Darley Funeral Directors

08/11/2026

We will remember them.

31/10/2026

Our Pumpkin Competition winners are 🏆

Lauren West with the cutest baby bump pumpkin 🧡🎃

Sophie Ellis’s photo in 2nd place with some impressive carving skills

& Emma Plummer’s photo in 3rd place with some brilliant little Halloween sketches

Thank you to everyone who took part, it makes me smile every year seeing your creations 🥰

I’ll be in touch with the winners on Monday to arrange getting prizes to you.

Happy Halloween everyone. Can’t wait to see all of the costumes out and about later 😁

30/10/2026

It’s that time of year again and we love seeing your creative masterpieces 🎃

Time for another pumpkin competition 😁

🧡 Pop a photo of your creation in the comments

🧡 The photo with the most likes at 4pm tomorrow, Saturday 31st October, will win a £30 voucher of your choice

🧡 Treat prizes for 2nd and 3rd place

Good luck! 🎃

24/09/2026

8 years today 🎂

On 24th September 2018 we officially opened the doors to Darley Funeral Directors for the very first time. Having collected the keys on 1st September I never intended to be open for business just over 3 weeks later. I was still employed, living in Staffordshire and carefully making plans.

Our sign writer however had a different idea. After receiving a panicked call from my mum asking if I was aware that the signage had been fitted our timeline somewhat escalated. At this point we hadn’t made our plans public knowledge… cue a very late night designing a website, making sure the phone number on the sign was connected and the proposed leaving date had been accepted from my resignation later.

I’m not sure I could have imagined then what the next 8 years would bring. There have been amazing highs, incredibly difficult days, some very long ones, plenty of laughs, a fair few tears and definitely moments where we’ve wondered what on earth we were doing 😅

But mostly, we’ve been incredibly lucky.

Lucky to have built a little family business that we’re genuinely proud of, to work alongside some brilliant people, and most importantly to have been trusted by so many local families to look after the people they love.

8 years later, we’re still doing things in much the same way we always have. No call centres, no passing families from one person to another. Just a small team who know the people we’re looking after and so many families who, along the way, have become friends.

We’ll never claim to be perfect but we will choose every day to try to do the very best we can for the families who put their trust in us. 8 years on, the values we started with haven’t changed. Be kind, be honest, treat people with respect and look after every family as we’d want our own to be looked after.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. Whether you’ve trusted us with someone you love, recommended us to another family, worked alongside us, shared one of our posts or simply popped your head through the door to say hello. It really does mean a lot.

Here’s to 8 years of Darley Funeral Directors 🥂

Still independent. Still family run. Still very grateful to be here ❤️

31/07/2026

I’ve started writing this post several times over the last few months and deleted it every time…

Like many of us I’ve followed the Legacy Funeral Directors case since 2024 and, if I’m honest, I’m still struggling to find the words. Having cared for people every day for almost 19 years I simply cannot comprehend how anyone could treat another human being in the way that has been described in court this week.

Families put an incredible amount of trust in us believing their loved one will be treated with dignity and respect, that should never have to be questioned in this way. This case has understandably left people feeling worried and with a lot of questions. You should never feel uncomfortable asking questions, visiting your loved one, or wanting to know exactly what happens while they are in the care of any funeral home. You have every right to do so.

For our small team we know every person placed in our care. We know their names, we know their faces, and we know there is a family trusting us to look after them as they would themselves. Please know we carry that honour every day just as we would for one of our own family. Dignity, compassion and respect aren’t extras in the funeral profession, they are the bare minimum.

My heart goes out to every family affected by this case. I can’t imagine the pain they must be feeling.

16/05/2026

Not the way most are used to seeing me (and I don’t mean up and out at 7.30am on a Saturday 😅)… but this morning was so good for the soul ✨

07/05/2026

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25/04/2026

A crazy last few minutes but what a result!! 🏆🎊

WE ARE CHAMPIONSSSSSSSSSS

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23/04/2026

Two years since Alfie received his qualification… where does the time go?! We continue to be very proud and grateful to have you by our side.

Alfie Darley, still the youngest funeral director in York 💜 (for now ☺️)

Becoming a funeral director at 18 myself I love to see young people choosing to join the profession, I wonder who will come along in the next few years and take your title 👀🥰

So much love and pride for Alfie Darley, as of today a qualified funeral director 🎩🥰🖤

I know how much work you’ve put in to this Alfie, you brighten the most difficult of days and I’m so proud to have you by my side.

Huge thanks to Chris Willin at Hit Training & Connect 2 Care for your constant support and understanding of our treasured family business. We couldn’t have done it without you 👨🏻‍🎓

12/04/2026

Always a pleasure to support anything this wonderful charity do 💚🌳

Glad to hear you all had a lovely day 🐣 🍫