History of HD Tribe Funeral Directors, Worthing

HD Tribe Esq founded the company at 1 Ardsheal Road, Broadwater.

Chapel of Rest opened at Broadwater, now the site of Cricketers Parade.

Funeral office north corner of Broadwater Churchyard opened.

HD Tribe President of local funeral directors association.

HD Tribe President of local funeral directors association.

KJ Webber joins company.

AK Warren joins company.

HD Tribe Limited formed.

New Chapels of Rest opened at the rear of 130 Broadwater Road.

Chandlers garage and motor hire purchased.

DF Kennard joins company.

Rolls Royce fleet of seven Limousines & Hearses sold. Replaced by Austin Princess fleet.

KJ Webber president Brighton & Hove Funeral Directors Association.

Goring office opened.

W Willett Funeral Directors of Shoreham incorporated and AW Willett joined the company.

KJ Webber president of Southern Area Funeral Directors Association.

130 Broadwater Road converted to offices and joined to Chapels of Rest.

AK Warren wins a silver medal sailing in the Munich Olympic Games (Poster, left).

Daimler Limousine Fleet now complete.

WJ Poland & Sons Funeral Directors of Worthing & Storrington incorporated.

HD Tribe retired. A. K. Warren Managing Director.

HD Tribe Memorial Company formed.

RA Gates Funeral Directors of Shoreham purchased and J Whittington joined company.

D Carver joins company.

Starkey & Mason Funeral Directors of Lancing purchased, new office and Chapels of Rest opened.

AK Warren represents Great Britain in Montreal Olympic Games.

DF Kennard Worthing Golf Club Captain.

50th Anniversary Celebrated.

Theodora Florist purchased.

Lyndhurst Road Office opened.

M Warren joins company.

M Webber joins company.

KJ Webber retires due to bad health after 29 years service.

D Carver P. M., P.Z. Worshipful Master of Cissbury Lodge.

Theodora Florist incorporated at Broadwater Offices.

Invited to join National Selected Morticians Association.

Offices at Broadwater refurbished.

Miss J Warren, holder of the Tante Marie Diploma, heads our newly opened catering department at Broadwater Road.

Rustington office and Chapel of Rest opened. I. Grieg becomes Manager.

W Warren and P Kennard join company.

M Parkin, Mayor of Worthing 1986/7 joins company.

60th Anniversary Celebrated.

M Webber, P Kennard, W Warren & M Warren elected to the Board of Directors.

I Hart joins company.

Garden at Broadwater Road wins Worthing in Bloom Competition.

DF Kennard and A. K. Warren retire.

C Twigger joins company as Manager of Littlehampton Branch.

AW Willett retires.

D Carver retires.

Tony Hauck joins the Company.

Garden at Broadwater Road wins Worthing in Bloom Competition.

HD Tribe – Founder died aged 95.

M Warren died.

P Read takes over as Manager of Memorial Department.

M Webber appointed Chairman N.S.M. European Group.

I Hart elected President Sussex County Association of Funeral Directors.

Office at Broadwater Road refurbished.

R Child takes over as Manager of Goring Office.

K Bellingham takes over as Manageress of Lancing Office.

G Woolhead takes over as Manager of Shoreham Office.

A total of 12 employees now hold the N.A.F.D. Diploma.

70th Anniversary of HD Tribe.

First Funeral Director in West Sussex to launch a website.

“Food for Thought” appointed as preferred caterers for H.D. Tribe.

Broadwater office wins “Worthing in Bloom”.

Storrington office completely re-furbished to include a Chapel of Rest.

Colin Twigger retires and Paul Virgo becomes manager of our Littlehampton Branch.

Graham Woolhead elected President of the Sussex County Association of Funeral Directors.

Marian Down joins and takes over the branch at 61 Lyndhurst Road.

Horse hearse completely refurbished

Alison Campbell appointed manager of the Stonemasons.

Roger Child retires and Adam Johnson becomes manager of our Goring Branch.

75th Anniversary of HD Tribe.

Paul Maguire starts as Funeral Director based at Head Office.

Head Office wins Worthing in Bloom for the Best Hanging Baskets.

Head Office wins a Highly Commended Certificate for South East in Bloom.

30 Seater Family Chapel at Worthing Crematorium demolished

Service Chapel at Head Office completely refurbished.

William Weller is now incorporated in HD Tribe.

Pat Cook joins to run the Littlehampton Office

Goring Office is refurbished to include a Chapel of Rest.

New fleet of Mercedes Hearses and Limousines arrive.

Stephen Webber, son of M J Webber and grandson of both of K J Webber & D F Kennard, joins the Company.

Services from our Chapel can now be ‘streamed’ over the internet. Ideal for people who are either too far away, or for whatever reason are unable to attend.

K J Webber dies on 20th July aged 76 years.

HD Tribe become to the first UK Funeral Director to offer online donations through their website.

First funeral director in the UK to offer on-line donations

HD Tribe awarded Adur & Worthing Business Award for best medium sized business

Pat Cook replaces Ian Greig as manager of the Rustington office

Stephen Webber appointed manager of the Storrington office

Symon Todd appointed manager of the Shoreham office

Wayne Roberts joins the company

Goring office completely refurbished

New premises acquired in Shoreham

Michelle Etheridge joins us in readiness for the opening of the Shoreham Office

New premises and service chapel opened in Shoreham at 101 Eastern Ave.

Fiona Murden takes over from Marian Down upon her retirement.

Stephen Webber moves to Head Office in Broadwater

Marian Down sadly passes away after only five months retirement

Rustington office completely refurbished

HD Tribe celebrate their 90th anniversary

Darren Fehrenbach appointed manager of the Storrington Office

Christine Brownbridge joins as our inhouse bereavement counsellor

Carly Cripps appointed manager of the Rustington Office

Peter Carter retires after 42 years as our inhouse florist

New fleet of Mercedes Hearses and Limousines arrive

Peter Kennard BEM receives British Empire Medal in recognition of his fundraising work

Lisa John appointed manager of the Littlehampton Office

Madelaine Manzur-Christian joins the company

Isabella Scott joins the company

Paul Carver joins the company

Sompting Office completely refurbished

Alexander Warren, son of William Warren, grandson of A K Warren and great grandson of F K Warren joins the company

Peter Kennard BEM attends the King’s Coronation

Storrington Office completely refurbished

Broadwater Office and catering suite completely refurbished

Findon Flowers and HD Tribe go into partnership

Stephen Webber and Wayne Roberts elected to the Board of Directors

Zoe MacDonald joins the company

Tony Hauck retires

Fiona Murden becomes the new manager at HD Tribe Goring

Amy Walters joins the company

Katie Rose-Granger joins the company

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Alex Mather joins the company

Rustington office refurbished