J. Burns Memorials Selby

03/02/2023

You can now find us on YouTube as well 😊

Welcome to Mindful Memorials. In this video, we'll take you on a whirlwind tour of what happens in our workshop, and show you some of the fantastic headston...

26/01/2023

We’ve just had two articles published in the latest edition of the national magazine “Farewells”!

The first article is in the body of the magazine starting on page 32, with the second piece posted on the “Farewell” website blog page.

Here's the link to the website, where you can see the latest edition of the magazine https://farewells.co.uk/

We’ll be working with this publication throughout the year, to have several articles featured, highlighting the skills, expertise, and dedication our teams have to their trades.

When Jayne from Farewells came to visit us in November 2022, we took great pleasure in taking her through the process we go through with all our clients and showed her first-hand, the talent and creativity we have within our own four walls. We got to talking about death, dying and the industry we’re in. Anna and Jayne had an interesting discussion about the concept of Memento Mori, which Anna has written a blog about previously. You can read the blog on our website. Here's the link https://mindfulmemorials.co.uk/news/memento-mori

Is Memento Mori something you can relate to? Leave your comments, questions, or queries below and we’ll try to answer them.

16/11/2022

Today is our TAL's Friends Snaith pop-up! Pop-in and see the lovely Lisa at The Peppered Pig at East Cowick! Easy going chat and support for all types of loss ❤️ 💙

12/11/2022

Our next Bereavement Café is on Sunday 20th November, 2pm at The Big Communi-Tea in Selby. You might wonder what happens at this event. As time passes after a bereavement it can feel hard for you to be able to talk about your loved one as often as you'd like to. Our Bereavement Café gives you the opportunity to be able to tell your story to others who understand what it's like to have lost a loved one. Yes, there are tears but there is often laughter too. If you've been bereaved either recently or long ago come and join us for a cuppa and cake in a kind supportive space. If you want more information or just feel a bit nervous about taking that first step to come along we're happy to have a chat with you first.

12/10/2022

09/09/2022

It is with very great sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth.
Our thoughts are with The Royal Family at this very sad time.

02/08/2022

Did you know that the team combined has over 250 years of experience as stonemasons? It is not unheard of to send a photograph of an old memorial to the workshop, for the team to not only recognise the font but also how it was done and on some occasions the name of the stonemason who did the work. :)

To find out more about how we do things differently, contact Maria on 01757 703394

The traditional monumental masonry training our team has often comes in handy when we need to add an additional inscription to a memorial. Having the skills to hand cut the lettering is especially useful where the original inscription is decades old, and the techniques and fonts used were different from those commonly used today.

28/07/2022

This beautiful hand-carved stone memorial perfectly demonstrates the importance of keeping our heritage skills alive. The carving has been expertly undertaken by one of our in-house stonemasons.

After years of visiting Churchyards all over the UK, Adrian picked out some of his favourite shapes and designs and used them for inspiration for our Signature Stone Collection. It's always such a privilege to be able to work with our clients on these memorials and to hand carve these beautiful stones. It gives us a chance to leave our small mark on these unique spaces for future generations to appreciate like we do with stone masons of the past.

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26/07/2022

....and to think he has been looked after by the same team who were trained by his Great Grandfather! 😁

25/07/2022

We have a fabulous space at The Mason's Yard, always something going on and great coffee as well.

Mags getting a chance to capture some of the stories of yesteryear with Joe Rotherham and Joe McDonough... and yes, I'm afraid this photo is 'goin' on t'internet' 😅