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Community News

Community involvement is at the heart of our business, we take part in many many sports and charity events a small number of which are featured on this page.

Community News 2023 – Mia Gardener Boxing Success

Mia Gardener won silver in the Monkstown cup boxing competition in Dublin, Ireland. Well done Mia!

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Fundraising Success for David – Alzheimer’s Society SkyDive 2022

Alzheimer’s Society SkyDive 2022 Congratulations to David who recently raised £2135 through his Just Giving page for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking part in death defying skydive from 15,000 feet!! This is a cause very close to David’s heart as his mother currently suffers from Alzheimers and he wanted to help raise money as well…

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Best Independent Funeral Directors for the North East

Best Independent Funeral Directors for the North East

Best Independent Funeral Directors for the North East Peter Dodd Funeral Directors are pleased and proud to announce that we have been named as Best Independent Funeral Directors for the North East for 2021 by the UK Enterprise Awards. This is a fantastic achievement and is recognition to the dedication and hard work of the…

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End of Year Memorial Service 2020

End of Year Memorial Service 2020 Peter Dodd Funeral Directors would like to take this opportunity to wish all families a quiet and peaceful Christmas and we hope 2021 brings love, peace and happiness to you all. The End of Year Memorial Service from Sunderland Crematorium offers comfort to those who have lost loved ones…

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Hylton Castle Office Macmillan Coffee Morning 2016

  The Macmillan coffee morning which was held at our Hylton Castle office raised over £414.  Thank you to all that helped and came on the day..

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How Many Balloons??

one of the games to help raise money for Macmillan was to guess how many balloons were in our Jaguar XJ Hearse..

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Little Mia Supporting Macmillian 2016

Mia showing her support for Macmillan 2016.

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Great North Run 2016

Brogan Gardener after completing the Great North Run 2016 in aid of Cancer Research.

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Raceforlife 2015

Joanne Completing the 10km Race for Life

Well done Joanne for Completing the 10km Race for Life 2015!

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Riders Conquer Dublin to Sunderland Challenge

Dublin to Sunderland SAFC Foundation of Light Challenge Peter Dodd Funeral Directors pride ourselves on being an established part of our local community. We were delighted to be sponsors of the SAFC Foundation of Light Dublin to Sunderland sponsored cycle ride. A group of intrepid cyclists raised £40,000 for the North East charity after pedalling…

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