The Future
Work has already started by T Cribb & Sons on the construction of two ambitious projects on the Beckton site - The National Funeral Museum and the T Cribb & Sons Education Centre.
When it is completed in 2003, the Museum will not only house the UK's definitive collection of funeral and memorial artefacts, but will also provide a library and reference facilities.
Equally as bold is the company's vision for the Education Centre - which by 2004 will be attracting students from across the UK and Europe.
To achieve this, the company can now offer full lecture facilities and a function suite to deliver a range of courses and training programmes.
Among the courses will be:
run courses to further skills and promote high standards.
teach bereavement counselling
extend courses for palliative care groups.
promote links with local schools, colleges and University of East London to raise awareness and alleviate the taboos about death
"We do not see our role as beginning and ending with the funeral itself. We also have a responsibility to the families who need support and sympathetic treatment at the time of their bereavement."