Allan Drew Funerals in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia | Funeral service & cemetery

Allan Drew Funerals

Locality: Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9680 1344

Address: 221 Old Northern Rd 2154 Castle Hill, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.allandrewfunerals.com.au/

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25.01.2022 This weekend, it’s time to spring forward into Daylight Savings! Remember to put your clocks FORWARD one hour at 2am on Sunday morning

25.01.2022 Allan Drew Funerals was proud to participate in the Flag Planting Ceremony at Castlebrook Memorial Park on Australia Day to honour returned servicemen and women.

24.01.2022 The Allan Drew Funerals team was proud to support Jersey Day today to help raise awareness for Organ Donation #makeitcount #jerseydayau #donatelife. Start a conversation with your loved ones today

24.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel (the Old St Pauls Church) features some beautiful plaques in memory of Hills District people heres one from the outside on the southern side of the chapel. George and Elizabeth Thorne were the owners of Darcey Hey Country House in Castle Hill from 1877.

24.01.2022 Today is International Men’s Day and celebrates worldwide the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. It is not the situation which makes the man, but the man who makes the situation. Frederick William Robertson #InternationalMensDay #IMD2020

24.01.2022 We are excited to share our Castle Hill funeral home will be starting renovations which will transform it into a modern, fresh facility for families and the local community. We will continue to meet families for arrangements at Castle Hill although some works will be occurring in other areas of the building at the same time. Our chapel is also still available for use and there will be limited parking. Allan Drew Funerals remains available 24 hours day.

23.01.2022 We pay our respect and honour our past and currently serving defence force members. We thank you. Lest We Forget. #RemembranceDay

23.01.2022 In these challenging times, we remain committed to the safety and wellbeing of the local community, the families we serve and our dedicated team members. We appreciate there are additional considerations when it comes to attending social gatherings and we want to reassure the community we uphold the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness and have organised all our facilities within the social distancing guidelines. In response to recommendations from the NSW Government... made on August 2, we are also ensuring our staff wear face masks at funeral services and during arrangements and families may also wish to wear masks at this time. We have made this decision based on the health advice that the wearing of masks is the fourth line of defence in addition to staying home if unwell, exceptional hand hygiene and social distancing. Keeping everyone safe and respecting your loved ones is our priority. We are here for you 24/7. See more

23.01.2022 From fire to floods and then the isolation we have faced with COVID-19, this year has been like no other. It's challenged all of us in many ways and today is a good reminder to stop and focus on our own mental health and also reach out to others to see how they are doing. https://www.who.int//world-me/world-mental-health-day-2020

22.01.2022 Here at Allan Drew Funerals, we think that Dads know a lot and Grandpas know almost everything! Happy Fathers Day as we remember those special Dads who have shaped our lives from 10am on Sunday 6 September, we will be joining Castlebrook Memorial Park in an on-line Fathers Day service and invite you to join us at this link too http://ow.ly/lNNn50Bfuni

21.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel has a lovely memorial plaque in memory of Richard Greenup who had been a surgeon on the John Knox, and he arrived in Sydney in 1850. He became Superintendent at the Parramatta Asylum and he decided to treat his patients humanely (inclusive of taking off the leathern cuffs). He died in July 1866, 2 days after being stabbed on his routine inspections. Dr Greenups service was taken by Bishop Frederic Barker.

21.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel has a beautiful memorial plaque in memory of Second Officer John Lloyd Hughes who was crew onboard the New Zealand Merchant Navy on the cargo steamer SS Komata when it was shelled by a German raider ship Komet in World War II John Lloyd Hughes was buried at sea. His parents John and Rosetta Hughes lived in Castle Hill.

18.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel (aka Old St Pauls Chapel) has this memorial plaque for CH and CM Wansbrough Charles Howard and Charlotte Margaret. They had 7 children; one died as a Private Cyril in World War 1, one other son died as an infant. It seems that Charles and Charlotte were married in 1882 and Charles was a Church Warden for a time in this chapel.

18.01.2022 Helping people say farewell under COVID-19 restrictions... Funerals always matter but now they matter more than ever because people may not be able to visit or say goodbye to a family member or friend before they pass away. Read more in a special blog from Doris Zagdanski, Grief Author & Educator at the link below...... https://www.allandrewfunerals.com.au//grief-support-resou/

17.01.2022 Coping with loss and grief in a COVID-19 world... The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the impact loss and grief can have on our daily lives its all around us now as we are forced to adapt to changes we never anticipated. Read more in a special blog from Doris Zagdanski, Grief Author & Educator at the link below...... https://www.allandrewfunerals.com.au//grief-support-resou/

17.01.2022 Were pleased to confirm the Government guidelines for funeral services have now been eased to allow up to 20 people indoors or 30 people outdoors, excluding clergy / celebrant and staff. Find out more here... https://www.allandrewfunerals.com.au/covid19/

17.01.2022 Allan Drew Funerals is delighted to take part in in the Castlebrook Memorial Park and Castle Hill RSL Sub-Branch Flag Planting Memorial and Tribute on Australia Day Sunday 26 January 2020 from 6.45am. A flag will be placed next to the memorial of each Returned Service-man or woman in Castlebrook Memorial Park to pay tribute to their service. We invite you to join us at this special event.

16.01.2022 Were privileged to continue to support families during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. We will continue to conduct funeral and memorial services within the Government guidelines. Find out more here

15.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel is receiving some loving care today as our premises are being upgraded and improved we remain open and available 24 hours a day during this process on 9680 1344.

15.01.2022 How good is the rain? The Allan Drew Funerals team and gardens are grateful for the rain

15.01.2022 Allan Drew Funerals invites you to join us at the Blacktown City Councils commemoration of the anniversary of the Battle of Vinegar Hill on Sunday 3 March from 3pm at Castlebrook Memorial Park on Windsor Road at Rouse Hill. In March 1804, the Battle of Vinegar Hill was a major convict uprising and the only one suppressed under martial law.

14.01.2022 Today is World Storytelling Day... There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you. Maya Angelou

13.01.2022 This Anzac Day, we invite you to join the RSLs Driveway Dawn Service campaign to honour those who have fallen, those who have served and those who are currently serving. At 6am tomorrow morning, light a candle and observe a minutes silence on your driveway. Lest we forget

13.01.2022 Today, we remember and pay our respects to those who have served for our country... lest we forget

13.01.2022 We have all experienced significant challenges this year and today - RU OK? Day - is a great reminder to check in with family and friends and stay connected...

13.01.2022 "A warm smile is in the universal language of kindness." William Arthur Ward World Smile Day ...Do an act of kindness. Help one person SMILE!

12.01.2022 Nancy and the Allan Drew Funerals team would like to wish you a safe New Years Eve as we reflect on who weve loved and lost this year... and may 2020 be filled with precious moments with the ones that make your heart melt. Allan Drew Funerals is contactable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 9680 1344.

11.01.2022 Thank you today and every day to more than 9000 Celebrants in Australia who provide a service to the community for Weddings, Funerals, Memorials Services, Naming Ceremonies and other life celebrations.

10.01.2022 "Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been." David Bowie International Day of Older Persons... today and always we show our respect.

10.01.2022 "The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing." S. Brown

09.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel (Old St Pauls Chapel) features a plaque to honour the memory of the Late Mr John Strang (died at age 86, the youngest of a family of 12) he was the son of one of the first doctors amongst the first European pioneers in Australia (Scottish heritage). John and Mary had 7 daughters together.

09.01.2022 Nancy and the Allan Drew Funerals team would like to wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season at this time, we remember those who will not be joining us at our family feastsAllan Drew Funerals is contactable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week over the holiday period 9680 1344.

09.01.2022 The words Thank You arent enough to match the effort that the firies are putting in Allan Drew Funerals appreciates our amazing men and women who are fighting the fires and going above and beyond the call of duty every day. Thank you, we are grateful

08.01.2022 "My father gave me the greatest gift anyone give another person: He believed in me." Jim Valvano

08.01.2022 "Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change" - Bob Kerry Today is World Kindness Day, celebrated on November 13th in numerous countries all over the world, created to highlight good deeds and actions in society. #WorldKindessDay #KindnessMatters

04.01.2022 On Mothers Day we take the time to stop, reflect and remember all the women who have and continue to make an impact on our lives...

04.01.2022 Dying2Learn is a free online course that can help overcome the difficulty in talking about dying and death, and enable us to learn ahead what help is available. The free course runs until 2nd November 2020 and is open to everyone in the community. Dying2Learn is run by the CareSearch Project based at Flinders University with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health. To save a spot and find out more, visit: www.caresearch.com.au/Dying2Learn

04.01.2022 Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day... a time to stop, remember and support all the parents and families whose lives have been changed forever through the loss of a child during pregnancy, at birth and in infancy. Our thoughts are with you all today and always.

03.01.2022 Here are team members Lisa and Brodey with the most recent assortment of glasses to send to Lions Recycle for Sight Allan Drew Funerals collects them on behalf of Lions International. The glasses and sunglasses are processed and then distributed to adults and children in the poorest parts of the developing world. Thank you to everyone who has donated a pair! If youve got a pair of glasses or sunglasses that you no longer need, feel free to drop them into us at 221 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill and well make sure that they get to the Lions Recycle for Sight program.

01.01.2022 The Allan Drew Heritage Chapel has a special memorial plaque dedicated to the building of the vestry in memory of James Zadok Bellamys first wife, Hannah Bellamy (nee Singleton). James and Hannah were married on 15 June 1818. They had 14 children together; 4 sons and 10 daughters, 9 of whom lived to adulthood. James spent the princely sum of 25 pounds for the vestry (he outlined this amount in a codicil in his will, dated 1871). Whilst James did some horse-breeding, and orchard farming (he also helped to capture bushrangers), its believed that he built his wealth through buying and selling property in the Pennant Hills and Castle Hill areas.

01.01.2022 Important Update - COVID-19 The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made an announcement following tonights Cabinet meeting which includes further restrictions for funeral services in Australia. These measures will take place from midnight Wednesday 25 March. There will be no changes for any services to be conducted on Wednesday 25 March and we will provide a further update here for services from Thursday 26 March onwards. We appreciate this is a challenging time for everyone ...and we thank you for your understanding as we continue to adapt our services to these changes. The health, safety and wellbeing of our team and the families we serve is of the utmost importance to us. We have been providing funeral and memorial services to Australians for many decades and will always put our client families at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to helping families farewell their loved ones respectfully and within the current and relevant Government advice and regulations.