Dignitaries and religious leaders gathered in Didcot to bless a refurbished funeral centre.

Pictured from the left is Didcot mayor David Giaretta and his wife Pip, Adam Miles, president of the National Association of Funeral Directors, the Rev Andrew Coleby, Father Simon Thomson, and Graham Lymn, of the Co-op Funeral Service, who is also president of the Funeral Standards Council

The Co-op funeral home in Market Place, Didcot, was the setting for the inter-denominational service on May 31.

The Rev Andrew Coleby, of All Saints' Church, and Father Simon Thomson, of the Church of the English Martyrs, led the service.

Graham Lymn said the improved home and Chapel of Rest would continue to offer high-quality funeral services.