Arranging a funeral
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Co-op Funeralcare, Rushden
155 High Street, Rushden, NN10 0PA
We're a well‑established funeral home in Rushden, and proudly part of Co‑op Funeralcare since 1980. We're dedicated to giving you and your family the care and support you need when arranging a funeral, whether you live in Higham Ferrers, Wollaston, Irchester or Wymington. We're here to help.
When you begin funeral arrangements with our team, the first thing we do is listen to you. That way we can arrange the funeral that is right for everyone. Whatever their religion or beliefs, if you're looking for something traditional or something more personal and creative, it's okay. We can make it happen, together.
When you need to arrange a funeral, pick up the phone or visit us in person at our funeral home on High Street. You'll get a warm welcome, unlimited support and our help every step of the way.
Remembrance room / chapel of rest
A calm and peaceful room where you can visit your loved one.
Accessibility
Wheelchair access, accessible arrangement room and toilet.
All funeral directors are legally required to publish price lists for their products and services. This is to help you understand your options and compare prices between different funeral directors, because prices can vary.
You’ll need to pay 50% of the funeral cost within 2 days of making the arrangements and the rest after the funeral has taken place.
How to pay
We accept cash, credit or debit card as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay payments.
If you have an invoice, you can pay for the funeral online.
Help is available
If you need to help to pay for the funeral:
Co-op Legal Services
There’s a lot of work involved in probate, but Co-op Legal Services can take care of everything for you. They’ll take a few key details from you and then they’ll handle the rest.
What is it like to arrange a funeral with Co-op Funeralcare?
Venus and Rob explain how they make families feel comfortable and cared for when they arrange a funeral with us.
Unattended
£50 gift card included
£1,700
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
No funeral service that people attend
Cremation only
Basic coffin
No limousine
No cortege
No choice of date, time and location of funeral
Fully guaranteed to cover all crematorium fees
Attended
£100 gift card included
£2,995
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Basic coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £850 towards third party fees.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,685
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
No limousine
Fixed cortege route
Restricted date, time and location
Capped contribution of up to £1,000 towards third party fees. We guarantee to pay the cremation fee.
Attended
£200 gift card included
£3,975
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood effect coffin
One limousine
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
Attended
£200 gift card included
£4,160
Co-op Members also get £50 on their Membership card.
Funeral service that people can attend
Cremation or burial
Wood veneer coffin
Two limousines
Flexible cortege route
Mutual agreement on date and time
Fully guaranteed to cover all third party fees
You can pay in full, spread the cost over 6 or 12 months with no additional costs or monthly instalments over 2–25 years (2-5 years for Direct Cremation). There's an additional instalment charge when paying over 2-25 years and age restrictions apply.
Co-op Funeral Plans Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to sell and manage funeral plans.
On site parking: No
Free public car park: Yes
Street parking: Yes
There's restricted parking nearby in the Splash swimming pool car park, which offers 3 hours for free.
Weekend appointments for making arrangements and visiting are available by request.
Calls are answered 24 hours a day by our central care team.
View funeral notices and leave a tribute or donation in their memory
We arrange funerals to reflect exactly what matters to your family, whether that means a fully secular celebration of life, a traditional Christian service, or a ceremony rooted in another faith. Our team at the Rushden funeral home has supported families from all walks of life and will work with you to find the right celebrant, readings, and format so the day feels true to the person who died.
A cremation service typically lasts around 20 to 30 minutes at the crematorium, though we can arrange an extended slot if your family needs more time to say goodbye. Our team will guide you through every detail beforehand — from the order of service to music and readings — so that on the day, families from Rushden and beyond can focus entirely on honouring their loved one rather than logistics.
Yes, our team serves families across Higham Ferrers, Wymington, Irchester and the wider Nene Valley, as well as Rushden itself. Whether you are local to our High Street funeral home or a little further afield in Wollaston or Kettering, we will come to you and take care of everything from the very beginning.
You can call us at any time, day or night, and our team will be there to help from that very first conversation. We can arrange for your father to be brought into our care from Rushden, Irchester, or wherever he died, and once he is with us we will sit down with you in our ground-floor arrangement room on High Street to talk through paperwork, timings, and your wishes at a pace that suits you.
There is free street parking close to our funeral home, and the Splash swimming pool car park nearby offers up to three hours of free parking, which is usually more than enough time for an arrangement meeting. Our building is fully wheelchair accessible with a ground-floor arrangement room and an accessible toilet, so please do let us know beforehand if anyone in your family has particular access needs and we will make sure everything is ready.