up for the day and leave the premises they do so leaving the deceased unattended at night. The fact that we live where we work provides great comfort to the bereaved, they realise that we actually do look after their loved one, 24 hours of the day until the day of the funeral. Compared to corporate funeral providers, there is no 9 to 5 in family funeral service! We can open our chapel of rest facilities at short notice because invariably one of us is here. Evening and weekend appointments are always available.

We promise to listen to you, my wife Jo and I will be there for you and guide you through the many choices available and provide you with exactly the services you need.

I am acutely aware that everyone is different, there is no one package funeral that will suit everyone which is why all funerals are arranged and conducted the way the family wish and we arrange the funeral together. 

With no sales targets or share holders to satisfy or time restraints (as we only ever conduct one funeral a day) we tailor the funeral to suit you and your budget whether it's a simple farewell within the local churchyard to a full Victorian horse drawn funeral procession and ceremony of which our family are famous for providing.

There is one thing that will never change between clients and that is the level of service that each and every client will receive and that will always be, without question, the most personal of services.

 Whatever your family circumstances, religious beliefs or customs, I am confident of providing you with a funeral service for your loved one that you will be proud of, maintaining our renowned high standards of service and care to you.

In short, my commitment to you and your family is nothing short of absolute.

Tim Matthews