Banbury funeral directors launch community group to 'promote friendship and bring people together'

Humphris Funerals is inviting anyone living locally to the monthly group meeting at their on-site chapel on Albert Street.

The business has been operating out of Banbury for 144 years and launched the group to support the community.

Manager Emma Hollis said: “We want to promote friendship, wellbeing and bringing people together.”

The meetings have now been running for a few months, but the group is keen to expand and welcome new members.

Emma added: “There have been good chats about how Banbury has changed – both the pros and the cons – and it has been lovely to listen to people talk.

“We are really keen for it to be community-led and want to tailor the sessions to the interests of people who attend. Ideally, we want to get some guest speakers to talk about relevant topics.”